About Us:
LP Seafood & Specialty is a highly respected NYC-based seafood and specialty distribution company, providing exceptional quality products and personalized service to the region’s top restaurants, hotels, and specialty retailers. We are seeking a skilled Fish Cutter for our NIGHT SHIFT—proposed schedule of 9PM – 5AM, five days a week with Saturday night off and one other non-consecutive night off a week.
Are you a skillful, professional, and dedicated employee looking for a positive, welcoming, and fast-paced work environment? Do you want highly competitive pay and benefits, a steady schedule, and teammates and managers who have your back? Are you looking for a workplace where you can grow and thrive? Then, a role at LP Seafood & Specialty would be a great opportunity for you!
Job Description/Responsibilities:
This is a NIGHT SHIFT position.
Removing scales and bones, gutting, cleaning and pin boning fish
Transferring finished products and raw material around the site and warehouse
Analyzing quality of fish by season, sizing, color, and texture
Executing safe food practices involving perishables items
Receiving, producing, consolidating and packing seafood orders
Check packages for correct labeling to ensure an accuracy of all order fulfillment and production requirements
Assist in shut down procedures including scrapping of all goods not used for production
Maintain compliance with food and safety rules policies and procedures in producing and packaging goods.
Maintaining a clean and sanitary work area
Demonstrating ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Communicating effectively with co-workers and supervisors.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
Must be comfortable in warehouse/production environment in Hunts Point facility
Ability to meet production and accuracy standards in a fast-paced work environment
Able to stand for long period of times, ability to perform twisting, turning and bending
Able to bend and lift 30-50lbs.
Ability to work in climate from 32 to 38 degrees
Comfortable and able to work an 8 to 12-hour shift (hours per day are based on business need)
Able to communicate in English. Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
Strong communication skills, good work ethic, solid team player
Basic reading and math skills
Detail Oriented
Education, Licenses, and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
Seafood or Meat processing experience (preferred)
General knowledge of fish products and seafood a plus, but not mandatory
Knife Skills
Benefits and Pay:
$23/hour
Paid breaks
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits
Company-paid life insurance
401K plan w/ company match
Generous paid time off based on eligibility
Employee Discounts
Commuter Benefits
Referral Program- $600 Bonus if you refer a successful hire.
Employee Assistance Program to help promote well-being and enhance quality of life for you and your family.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
LP Seafood & Specialty is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Company decisions regarding employment are designed to impose only valid job requirements to ensure equal employment opportunity. While our philosophy stresses the need to employ and promote the best qualified person to do a particular job, it provides for equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us:
LP Seafood & Specialty is a highly respected NYC-based seafood and specialty distribution company, providing exceptional quality products and personalized service to the region’s top restaurants, hotels, and specialty retailers. We are seeking a skilled Fish Cutter for our NIGHT SHIFT—proposed schedule of 9PM – 5AM, five days a week with Saturday night off and one other non-consecutive night off a week.
Are you a skillful, professional, and dedicated employee looking for a positive, welcoming, and fast-paced work environment? Do you want highly competitive pay and benefits, a steady schedule, and teammates and managers who have your back? Are you looking for a workplace where you can grow and thrive? Then, a role at LP Seafood & Specialty would be a great opportunity for you!
Job Description/Responsibilities:
This is a NIGHT SHIFT position.
Removing scales and bones, gutting, cleaning and pin boning fish
Transferring finished products and raw material around the site and warehouse
Analyzing quality of fish by season, sizing, color, and texture
Executing safe food practices involving perishables items
Receiving, producing, consolidating and packing seafood orders
Check packages for correct labeling to ensure an accuracy of all order fulfillment and production requirements
Assist in shut down procedures including scrapping of all goods not used for production
Maintain compliance with food and safety rules policies and procedures in producing and packaging goods.
Maintaining a clean and sanitary work area
Demonstrating ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Communicating effectively with co-workers and supervisors.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
Must be comfortable in warehouse/production environment in Hunts Point facility
Ability to meet production and accuracy standards in a fast-paced work environment
Able to stand for long period of times, ability to perform twisting, turning and bending
Able to bend and lift 30-50lbs.
Ability to work in climate from 32 to 38 degrees
Comfortable and able to work an 8 to 12-hour shift (hours per day are based on business need)
Able to communicate in English. Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus
Strong communication skills, good work ethic, solid team player
Basic reading and math skills
Detail Oriented
Education, Licenses, and Experience:
High School Diploma or GED (preferred)
Seafood or Meat processing experience (preferred)
General knowledge of fish products and seafood a plus, but not mandatory
Knife Skills
Benefits and Pay:
$23/hour
Paid breaks
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits
Company-paid life insurance
401K plan w/ company match
Generous paid time off based on eligibility
Employee Discounts
Commuter Benefits
Referral Program- $600 Bonus if you refer a successful hire.
Employee Assistance Program to help promote well-being and enhance quality of life for you and your family.
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:
LP Seafood & Specialty is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Company decisions regarding employment are designed to impose only valid job requirements to ensure equal employment opportunity. While our philosophy stresses the need to employ and promote the best qualified person to do a particular job, it provides for equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.