Shellfish processing labourer

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate


• Experience: Experience an asset


• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours
• Cold/refrigerated
• Wet/damp

Tasks

• Unload fish and shellfish from fishing vessels and transport them by hand to the work area
• Transport fish and shellfish to work area
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
• Sort fish according to species, weight and destination

Type of aquaculture operations

• Aquaculture — oyster

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

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