General Hand Hoki 2025

Sealord is one of the largest seafood companies in the Southern Hemisphere.  And with more than 60 years of fishing experience, farming, processing, and marketing operations, our business consistently delivers quality seafood to our customers around the world.

Established in 1961, Nelson Sealord is half owned by the Māori people of New Zealand, through Moana New Zealand (Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd), and half owned by global seafood company Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd (Nissui).  Sealord is one of the largest quota holders in New Zealand with partners and subsidiaries around the world through Nissui’s global links.  Sealord Group has fishing operations, which include all deep-water fishing activities as well as international and joint venture deep fishing activities, in New Zealand and Australia.

Sealord are now recruiting for land-based factory workers based in Nelson, New Zealand for the upcoming Hoki season 2025 running from mid-May until the end of September 2025. 

This is a great opportunity for someone looking for short term work to join a diverse workplace and learn new skills working as part of a collaborative team. 

Employment will be full time with both day and afternoon shifts available Monday to Friday to suit your lifestyle. There is also the opportunity for additional work on Saturdays.Shift times are;

• Day Shift – 6am to 2.30pm

• Evening Shift – 3pm – 11pm 

Tasks / responsibilities include:

• Manufacturing product to specification

• Packing fish into required portions

• Trimming fish fillets

• Undertaking production line cleaning tasks of equipment and work areas as required

To be considered you will:

• Be keen to learn new skills

• Be 100% committed to Health and Safety

• Enjoy working as part of a team

• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Be reliable and punctual

• Have good hand to eye coordination

• Be able to do heavy lifting of 5-10kg

• Have good knife skills (beneficial not essential)

 There are no minimum qualification or work experience requirement and full training will be provided.

A satisfactory pre-employment drug test and a physical medical assessment will be required to be considered for this role. Applicants must have legal entitlement to live and work in New Zealand.
If you are interested and able to fulfil the requirements, please apply online at www.sealord.com.