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PROCESSORS NEEDED
The following story was run in last year's SUN
to make students aware
their hunt fOr summer jobs.
of one more possibility in With the same
purpose in mind the article has been updated for
consideration now.
, ; Kevin Gauthier Georgetown Seafoods Ltd. offering summer employ—
V. t for students at'UPEI ‘
A, . are interested
rking on a process for .
cking lobsters. Wages-=
r the lZO’posit‘ic’ns'» ilable begin at $51.15 _
,. hour, with an
.er 30 days. Time and e-half and double time
T- paid for overtime
rk.
The image of a seafood
0 essing‘ plant that most m have is usually not pleasant one. popular ression is one of a dark, gy, barn—like factory,
m smells to high heaven
u is covered with the re— ' s of former fish who
2e unlucky enough to e found '7
sing plant at Georgetown ~ had a difficult time
the past attracting ents for 'surmer employ- t. Most students do
' relish the thought of
'- ding knee-deep in fish , ' , with a fresh supply ' ys ready to be dumped one's feet. *'Ihis, of' se, is understandable- ess one is inclined to , -‘ at home in. Such”ar.,..g:.fi tuation, but this. image
a seafood processing t is ;_ "wzrozj'gg. an effortif-gtegelgiimihate.
-- , the-'managm"‘ rgetom
‘ 'ted officials Of " . Student.Unim.cto J, “1 the‘plamand inspect; . ‘ working conditions first—
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What Wegdiscoyejbea in rgetown was fveryidif‘fer— ‘ from what we" rgetown Seafoods cper—
S a clean, well lit, * 5. ‘7" processing factory f‘ conforms to none of
, “place; to work. 1
‘ For ten weeks during the
- .surmer, Georgetown Seafoods?“ ‘. ‘ ‘will be employing 120 _ ', ’ casual workers (8 1‘10111‘5/<3&11/)..;~
There will, be no. Cleaning, r g Shelling,‘=-or gutting 'dn- . it .volved. All thevp'vrocessing 3.1.;
involves is a I v
on a rack to be
the popular misconceptions ( that surround such an. operation. A tour of the
plant gave us the opportunity
.to inspect working condi- .
tions, to talk to employees v. regarding their experiences
«at the plant, andto learn
a H ‘a‘ bit more about the process of cleaning and packing '
fresh fish (which doesn't really enter into this article, but was nice to‘ learn just the same).
The production line itself,
which is only one part of the processing plant, is “located-in a» large, brightly lit and well ventilated building. line is-much like any
The
other production line, with E
a conveyor moving the product to each station in the process. The machinery located in the work area makes a fair amount of noise, but not so loud that it makes conversation difficult.
The modern plant, although .‘
it does retain the smell of fish to a moderate degree and is inclined
to be somewhat warm during '
i
the summer, is very clean and bright, filled with good helpful people, and is generally not a bad
staff a new processing line for packing lobsters.
whole lobster or oodfish in a plastic pouch, filling "pouch with saltwaterbrine, and hanging the package
For $4IlS/hour ti'iegwork
” is not very difficult‘,_and I this certainly is' one.of the »- better v jobswavailable
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SUMMER JOBS
to students. Overtime is readily available for anyone who wants to get rich quick, and the pay scale is time and one—half for Saturdays and double overtime for Sundays. The ten week
work period covers May and June and this will leave
the last part of the summer open for rest and relaxation. Students who choose to stay on for the last month at Georgetom after the ten week period may be moved to the fish processing line until the end of the
summer. If enough employees
desire it, a daily bus
service will be provided for the trip to and from Charlottetown at a fee not yet decided upon.-
It really is unfortunate
: that so many people have ‘ the wrong idea of what
Georgetown Seafoods is,
: because there is good ‘ money to be made for work - that is not exactly over—
tiring. Of course, work
. . on a production line is not
suitable for everyone, but if one is used to such work or is willing to try it, Georgetown Seafoods is willing to give you a chance. The company is trying to
v employ as many students as
possible this summer, and if
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FOR STUDENTS
All employees work within speaking distance of somebody else, so friends are easily made and jokes easily traded on the work floor. There is a good deal of water used in the processing of the fish, and a lot of it finds its way onto the floor (which has very adequate drainage) so most employees invest in a
‘ pair of rubber boots to
keep dry
position) .
(and in an upright
The plant also contains a clean, bright cafeteria where workers can spend their coffee breaks (15 minutes twice per shift) and buy some hot lunch.
I The cafeteria is operated
by the victors, a father and son team (the son owns the caf., Dad is semi— retired) who have a rep— utation for serving up a fine, hot meal for a
very reasonable price.
In addition to the cafeteria, the plant houses lockers and showers where workers can refresh themselves after a day's work.
All in all, the. seafood
, processing plant at
Georgetown is a modern, efficient plant, similar
you are interested, applications to my other factories
are available at the Canada Manpower Center on campus,
located on the first floor of
Main Building .
5.5. open as... '-
.4"r,g, A. ;iafiii1 I” ... a .. ...V=. A ,
and plants who try to make conditions reasonably pleasant for employees.
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