• Are you engaged, motivated and resilient?
• Bring your positive can-do attitude and ability to work in a team
• Enjoy ongoing career development opportunities

A classic story of commitment and determination, our people play a significant role in making Sealord a proud New Zealand company and the country's best-known seafood brand. With operations in New Zealand and Australia we're one of the largest seafood companies in the Southern Hemisphere. And with nearly 60 years of fishing experience, our business consistently delivers quality seafood to our customers around the world.

At Sealord, we encourage an innovative, safe working environment and a positive culture. Our people are engaged, motivated and likely to tell you that Sealord is their employer of choice. Coaching, career development, succession planning and promotion from within, are aspects of every employee's career journey at Sealord. We have a performance-based culture and pride ourselves on reward and recognition initiatives that recognise top talent and outstanding performance.

Currently, we're looking to add to our team of 1,200 employees and have an opportunity for experienced Deck Hands.

Passionate about the sea, fishing, and developing your career in the industry, including gaining qualifications while you work ...then this opportunity is not to be missed!

Experienced Deck hands -ideally you will have anADH-F ticket or working towards the qualification, knowledge of casting trawl nets and landing catch, maintenance of on deck gear and operation of on deck machinery

Trip lengths on the vessels range from 2 to 6 weeks and crew operate on a trip on, trip off rotation. The hours of work are generally shift rotations of 8 hours on and 8 hours off and all meals provided by our experienced cooks.

If this sounds like the right job for you and you have proven experience on deck of a deep sea trawler, then impress us with your positive can-do attitude, teamwork, safety focus, and the ability to follow instructions and rules. While out on the water, resilience is a life skill that is critical, as is respect for each other and the environment. Being committed to your team and tasks is imperative for the whole crew to be successful.

Being at sea is a way of life, unique and exhilarating! This is a lifetime opportunity with a company committed to its people and their training and development to help you fulfil your potential; offering stability and a great work-life balance.

If you're keen to work at sea and have the right to work in New Zealand, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and follow the application steps; feel free to visit our careers page Current Vacancies | Sealord to read more about us. Sealord have a policy where 85% Covid-19 vaccination is required across all areas of the business. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status. Depending on the level of vaccination status for the area of the business you are applying, your application may be declined if you are not fully vaccinated.