Roe Technician

Job description

Working at a seafood processing and packing facility, Roe Tech will sort, salt preserve, grade and pack fish roe according to assigned quality for export to the Japanese market. Sort green roe and separate culls, grade according to maturity, tend agitator and maintain saturated condition of brine solution. Dissolve mixed salts in water according to formula and test specific gravity. Weigh packed boxes and add or remove roe to achieve required weight. Work will be performed at OBI Alaska processing facilities in Kodiak, Seward, Petersburg, Cordova, Naknek, Egegik, Dillingham, and Larsen Bay AK. Daily transportation to and from employer provided housing to worksites provided by the employer. Optional, shared housing including utilities provided to workers at no cost to workers. Optional meals during shift available for $15 per day if worker completes 8 hour shift. Optional payroll deduction for meals if worker elects. Workers with 4 or more years tenure are exempt from meal deduction if complete 8 hour shift. Requires 3 months of verifiable work experience with fish roe batching and packing. Pre-employment criminal background check, paid for by the employer. Subject to post-hire and post-injury or accident drug testing , paid for by the employer. Must be able to work weekends, holidays and extended shifts and schedules including 7 day work week as required.

Employer will offer minimum 35 hours of work per week, overtime possible of 40 hours or more per week. Extensive overtime is frequently required with total workdays up to 16 hours. Seafood Plants are open 7 days a week, workdays vary Sunday through Saturday. Rotating schedule, shift times 6AM-6PM, 6PM-6AM. Workdays and shift times will vary with seafood deliveries and other factors. Basic wage rate: $29.85 per hour. If Kodiak AK resident, employer offers $0.50 per hour in addition to basic wage rate. Employer may increase wage or provide bonus based on experience, skill, market conditions, and/or provide additional pay for performance and tenure. Overtime hours possible not guaranteed at $44.78 per hour as required by Federal, State, or local law, including required time-and-a half after 8 hours in any given day, or greater than 40 hours in any given workweek.

Special Requirements

3 months of verifiable work experience with fish roe batching and packing.
Pre-employment criminal background check, paid for by the employer.
Subject to post-hire and post-injury or accident drug testing , paid for by the employer.
Must be able to work weekends, holidays and extended shifts and schedules including 7 day work week as required.