Employment Information
Alaska General Seafoods is proud to be one of the top seafood employers in Alaska. AGS offers competitive pay, quality housing, and a culture of workplace safety for all of our employees. If this sounds good to you, here are some of the qualities that AGS looks for in an employee:
Available to work the full season - usually from mid- June to late July in Bristol Bay and late June to early September in Ketchikan.
Physically able to stand and work long hours (some jobs may have lifting requirements).
Able to get along well with other people in remote and sometimes adverse conditions.
Not afraid of hard work.
Able to maintain a positive attitude.
Willing to follow directions and abide by safety rules.
While there are many different jobs at Alaska General Seafoods, most first year employees will do one or more of the following: sort, head, gut, clean, grade and prepare fish for freezing/canning. Rack fish for freezing. Break fish from freezer racks. Put frozen fish in boxes. Work on the can line performing one of the many different jobs functions. Sort, grade, clean, and package salmon roe.
Most salmon processing jobs are very repetitive and the working conditions can be cold and wet. Although this isn’t the ideal environment for everyone, it is a great opportunity for motivated individuals to work hard and experience one of the wildest places on the planet. Overtime hours are paid at 1.5 times your hourly rate and, with room and board included for our Bristol Bay processing positions and subsidized for Ketchikan based processing staff, workers have the opportunity to save a nice sum of money in a relatively short amount of time.
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Working for AGS gives employees the opportunity to experience one of the last great wild places. Bristol Bay is home to the largest wild salmon in the world and is a mecca for sportfishing anglers looking to experience world class fishing at the edge of the world. People from across the globe travel to Bristol Bay to fish for all species of wild Pacific salmon, rainbow trout, arctic char, dolly varden and grayling. Wildlife viewing is also spectacular in the summer months. During your time in Naknek or Egegik you can see coastal brown bears, bald eagles, many birds, caribou and more.
Ketchikan, located in Southeast Alaska, is known for its rugged beauty and abundant marine and wildlife. A popular destination for tourists, Ketchikan is frequented by cruise ships, but also loved by independent travelers and home to many sportfishing lodges and charters. For more information on Alaska, visit Travel Alaska.