This career is the catch of a lifetime! Imagine the opportunity to make up to $168,000 annually while only working about 8 months out of the year, giving you the freedom to take vacation for months at a time! Grow your skillset while maintaining the processing equipment on a world-class vessel off the beautiful coast of Alaska! Earn great benefits as you work alongside the best in the industry to gain the skills as a sought-after expert in ocean vessel fish production!
This is a critical role where you will use your skills and expertise to help ensure production is always running smoothly, at sea and in port!
Golden Alaska Seafoods is looking for an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to join their team as a Factory Mechanic in Seattle, WA. Candidates do not need to reside in Seattle to be considered! If you can get to Seattle when you must board the ship, you can reside anywhere in the U.S.!
If you have at least 3 years’ experience in a factory/industrial mechanic role (including repairing conveyers, electric motors, etc.), welding/fabricating skills, Golden Alaska wants to hear from you! Experience working on Surimi and/or Marel equipment is a huge plus!
Golden Alaska Seafoods looks forward to welcoming you aboard the M/V Golden Alaska. Apply today to join the team!
Why Industrial Maintenance Mechanics join the Golden Alaska team:
- Excellent pay: earn $9,000 – $21,000 per month, based on experience, paid as a daily rate. You can earn $72,000 – $168,000 yearly while only working 8 months of the year!
- Great benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401k, a referral program, and more!
- Working at sea and on land! Working 2-3 months at sea, and then 2-3 months at port, and repeat.
- While on the ship out at sea, your room and board will be fully covered! This creates a great opportunity to save your income as you won’t be paying for housing, bills, gasoline, etc.
- Schedule: While at sea, you will be working 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week.
- Enjoy months off work at a time! This provides you with ample time to spend time with family, plan a vacation, or just relax!
- Enjoy working on a wide variety of equipment and projects and never get bored!
- All necessary tools, PPE, and equipment are provided.
Key Responsibilities:
- Possess sound mechanical knowledge and experience, preferably from fishing vessels or similar processing equipment
- Familiarization with factory equipment and systems, ability to recognize normal operation of all equipment.
- Install, maintain and repair vessel and factory equipment including pumps, motors, belts, and conveyors, bearings, hydraulics, control valves, and filtration units
- Modify, fabricate and repair factory equipment
- Maintain adequate and accurate inventory of necessary parts and supplies, under guidance of Chief Engineer
- Troubleshoot problems with equipment onboard the vessel and assesses to determine most effective and efficient means of repair
- Utilize tig, mig and arc welding skills to modify, fabricate and repair equipment as directed
- Understand and comply with all company safety policies and procedures
- Must be available to work both at sea and in the shipyard periods
About the Company: Golden Alaska Seafoods, LLC is a world leader in the production of high quality white fish products and frozen seafood, internationally recognized for quality, consistency and value. Based in Seattle Washington, Golden Alaska is unique in that all of the owners are fishermen or processors. This combination ensures that everyone involved is dedicated to quality products.
Golden Alaska Seafood is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, and genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
