Posted 2 months ago
Deckhand/Factory Worker
@ Mersey Seafoods Ltd
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Overview
Mersey Seafoods Ltd is hiring a full-time deckhand and factory worker to sail its boats and process fish. The work covers catch handling, gear repair and packaging, with travel and flexible hours required.
Responsibilities:
- Clean, sort and pack fish in ice and stow catch in hold
- Repair nets, splice ropes and maintain fishing gear and deck equipment
- Set up and operate machines to bag, box or package fish products
- Check products and packaging for defects and make machine adjustments
- Record production information such as quantity, weight, date and type
Requirements summary:
- Marine Emergency Duties (MED) certificate, or willingness to obtain one
- Valid passport and ability to enter the United States and other countries
- Willingness to travel and work flexible hours
- Harvest vessel experience preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | General labour |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Licences & certifications | Marine Emergency Duties (MED) certificate |
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Mersey Seafoods Ltd
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Fostering sustainable ocean prosperity in Atlantic Canada for 60 years.
Full company description
Founded in 1964 in Liverpool, NS, Mersey Seafoods is one of Nova Scotia's largest privately owned seafood companies, exporting to international markets around the world. Mersey owns a fleet of four large fishing vessels harvesting northern shrimp, offshore scallops and groundfish with a modern scallop processing facility in Liverpool, NS and a cold storage facility in Country Harbour, NS. In 2019, Mersey acquired an interest in Scotia Harvest Inc., a vertically integrated seafood company based in Digby, NS with a fleet of vessels fishing scallops and groundfish and a state of the art 46,000 sq ft processing facility completed in 2021. In 2021, Mersey acquired 75 per cent ownership in Fisherman's Market International Inc., a long-standing Halifax based retailer, wholesaler, and exporter of fresh, frozen, smoked, and salted seafood as well as live and frozen Atlantic lobster. Mersey Seafoods owns two ship repair businesses with significant capabilities, Mersey Marine Limited (formerly STENPRO), located in Liverpool, NS and Shelburne Ship Repair, providing a comprehensive range of services in the marine repair sector.
- LinkedIn followers
- 750
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 53
- Reported office locations
- PO BOX 1290, Liverpool, Nova Scotia B0T 1K0, ca
- Business categories
- Aquaculture
- Warehousing
- Farming
- Logistics
- Retail
- Seafood
- Shipping
- Wholesale
- Food Processing
- Other recorded names
- Mersey Seafoods Ltd
- Mersey Seafoods Ltd.
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Founded in 1964 in Liverpool, NS, Mersey Seafoods is one of Nova Scotia's largest privately owned seafood companies, exporting to international markets around the world. Mersey owns a fleet of four large fishing vessels harvesting northern shrimp, offshore scallops and groundfish with a modern scallop processing facility in Liverpool, NS and a cold storage facility in Country Harbour, NS. In 2019, Mersey acquired…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Seafood Product Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Liverpool, Nova Scotia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1964 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 10 |
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Deckhands perform a variety of tasks related to the sailing of Mersey's boats.
Fishing vessel deckhands perform some or all of the following duties: Clean, sort and pack fish in ice and stow catch in hold. Repair nets, splice ropes and maintain fishing gear and other deck equipment. Set up and operate machines to bag, box or otherwise package fish products. Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required. Record production information such as quantity, weight, date and type of products packaged.
The successful candidates must hold, or be willing to obtain, a Marine Emergency Duties (MED) certificate as well as a valid passport and be able to enter into the United States and other countries. A willingness to travel and work flexible hours are a requirement of this position. Preference will be given to applicants with harvest vessel experience.
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