Seafood Processor

SUMMARY:

Northline Seafoods is seeking Seafood Processors for the 2024 Bristol Bay Salmon season, with the potential for continued full-time, year around employment based in Bellingham, WA September through May. Seafood Processors will work onboard our 400’ salmon freezing barge. Processors will be assigned to a variety of production roles and tasks as laid out below.

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE SOME OR ALL OF THE BELOW:

• Fish Purchasing: this may entail assisting fishing boats with tie up, logging catch data, operating cranes to offload fish, servicing fishing vessels, etc

• Sorting & Freezing: Processors will run fish elevators that move salmon from our holding tanks to our freezer lines. Processors may assist in sorting, loading freezer belts, tagging fish and more.

• Case Up & Cold Storage: Processors will take the frozen salmon and place them into totes. These totes are then moved in our onboard cold storage facility.

• All positions will help ensure our barge and production facilities are cleaned daily. Positions will cover additional duties as assigned or requested.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of ages.

• A strong candidate will be reliable, punctual and hard working.

• Must be able to work and stand for long hours – often up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week.

• Must be able to work in cold and wet environments.

• Must be able to make repetitive motions using full body, twisting, bending, lifting, squatting.

• Previous seafood industry experience is a plus but we provide on-the-job training.

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally more.

• Must be able to communicate in a way that allows you to understand your job, take direction, adhere to safety requirements. Some positions will require the ability to read and write.

PERKS:

• Free food and lodging while onboard the vessel.

• Free round trip airfare to and from Bristol Bay with successful completion of contract.

• Potential for year-round, benefited employment in Washington for individuals who perform well during the Bristol Bay season.

• An experience like no other!

To apply: email hr@northlineseafoods.com Northline Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Seasonal

Pay: From $18.25 per hour

Benefits:

• Opportunities for advancement

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overtime

Ability to Relocate:

• Bellingham, WA 98225: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person