Factory Foreman

Excellence. Innovation. Integrity. Passion.

Factory Foremen manage, train, and oversee factory operations and fish processors as raw fish moves through the various factory stations using machinery and conveyors. Job includes training fish processors that are new to the vessel, managing and overseeing fish processors day to day operations as they perform their required duties such as sorting, cutting fish and removing guts, packing fish into pans, placing pans in and removing pans from freezers, removing blocks of frozen fish from the pan, bagging the blocks, then stacking bagged fish in the vessel’s freezer hold. Factory Foremen direct and oversee the offload of the bags of frozen fish as processors stack them onto cargo nets for removal from the vessel, and backload supplies needed for the next fishing trip; this process may last longer than the regular 16.5 hours per day work schedule. Factory Foremen direct oversee the cleaning and organization of the factory and other areas of the vessel, and perform other duties as directed. Factory Foreman take direction from the Captain and Mate. Factory Foremen may work in many areas of the vessel including the factory, freezer hold, deck, or on adjoining docks or vessels during offload or backload. Factory Foremen also perform the duties of a fish processor (see Fish Processor Job Description).

Essential Duties
Factory Foremen must be able to:

• Train, oversee and manage factory personnel on all aspects of production.
• Manage flow of fish through the factory for optimum production.
• Maintain logs and complete paperwork as required.
• Use office equipment such as a computer.
• Oversee day-to-day factory operations.
• Also performs duties of a fish processor (see Fish Processor Job Requirements).

Work Schedule

• Typical work hours are 16 hours per day, 7 days per week.
• Work hours may be extended during offload or backload which may result in uneven shifts and sleep patterns.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, employees and the vessel will be operating in extremely remote and austere locations; often days away from land or dock facilities.
• While performing the duties of this job, employees are expected to wear protective clothing and equipment such as rain gear (pants and sleeves), gloves, rubber boots, noise suppression devices, and use as required: hardhat, safety goggles, fire extinguisher, respirator, life preserver and survival suit.
• Employees will be exposed to various species of fish; wet, humid, and freezing conditions; fish processing equipment such as headers, movable and stationary conveyor systems, knives, hoists, pressure washers, cleaning chemicals, shovels, buckets, baskets, and aluminum pans.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Employees work onboard a vessel in the ocean which by nature produces varying degrees of motion in the factory.
• While performing the duties of this job, Factory Foreman are regularly exposed to moving machinery, vibration, and risk of electrical shock.