Harvest Vessel Deckhand – Blacks Harbour

We are seeking an eager self-starting Harvest Vessel Deckhand to join our Harvest Team based out of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick.

Reporting to the Harvest Vessel Captain, the duties of this job requires the use of harvest vessel equipment and an understanding of proper fish handling to successfully offload fish from the vessel to the plant or trucks without compromising quality.

Harvest Deckhands perform general maintenance work so that the vessel deck is clean, safe and operational.

The successful candidates must hold, or be willing to obtain, a Marine Emergency Duties (MED) certificate as well as a valid passport and be able to enter into the United States.

A willingness to travel and work flexible hours are a requirement of this position. Preference will be given to applicants with harvest vessel experience.

As per company policy, a clear result of a pre-employment criminal background check.

Salary commensurate with experience and competitive benefit package available.

Our core purpose is: To cultivate the ocean with care, nourish the world, provide for our families, and build stronger communities.

The Cooke family of companies includes global aquaculture divisions including its wholly-owned subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Inc. and Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd, as well as seafood and wild fishery divisions under Cooke Seafood USA, Inc., Wanchese Fish Company, Inc., Omega Protein Corporation, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, Northeast Nutrition Scotland, Cooke Aquaculture Spain / Grupo Culmarex, Bioriginal Europe/Asia B.V. in The Netherlands, Cooke Uruguay S.A., Seajoy Seafood Corporation, one of the largest premium shrimp farms in Latin America, and Morubel N.V., the leading shrimp processor in Western Europe.

Cooke has Atlantic salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States, Chile, and Scotland; seabass and seabream farming operations in Spain and has a global workforce of over 10,000 employees in 10 countries – mainly located in rural areas. Globally, Cooke harvests and sells 30% wild seafood and 70% farmed seafood.

Cooke was recently named as one of the Top 25 Seafood Suppliers in North America for Sustainability & Conservation. Cooke Aquaculture Inc. has been recognized for seventeen years as one the Canada’s Best Managed Companies. Winners are amongst the best-in-class of Canadian owned and managed companies demonstrating strategy, capability, and commitment to achieve sustainable growth.