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Fish Culturist

Pacific Seafood
Shelton, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/29/2026
At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:

To become knowledgeable, and proficient with all fish husbandry applications, including feed management, feeding principles and fish health and welfare as it pertains to farm raised trout.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Feed fish on a daily basis using a range of techniques centered on proficient hand feeding and computerized feed equipment.
  • Utilize skills and attention to detail to become highly efficient in fish husbandry techniques, not limited to feeding, which include early rearing, fin clipping, and vaccinating.
  • Maintain records.
  • Become knowledgeable of all site operations, including but not limited to fish health and welfare, production metrics and environmental monitoring.
  • Maintain company assets in good operational condition.
  • Work to continuously improve operations with respect to quality, safety, inventory levels and operating expense.
  • Promote a safe work environment and ensure safety compliance with all local, state, and Federal safety and environmental laws.
  • Practice and adhere to strict biosecurity protocols at all times.
  • Perform other duties, as assigned.


What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Standby is a requirement and applicant must live or be willing to relocate to within a 30-minute drive from the facility.
  • Ability to obtain certification in the safe operation of forklifts and other heavy equipment.


Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Experience with trout and/or hatchery early rearing experience.
  • Forklift certification.


Pay Range: $22.23 - $25.00 Hourly

Total Compensation

At Pacific Seaood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match.
  • Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include paid sick and vacation.
  • Employee Assistance Program - Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program.


Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Salary : $22 - $25

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