Dock Worker - Local

Dock Worker
- Local

Department: Newport Whiting

Employment Type: Seasonal
- Full Time

Location: Newport

Compensation: $17.63 / hour

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.

This position does not offer housing. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of Newport, Oregon for all scheduled shifts.

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

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 driver's license.
• Effective communication skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:

• 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 and moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Using 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.
• 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.

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:

• Dock and 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.

Total compensation: 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:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days and vacation.
• Employee Assistance Program
  - Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members.
• Product purchase program.

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.