Seafood Processor
Seafood processors scale, clean, fillet, cut, shell, grade and pack seafood for sale or supply using knives, scalers and power equipment.
Seafood processors may perform the following tasks:
- inspect seafood on conveyors and sort for size and quality
- fillet fish
- scrape skin and pick blood and other waste from pre-cooked seafood
- separate tail and body of rock lobsters
- remove meat from shellfish
- process oysters
- pack seafood and count packs before freezing
- pack frozen seafood blocks into cartons
- operate machines that slice, peel, skin or crumb seafood
- clean and sanitise equipment and work areas.
Seafood processors work in a cool and wet environment and may be required to stand for most of the day. Protective clothing, including gloves, must be worn. Seafood processors must adhere to strict hygiene conditions. They are often required to start early in the morning to prepare seafood for the local markets or for export to other countries.
Personal Requirements:
- enjoy practical and manual work
- free from skin diseases or chest complaints
- good hand-eye coordination
- able to do quick and accurate work with hands
- able to work as part of a team
- safety conscious.
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