Deckhands

Job description

Attach apparatus devices to cable, boom & hoist. Load/unload equipment & supplies. Fish/dredge oysters (attach nets & lines, haul in catch), sort, clean catch, culling oysters, transplant oysters, store, and unload oysters. Wash deck, equipment, cooler and cabin. Sort, clean and return undesirables and illegal size oysters to bay. Place PVC pipe and/or oyster markers in private oyster leases. Transplant oysters, shells and rocks. Secure and remove vessels docking lines to and from dock and other vessels. Perform any combination of the following duties aboard the fishing vessel: stands lookout, steer & engine room watches. Load/unload oyster sacks from the vessel to the dock cooler and/or freight trucks. The oyster deckhand must comply with all U.S. Coast Guard safety procedures and all TPWD & LDWF laws.

See attached Addendum.

Special Requirements

Lift/carry up to 110 pounds. Employer paid drug test is Post Employment, Upon Suspicion. The employer may conduct lawful, job-related screening of applicants, including inquiries into criminal history, where permitted by applicable federal, state, and local laws. Any consideration of criminal history will be conducted on an individualized basis and employment decisions will be made in a nondiscriminatory manner consistent with applicable laws and business necessity. Employer paid random alcohol screenings. Upon hiring, employees will be asked to disclose any injury compensation claims. Three months oyster boat deckhand experience required. No infectious diseases; seafood allergies may be fatal.