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What this job is
A seafood process worker performs manual and semi-automated tasks in fish and shellfish processing facilities, handling raw and cooked seafood through cleaning, filleting, portioning, and packaging stages. They operate within strict food safety and hygiene protocols mandated by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and state health authorities, working in cold-storage environments on production lines or at workbenches.
Pay
A$1,244 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Administer ingredients in food productioncore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Clean food and beverage machinerycore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Stock Counting and Stocktakecore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Act reliably
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Carry out checks of production plant equipment
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Goods Receipt Processing
- Process Improvement Identification
- Stock Reconciliation
- Verbal Communication
- Workload Self-Management