Dock Worker - Local

Dock Worker - Local

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members' personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellencewhich means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

This position is being posted in advance for our upcoming season, which is tentatively scheduled to begin around December 1. We encourage you to apply now to be considered for future openings. This position does not offer housing. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of San Francisco, California for all scheduled shifts.

A Dock Worker at Pacific Seafood plays a key role on our production team supporting efforts to receive inventory and upkeep of high-quality standards. This position involves unloading products from vessels in a safe and timely manner, utilizing the appropriate equipment and proper handling techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate all dock equipment efficiently. Equipment including but not limited to forklifts, telehandlers, loaders, deuce-and-a-half beach trucks, and cranes
• Learn all product species, sub-types and specs on sorting/handling of all products received at the dock.
• Ensure all products received, processed or shipped meet Pacific Seafood quality expectations.
• Notify supervisor when there are inconsistencies.
• Communicate with leads, supervisors and other team members regarding supply material levels.
• Keep all work areas clean and organized at all times.
• Learn and apply all SSOP for all job requirements.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What You Bring To Pacific Seafood

Required:

• Prior experience with crane, hoist, and forklift operation. (Equipment operation including but not limited to forklifts, telehandlers, loaders, deuce-and-a-half beach trucks, and cranes.)
• Knowledge of basic knots and line splicing

Preferred:

• Previous experience in the seafood industry
• Valid drivers license
• Effective communication skills

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with the ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus.
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods.
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions:

• Dock, as well as warehouse environment
• Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment
• Large, specialized equipment
• Large moving equipment
• High noise level
• Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
• Exposure to hazardous materials
• Wet environment
• Safety equipment (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.)
• Well-illuminated environment
• Scents related to the production facility

Benefits

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Paid Sick Time
• Product purchase program
• Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Pacific Seafood

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellencewhich means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better. Apply Now

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Applied

Stage 2: Interview

Stage 3: Offer

Stage 4: Pre-Employment Screen

Stage 5: Hired

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