Temporary Oyster Boat Deck Hand Workers
Employer
3282 Bayou Dularge Rd
Theriot, LA 70397
United States
Job description
WORKERS WILL WORK ON LARGE OYSTER BOATS CATCHING OYSTERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF WATER USING DREDGE NETS; WORKERS WILL ASSIST IN THE DROPPING OF THE DREDGE NETS INTO THE WATERS SCRAPING THE BOTTOM SURFACE WHERE OYSTERS ARE SCOOPED UP; AT THE END OF THE RUN, DREDGE NETS ARE LIFTED ONTO BOAT DECKS FILLED WITH LIVE OYSTERS, GENTLY PLACED ON BOAT DECKS REMOVING THE OYSTERS FROM NETS AND RETURN NETS INTO THE WATER; WORKERS BEGIN SEPARATING THE OYSTERS AND MEASURING EACH OYSTER TO ENSURE THE IS 3” IN SIZE (CONSUMER SIZE) IF LESS THAN 3” THE OYSTERS ARE RETURNED TO WATER; OYSTERS THAT REMAIN ON DECK ARE HOSED DOWN REMOVING DIRT AND ARE THEN WEIGHED, BAGGED, LABELED AND BROUGHT TO PORT READY FOR PICK- UP BY FREEZER TRUCKS AND BROUGHT TO THE PROCESSING PLANT FOR ITS PROCESS.
Special Requirements
Three (3) months experience; able to endure work outdoors on fishing vessels; be physically fit; stand for an extended period of time to perform duties; work rotating shifts.