Adventure ahead! Come experience remote Alaska and make money this summer!

We are looking for energetic, adventurous, hardworking people to join our team. The Seafood industry is an incredible way to experience the beautiful landscape of Alaska, home to some of the world’s largest and most sustainable wild fisheries. This is a chance to work hard, save on expenses, meet a variety of people from around the world, and produce healthy protein for worldwide consumption.

Seasonal Rolling Stock Mechanics are responsible for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of all facility rolling stock, including but not limited to forklifts, flatbeds, pallet jacks, and other company vehicles and equipment. 

This position works from early May until late July. The season may be shorter or longer depending on the fishery.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Repair and perform preventative maintenance on all plant rolling stock.

• Lubricates vehicles, oils and replaces broken or worn parts.

• Inspects and repairs worn, malfunctioning or broken parts.

• Maintains records relating to the maintenance and repair of assigned vehicles.

• Examines vehicle and determines nature and extent of damage or malfunction.

• Repairs or replaces parts such as pistons, rods, gears, valves, and bearings.

• Overhauls or replaces carburetors, blowers, generators, distributors, starters, and pumps.

• Relines and adjusts brakes, aligns front end, repairs or replaces shock absorbers, and solders leaks in radiator.

• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced mechanic with minimum four years on both gas and diesel vehicles.

• Experience in forklift mechanics in all aspects including electrical preferred.

• Experience and understanding of hydraulics and hydraulic motors.

• Ability to troubleshoot and work independently.

• Hold a valid US Driver’s License.

• Able to take quick action, exercise independent decision making and resolution of mechanical issues.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

• Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment for up to 12 hours a day 7 days a week.

• Ability and willingness to work in a remote area of Alaska and work in a seafood processing plant for several months. This includes traveling and working in inclement weather and in a seafood production plant (inherent hazards include moving machinery, ammonia, wet floors, noise, forklift traffic, etc.).

• Willing to live and work with a culturally diverse workforce, sharing bunkhouse rooms and communal restrooms.

• Willing to follow all of the company’s policies including our Discrimination-Free and Harassment-Free Workplace policy.

• Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Wages and Benefits

In Alaska, employees are paid overtime after eight regular hours in a day, and after 40 regular hours in a week.

NPSI provides transportation from the nearest major airport to the work location and back if you complete the season.

Employees live on site in communal bunkhouses with shared facilities, rooms are assigned based on gender identity, bed linens are provided. The cookhouse prepares hearty and nutritious meals and snacks. The housekeeping staff cleans and sanitizes restrooms and common areas. Laundry is done for employees once a week.

With no onsite expenses, and hopefully a large fish run, this is often a great way to make money in a relatively short period of time. There are additional opportunities for pay such as referral bonuses.

We offer opportunities to grow: Both professionally and personally! We offer the possibility to move up within our company.

NPSI offers a generous employer matching 401(k) retirement plan and you are eligible to participate on day one! We also offer affordable, traditional health insurance benefits that include medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Must be able to work long hours in wet and cold conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Transportation, Room and Board

NPSI provides transportation from most U.S. International Airports to the worksite and back, as well as room and board, for those employees who work until they are laid off.  Employees who leave before the season ends may be responsible for their own transportation, and they will be charged $15 per day for room and board.

No Tolerances
North Pacific Seafoods prohibits the use, sale, or possession of ANY drug not medically authorized.  We do not allow the use or possession of marijuana, medical or otherwise, at our plants.  Employees may be asked to submit to random, post-accident, or for cause testing at any time, and NPSI reserves the right to search all areas of the plant without advance notice in order to maintain the no tolerance policy.

Important Considerations

This work can be hard, monotonous, and boring.  Most cell phones do not work in remote areas of Alaska.  Employees have access to pay phones at the plant.  GCI cell phones are the most reliable in Naknek.  T-Mobile and Verizon occasionally work.  NPSI provides free, limited access to a desktop computer to check email.  We also have limited WiFi connection.  

Payroll Information

Pay periods are biweekly.  Our workday is defined as the calendar day, and our work week runs from Monday through Sunday.  Employees are paid on the Friday following the end of the biweekly pay period.  We encourage employees to sign up for direct deposit but you may elect to receive paper checks instead. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NPSI’s policy to comply with federal, state, and local law prohibiting unlawful discrimination.   NPSI does not and will not permit discrimination (including harassment) in recruitment, hiring, or other employment actions and decisions based on an employee or applicant being a member of a protected class, which includes, but is not limited to, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history), or other statuses protected by state and local law. It is NPSI’s policy to provide legal and fair treatment to all employees regarding recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wages, hours, benefits, working conditions, training, and availability of advancement opportunities.

At-Will Employment

NPSI is an “at-will” employer, meaning that the employee or NPSI may terminate employment at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause.  No one at NPSI is authorized to guarantee employment for a certain time period or otherwise alter the at-will nature of employment with NPSI. The language that appears in this job posting is not intended to create and does not create, nor is it intended to constitute and does not constitute a contract between NPSI and any employee. No manager, employee, or representative of NPSI, except the President or CEO, has the authority to enter into any contract guaranteeing employment for any specific term, and no such contract shall be deemed binding unless it is in writing and signed by the President or CEO.

Accommodation Requests

NPSI provides reasonable accommodations to applicants during the application process to ensure equal access to all available positions.