Job Description:

• 1) Performs any combination of following tasks concerned with fresh packing, canning, freezing, or smoking shellfish: Transports shellfish, shellfish meats, cans, or cases to work area manually, or using wheeled hopper, handtruck, or power hoist.

• 2) Loads conveyors, hoppers, or handtrucks with product, cans, or cases.

• 3) Spreads shellfish on conveyor, drenches them with water, and removes foreign matter.

• 4) Weighs shellfish or shellfish meat, using scales.

• 5) Records weight of product on standard form.

• 6) Sorts shellfish according to size, and trims off unusable portions, using knife or scissors.

• 7) Packs shellfish meat in jars, cans, or boxes, and packs containers in crushed ice to fresh pack.

• 8) Cleans conveyors, machines, and work areas, using high pressure hose spray.

• 9) May feed cans and lids into lidding machine.

• 10) May be designated according to work performed as Shellfish Checker; Shellfish Packer; Shellfish Sorter; Shellfish Weigher.