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Deckhand

NVM Services
Posted: 18 March
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Deckhand (Shearwater, TAS)

NVM Services is hiring a Full time Deckhand role in Shearwater, TAS. Apply now to be part of our team.

Requirements for this role

* Flexible hours available
* 2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role

Location: Tasmania, Australia

Established trawling fishing company working the Australian Fishing Zones, seeks the following full time fishing industry positions: Ships Master, Ships Engineer, Master Fisher, Ships Officer, Deckhands & Fishing Hands, Seafood Processors.

This company maintains a drug & alcohol free workplace; employees can be subject to random drug & alcohol testing. This is a condition of employment.

You will be based in the above region but may be required to work in other locations subject to operational requirements.

Positions and Requirements

Ships Master

Successful candidates should ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience in this particular industry sector for ranked positions. Seat time of less than 5 years may be considered subject to your experience. Where you are required to hold a license or registration, you MUST hold the appropriate tickets or you will not be considered.

Ships Engineer (Fishing)

Successful candidates should ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience in this particular industry sector for ranked positions. Seat time of less than 5 years may be considered subject to your experience. Where you are required to hold a license or registration, you MUST hold the appropriate tickets or you will not be considered.

Master Fisher

Successful candidates should ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience in this particular industry sector for ranked positions. Seat time of less than 5 years may be considered subject to your experience. Where you are required to hold a license or registration, you MUST hold the appropriate tickets or you will not be considered.

Ship's Officer

Successful candidates should ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience in this particular industry sector for ranked positions. Seat time of less than 5 years may be considered subject to your experience. Where you are required to hold a license or registration, you MUST hold the appropriate tickets or you will not be considered.

Deck and Fishing Hands

Successful candidates should ideally have at least 5 years relevant experience in this particular industry sector for ranked positions. Seat time of less than 5 years may be considered subject to your experience. Where you are required to hold a license or registration, you MUST hold the appropriate tickets or you will not be considered.

Fishing and Deckhands

Fishing and Deckhand should have at least 1 year's Australian work experience and must be evidenced by sea-time or logbook. Verifiable letters of reference may also be acceptable.

For all positions you must provide verifiable references. You need to be strong as the position involves working on a deck, often in heavy seas and sometimes in cramped spaces. Ranked positions may include managing fishing operations aboard your vessel in consultation with the company owners.

You will be away from home for several days or occasionally weeks. Normally there is usually a short turnaround before returning to sea.

For successful candidates, a salary or percentage of catch rate as per industry standards will be negotiated according to qualifications, skills, experience and performance in the same or similar occupation.

Salary Range

Ship's Master: $120,000.00 or greater, subject to negotiation

Ships Engineer (Fishing): $72,000 to $82,000

Master Fisher: $75,000 to $82,000

Ship's Officer: $72,000 to $82,000

Deck and Fishing Hands: An annual salary for full time employees for the relevant occupation will fall in the range of $68,800 to in excess of $78,000

All the above occupations are plus government regulated superannuation guarantee.

Seafood Processors

We also are seeking highly experienced seafood processors to work in our processing area. Please note that we have both fulltime and seasonal vacancies.

For this position (Seafood Processor) you should ideally have a minimum of 2 years experience as a seafood processor with verifiable references.

Responsibilities (Seafood Processor)

Assist in unloading of fresh seafood product from vessels

Move various seafood product to chillers, freezers and live tanks

Sorting, dressing and filleting fish with a proven ability to maintain a high recovery rate

Sorting, cleaning and retrieving meat from shellfish and crustaceans

Loading seafood products into trucks

Packing boned and filleted seafood into cartons

Inspecting and grading fish and shellfish for size and quality

Packing fish and counting packs before freezing, and packing frozen fish blocks into cartons

Operating machines which slice, peel, skin, crumb and package seafood product

Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work areas

Ensure that all workplace safety regulations are complied with

Wages for Seafood Processors

The salary for this full time position is between $68,800 and in excess of $78,000 per year plus superannuation guarantee for highly experienced industry workers (plus government regulated superannuation guarantee).

Applicants for the above positions are required to mark clearly what position they are applying for and provide a short statement (minimum of 150-250 words) as to why they are best suited to this position. This is a requirement of applying for this position.

In all cases, remuneration will be commensurate with skills and experience.

Please send your resume with reference details to our services coordinator: ******@nvmservices.com

Please do not inquire about the positions if you cannot meet the minimum requirements.

Only applicants for interview will be contacted.

ReferenceNumber: AUSTEMP10022

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