The At-Sea Processor sorts fish, operates machinery, inspects products, packages and labels items, deep cleans factory equipment, and participates in offloading frozen products at the end of trips.
North Star Fishing Company is dedicated to producing the highest quality frozen-at-sea groundfish products in the world. We accomplish our mission with a day-in-and-day-out commitment to quality, safety, consistent attention to detail and an on-going concern for the stability and health of the North Pacific fishery resource.
We are one of the largest producers of frozen at sea flatfish, cod, pollock and other groundfish, and distributes seafood throughout the world. We manage three trawl catcher-processor vessels that operate in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska. Come join us with one of the many exciting job opportunities available!
North Star Fishing Company LLC. Is hiring Processors that are mentally and physically resilient to work in a challenging production factory on board the UNIMAK in Alaska’s Bering Sea.
We are seeking individuals for permanent, full-time positions who are open to working a rotating schedule year-round. Individuals with recent experience working in physically demanding positions such as manufacturing, production, construction, logging, oil fields, agriculture or the commercial seafood industry are preferred.
Job Requirements
- Repetitive, fast paced accuracy and movements
- Physical lifting up to 50lbs
- Standing 16hrs/day for 7 days/week
- Work in wet, cold, and confined small spaces
- Self-motivated team-player
- Must be able to provide two positive recent references from previous employers
- All candidates subject to a post offer pre-employment drug test, medical and background screen.
Compensation
- Crew paid a percentage or share of the catch each trip.
- Free room and board on board the vessel.
- Flights to/from Dutch Harbor from point of hire (Seattle) paid upon completion of contract terms.
- Eligible to enroll in 401K the first of the month after hire; eligible match after eligibility requirements are met.
- Health/Dental benefits once eligibility requirements are met.
Job Duties
- Sort fish by species, size and condition
- Tend and operate machinery
- Inspect product to ensure it meets company quality standards
- Package, weigh and label product to be placed into freezer
- Deep clean factory equipment
- Participate in offload of frozen product at end of trip
- Load and unload other supplies onto vessel
Skills and Abilities Required
- Must have at least 6 months - 1 year of recent experience working in a physically demanding position preferred.
- Ability to work 16 hours per day, 7 days a week in all kinds of weather conditions.
- Understand instructions and safety rules in English
- Board and exit vessel without assistance by climbing up and down a gangway or Jacob's ladder.
- Perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
- Be away from medical attention for up to 3 months.
- Repeatedly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
- Share spaces with others including crew quarters, dining areas and bathrooms.
Benefits
- Crew paid a share of the catch each trip. Average crew share per trip is $1900 - $2200 depending on the value of the catch.
- Company travel policy agreement: Successful completion of # consecutive fishing (trips/days) grants eligibility for airfare/hotel expenses, between the vessel and Seattle, to be paid by the company. Each fishing trip averages # – # days, and can be more or less dependent on fishing conditions.
- 401(k) and 401(k) matching
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Employee assistance program
Life on board
- Limited privacy
- 4-6 bunks per room
- Dorm style bathrooms and showers
- All meals and laundry on board are provided at no cost
- Expect Limited communication. Cell phones don’t work.
- Satellite Wi-Fi provided, newly integrated Starlink is a high-speed, low-latency broadband internet able to adapt to remote and rural locations.
North Star Fishing Company are Equal Opportunity Employers - Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.
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I AUTHORIZE INVESTIGATION OF ALL STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN AND THE REFERENCES LISTED ABOVE TO GIVE YOU ANY AND ALL INFORMATION CONCERNING MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT AND ANY PERTINENT INFORMATION THEY MAY HAVE, PERSONAL OR OTHERWISE, AND RELEASE ALL PARTIES FROM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT MIGHT RESULT FROM FURNISHING SAME TO YOU.
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