Seafood Process Workers

Seafood Process Workers scale, clean, fillet, cut, shell, grade and package fish and shellfish.

  • The Job
  • The Facts
  • Related Courses

What the job involves

  • Sorts, inspects and grades seafood products for size and quality
  • Prepares seafood by skinning, trimming, washing, gilling, gutting, filleting, shucking, descaling, cooking, smoking, preserving and/or canning fish, shellfish and molluscs
  • Operates machines which slice, peel, skin and crumb seafood
  • Counts and packs prepared seafood for freezing
  • Packs frozen seafood blocks into cartons after freezing, in order to prepare stock for dispatch
  • Loads seafood products into trucks
  • Cleans and sanitises equipment and work areas

Key values of workers in Seafood Process Workers

  • Relationships

    Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

  • Working Conditions

    Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

  • Achievement

    Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

  • Independence

    Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

  • Recognition

    Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Top skills required for workers in Seafood Process Workers

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Monitoring

    Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

  • Judgment and Decision Making

    Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.