Machinist Assistant
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Job Description
Entry-level Machinist Assistant supporting repairs, maintenance, welding, and startup of seafood-processing equipment. Seasonal contract in remote Naknek, Alaska, with airfare and on-site room and board.
Responsibilities:
- Assist plant machinists with day-to-day tasks
- Assist with repair, maintenance, and installation of equipment in assigned areas
- Provide support and take direction from plant machinists
- Perform beginning-of-shift preparations for food processing equipment, including greasing, assembly, inspection, repair, and startup
- Participate in preseason projects, including equipment installation, fabrication, and rebuilds
- Participate in welding using arc, TIG, MIG, and oxyacetylene methods
- Perform other tasks, duties, and training as assigned
Requirements:
- Entry-level position with the goal of training an individual to become a machinist
- Ability to work well with others in a multicultural environment
- Must be available to work overtime as required
- Ability to work 11 or more hours a day, 7 days a week
- Ability to perform duties safely, responsibly, and efficiently
- Timely and predictable attendance
- Professionalism and safe quality work standards
- Follow company and OSHA safety policies, including policies related to Covid-19
- Basic mechanical aptitude
- Ability to learn and take direction
- Ability to work under pressure while remaining safe and efficient
- Proficient with hand and power tools
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Must be able to bend, stretch, kneel, and squat for extended periods
- Must be able to stand for long periods
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds at a time
- Must be able to work in a cold and wet environment
- Must be able to work with and around seafood
- Must be willing and able to travel by airplane to a remote location
Benefits:
- Airfare provided from your closest metropolitan airport and back to that same airport at the end of the season upon completion
- Room and board provided on-site
















