Shellfish Processor

**Work site environment**:

- Odours
- Cold/refrigerated
- Wet/damp

**Work setting**:

- Processing plant

**Tasks**:

- Cut, clean and trim fish or seafood prior to marketing or further processing
- Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required
- Disjoint and remove meat from lobsters or other crustaceans preparatory to canning or further processing
- Record production information
- Set up and operate machines to can, bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products
- Set up and operate machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, brine, dehydrate or otherwise process fish or seafood products

**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Shellfish processing machine

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required

**Personal suitability**:

- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player