Marine Product Processing Labourers
Job description
These individuals perform tasks related to fish and seafood processing (cleaning, packaging, handling, etc.). They are employed in fish and seafood processing and packaging plants.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Odours
- Humidity
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Transport the fish and shellfish to the packing plant.
- Weigh the fish or shellfish and place them in crushed ice.
- Sort fish or shellfish by species, weight, and delivery destination.
- Clean work areas and equipment.
- Transport supplies and package materials throughout the plant and warehouse.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to other jobs within this industry.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2018 to 2020.- Minimum
- $13.50
- Median
- $15.40
- Maximum
- $17.04
Job prospects for 2019-2023
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Job prospects for 2019-2023
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2018
All of Québec
1,500
All of Québec
na
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- 80.7%
- Part time
- 19.3%
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
Not available.
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- None
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 311, 31288% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11521% of jobs
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Others3% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 311, 31288% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 561% of jobs
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NAICS 111, 112, 114, 1151, 11521% of jobs
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Others3% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Sometimes required
- A few years of high school education may be required.
- Knowledge of industry norms and standards may be required or an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
Abilities
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Core strength
- Static muscle power
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Digital dexterity
- Information organization
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
- Oral comprehension
- Endurance
- Verbal skills
- Perception speed
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Versatility
- Vitality
- Respect standards and regulations
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Knowledge of plant and animal production
- Timeliness
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Work manually
- Exercer une activité sportive ou physique
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 9618
Labourers in fish and seafood processing
Job titles
- Seafood Processing Workers
- Fish flaker - fish processing
- Fish packer - fish processing
- Plant labourer - fish processing
- Fish-processing plant labourer
- Shellfish labourer
- Shellfish packer - fish processing
- Shellfish checker - fish processing
- Fish icer - fish processing
- Fish washer - fish processing
- Shellfish processing labourer
- Fish processing labourer
- Cannery labourer
- Cannery labourer - fish processing
- Fish-processing plant handler
- Fish culler
- Cooler operator - fish processing
- Fish freezing worker - fish processing
- Fish curing worker
- Fish bin worker - fish processing
- Fish hopper filling worker
- Fish weigher
- Fish salter - fish processing
- Fish briner - fish processing
- Fish dipper - fish processing
- Fish sorter
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
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Last update: December 3, 2021
