Seafood Processor

Position Title: Seafood Processors

Position Location: Bristol Bay, AK

Compensation: Starts at $18.25/hour with an overtime rate of $27.37 - lots of opportunity for overtime pay!

When: June 2025-August 2025

Summary

Northline Seafoods is seeking Seafood Processors for the 2025 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. This is an at-sea based position.

Duties May Include

• 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 may build tote boxes, package frozen salmon, weight totes and move finished product into cold storage using pallet jacks.
• Inventory Management: Processors may assist in lot code tracking, label creation and final product tallying.
• Quality Control: Processors may assist with visual inspections & quality sorting, as well as ensure proper sanitization in processing areas.
• Forklift Operations: Processors with forklift experience may assist in moving and stacking of totes inside our cold storage freezers.
• Assist in various projects: 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 at least 18 years of age.
• 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 for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to make repetitive motions using full body, twisting, bending, lifting, squatting.
• Must be able to climb multiple levels of stairs without assistance and navigate confined areas.
• Previous seafood industry experience is a plus, but we provide on -the-job training.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 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 from Point of Hire (Seattle or Anchorage) 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!
  
  

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.