Oyster Boat Deckhands
Employer
4020 22nd Street North
Texas City, TX 77590
United States
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. Shipyard work includes cleaning the vessel, grinding, painting, lubricating, adjusting and making minor repairs to engine and equipment. Perform maintenance, repair work and handyman activities on the oyster boats, docks and shipyards. 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 Texas Parks and Wildlife laws. Work is supervised. Piece rate may be offered; rate is determined by boat price, amount of crew members, public waters versus private leases, sack limits, market value and oyster quality. The piece rates are subject to change. 3 months oyster boat deckhand experience required.
Special Requirements
Lift/carry up to 110 pounds. Oyster bag weights are subject to change based on public water and/or private leases market conditions. Employer paid drug test is Upon Suspicion (Post Employment). Employer paid random alcohol screenings. Upon hiring, employees will be asked to disclose any injury compensation claims.