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Published on May 03 2025

Deckhands

$20.41  per hour
Visa required: H-2B
From Nov 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2023

Employer

2490 Avenue L
San Leon, TX 77539
United States

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Job description

Attach apparatus devices to cable, boom & hoist. Load/unload equip & supplies. Attach nets & lines, haul in, sort, clean catch, culling oysters, transplant oysters, store, unload oysters. Wash deck, equipment, cooler, and cabin. Sort and clean oysters and return undesirable and illegal oysters to bay. Place PVC pipe and/or oyster markers in private oyster leases. Transplant oysters/shells/rocks. Secures and removes vessel's docking lines to and from dock and other vessels. Shipyard work such as cleaning the vessel, grinding, painting and lubricating, adjusting, making minor repairs to engine and equipment. Perform maintenance, repair work and handyman activities on the oyster boats, dock and shipyards. Duties aboard fishing vessel include standing lookout, steering, engine room watches. Load/unload oyster sacks from vessel to dock cooler/freight trucks. The deckhands must be knowledgeable and comply with all U.S. Coast Guard safety procedures and all Texas Parks and Wildlife laws. Work is supervised.

Special Requirements

Lift/carry up to 100 lbs. No infectious diseases; seafood allergies may be fatal.

Employer Contact Info

+12813393622

[email protected]

https://www.workintexas.com

Did you know that... H-2A workers do not have a right to get paid for overtime work, or “time and a half?”

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