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Pacific Star Seafoods

Summer Seafood Processing Jobs in Beautiful Kenai, Alaska

Looking to fund an adventure in one of the most beautiful places in Alaska? Work at our seafood processing plant on the Kenai Peninsula.

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If you’d like a free round-trip ticket to Alaska and a summer job that gives you access to the natural splendor and city perks of Kenai, our Pacific Star Seafoods processing plant is the local for you. Located on the glacier fed waters of Cook Inlet, our plant processes abundant runs of wild King, Sockeye, Coho, Pink and Chum salmon. From June thru August, we’ll keep you working (and making overtime!). But when the fish aren’t in, experience the best that Alaska has to offer: fishing, hiking, kayaking, whale watching, and in the evening head into town for dinner and a show.

If you would prefer to work in a remote location, with no temptations on which to spend your paycheck, check out our Coffee Point Seafoods profile. We value our employees as our number one asset and regardless of location we want your time with us to be safe, enjoyable and successful.

Who We Are

Pacific Star Seafoods (PacStar for short) is a wholly owned subsidiary of E&E Foods (which is why Summer jobs in Alaska our online application is on the E&E Foods website). During the summer salmon season we employee approximately 200 people; mostly young, strong men and women able to work up to 16 hour shifts.

What We Do

In order to keep fishermen fishing, we load their catch directly from fishing boats to tenders to trucks and then to the plant. Salmon are processed within hours of being caught to preserve freshness, flavor, and texture. The Salmon are headed and gutted, filleted, Summer jobs in Alaska graded, sized, individually quick frozen (IQF) and then packed in 50 pound boxes or 1,000 pound totes. We also produce Salted Salmon Roe (Sujiko) and Salmon Caviar (Ikura).

Where We Are

Kenai, Alaska is in the heart of the Kenai Peninsula. The city is 83 miles from Homer, at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, 104 miles from Seward, AK (gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park), and 159 miles from Anchorage, AK (with its mountains, glaciers and outdoor adventures). Kenai is also 1,462 miles north of Seattle, Washington, and is one hour earlier than Seattle.

Our Season Dates

The peak of the Cook Inlet salmon run begins early July and goes late in to August.

Our Jobs

Seafood processors perform a variety of tasks that can include anything from sorting, cutting and cleaning, grading, packing salmon roe to cleanup. Most of the work is repetitive and tedious; some work can be very strenuous.

Here's an overview of our departments:
Dock Crew: Receive fish
Fish House: Cut fish
Packing: Package fish
Egg Room: Process and package fish eggs
Maintenance: Keep things running

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Our Ideal Candidate

Our goal is to produce high quality Alaska and North Pacific seafood products that exceed our customers' expectations. To do this, we need the dedication and commitment of hardworking, responsible people who want to work in a team environment with a guiding principle of mutual respect. We’re not kidding.

Requirements:

Legal Adult: you must be at least 18 years of age.
Legal Worker: you must be a lawful U.S. citizen or provide valid work authorization.
Dedicated: When the fish are here, we need people working (this can mean 16-hour days).
Responsible: Following instructions and adhering to safety rules is imperative for everyone’s well-being.
Healthy & Strong: The work is physical and demanding in a wet, cold and noisy environment.
Safe and Sober: We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drugs and alcohol, weapons of any kind, and fighting, harassing, or "horseplay". In short, we expect you to treat everyone with courtesy and respect and to act responsibly at all times.

Room and Board

Rooms are at no cost. Meals are charged at- Breakfast- $2.50, Lunch - $3.50, Dinner - $4.50. Rooms are same-sex, multi-occupancy. Meals are provided in a company Mess Hall; 3 hot meals per day. Laundry facilities are available at each location. Bedding is provided.

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Perks

All required gear, including raingear, boots, gloves, hair nets and ear protection are provided at no charge.

Getting Here and Getting Around

We will provide prepaid airfare from Seattle, Washington or any location in Alaska to the job site. If you successfully complete the season, we will also provide prepaid airfare back to point of hire.