Do you live in Kodiak, AK? Silver Bay Seafoods Kodiak is a year round plant that is always looking for amazing talent, if you are interested in working year round or peak season as a processor please continue. Our payrate for processors has a starting pay range of $17.15 to $18.06 starting. 

Silver Bay Seafoods is an integrated processor of frozen salmon, herring, and squid products for domestic and export markets. We began in 2007 as a single salmon processing facility in Sitka, Alaska. Today, Silver Bay Seafoods is one of the largest seafood companies in Alaska, operating 9 domestic processing facilities throughout Alaska and the West Coast.

Silver Bay's primary strength is in its combination of having state of the art processing plants and favorable logistics to support its operations; competent management and key personnel; an established fish buying system; and ownership by fishermen who represent over 80% of the committed fishing effort. We are looking for hard-working, passionate team members who are motivated to grow with us. Silver Bay Seafoods offers you many paths to advance within your first season. If you want to be a leader, come join the team at Silver Bay Seafoods.

Overview of Opportunity:

The pay rate starts at $17.15+ per hour with additional overtime available at $25.73+ per hour, based on processing needs. The pay rate for Seafood Processors has a tiered scale based on experience. The schedule is starting at 35 hours per week however there may be significant overtime available. It is not uncommon for shifts to be up to 16 hours per day and significant amounts of overtime to be available based on fish coming through the plant and the production schedule. The job opportunity is a temporary, full-time position. Daily travel to worksites in the area of intended employment is required. The requested temporary workers will be based at 4400 Sawmill Creek Rd., Suite B, Sitka, AK 99835 and will service worksites within the Alaska nonmetropolitan area, including the counties of Sitka; Kodiak Island; Bristol Bay; Prince of Wales-Hyder; Valdez-Cordova, Prince William Sound, Aleutians East Borough. Employer provides transportation to and from all worksites.

Single workweek will be used in computing wages due. Pay period is Bi-weekly. Employer will make all deductions from worker's paycheck required by law. Transportation, including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging, to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed on the worker’s first paycheck. If the worker completes 50% of the work contract period, employer will arrange and pay directly for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for worker's reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to subsequent employment with another employer. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economically and reasonable common carrier for the distance involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at the maximum of $59.00 per day of travel. Reimbursement in the first work week for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC H-2B Application H-400-23363-597823 and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, incurred by the H-2B worker (but not included passport expenses or other charges primarily for the benefit of the worker). The employer will provide worker, at no charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job and on the job training in the proper use of tools and equipment.

The employer guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employment period. Housing will be provided (on a voluntary basis), at $15.00/day for each day the worker works over 8 hours. If the worker works less than 8 hours per day, no room and board deduction will be taken. Room and board include housing, travel from employer-provided housing to the worksite (when necessary), and three (3) meals per day.

Job Description: 

Processors can be assigned to various positions within the production department including, but not limited to, butchering, sorting, filleting, and case-up. Processors are also required to participate in plant clean-up and other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

Essential Functions: 

Work under all these conditions: 

Up to 16 hours per day, with breaks 4 or more hours apartUp to 7 days per weekIn cold and wet environmentsStanding the entire time, while also making repetitive motions using hands, arms, legs and back, frequent rotations and twisting and bending at the waist, climbing, and descending stairs, and occasionally sitting, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawlingWorking quickly and in teams of processors and other employees while mentally focusing on the job the entire time!

Perform job-specific tasks:

Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.Clean, scrape, trim, and fillet productsOpen and remove raw materials and place them on belts.Segregate product on conveyor belt or table according to grade, color, and size, and place product in containers or on designated conveyorsGather, weigh and tally roe baskets.Use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms for long periods of time.Discard substandard or defective items and foreign objects.Pack products in baskets, cans, boxes, barrels, totes or crates for storage or shipmentReview workspace for cleanliness and safetyHelp clean up the plant • Always be on time for your shift.Basic communication with English speakersRead, write, and recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers.Basic math such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with 10's and 100'sPerform job operations using the units of measurement, weight, volume, and distance.Visually identify defects in seafood products

Education/Experience:

Previous seafood industry experience is a plus. We also welcome employees with no prior experience or training.

Silver Bay Seafoods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.