{"id":1895,"date":"2021-04-07T01:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hihotest2.co.nz\/sealord\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2025-04-22T04:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T04:31:10","slug":"hoki-season-school-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hihotest2.co.nz\/sealord\/2021\/04\/07\/hoki-season-school-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Sealord Offers School Hours for Hoki Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Stuff NZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Hoki season is on the horizon and with it comes a busy period for Nelson-based fishing company Sealord.<\/p>\n\n

A number of jobs are ready to be snapped up.<\/p>\n\n

However, with a reduced number of overseas travellers in the Nelson region on working holiday visas, Sealord has added a new \u201cschool hours\u201d shift to help more locals take up a hoki season job in its Nelson factory.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

The season typically ran from May until September, with many jobs starting in late April.<\/p>

Needing 300 to 400 additional workers every year, Sealord chief executive Doug Paulin said they had a record 1600 applicants for shore-based and on-board roles in 2020.<\/p>

As an essential food business, the company was still catching and processing fish throughout the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>

\u201cWhen we were recruiting for last winter\u2019s hoki season, we had to interview people via video calls, so it was more difficult than usual, but it went well,\u201d Paulin said.<\/p>

\u201cHoki season work is usually temporary, but we got a new export food order last spring and summer, which meant 80 people could stay in employment afterwards.<\/p>

One year later, they are rolling into the hoki season again, but still needed more people.<\/p>

Paulin said many travellers who were working in temporary jobs last year have now gone back to their home countries.<\/p>

While Sealord was still able to recruit travellers here on working holiday visas, there was \u201cdefinitely fewer in the country\u201d.<\/p>

The need to meet the required employee numbers has led Sealord to launch a new school hours shift for its fresh fish line.<\/p>

\u201cReally this is just an opportunity to test the waters to see if there is any interest in a shift that would appeal to parents who are at home but looking for work while their kids are at school.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThis is driven by us trying to be innovative and attract labour because in the current environment, there’s simply not enough New Zealanders to take up those jobs.<\/p>

\u201cIf this shift goes well, we will retain it for future hoki seasons.\u201d<\/p>

Paulin said the specific hours were still being worked out, but he envisaged the shift fitting within the 9am and 3pm time frame of most schools.<\/p>

For those outside of Nelson and Tasman, Sealord was working closely with local backpackers, to make sure there is enough accommodation for the Hoki season.<\/p>

In terms of work attributes, Sealord is looking for people with a range of skills, including good hand-eye coordination and the ability to stand in a production line for an eight-hour shift in the company’s grading and packaging plant.<\/p>

For more information about these jobs and how to apply, visit the careers section at www.sealord.com<\/a>.<\/p>

Alternatively see the Sealord recruitment team at the MSD Hiring Day at Greenmeadows Community Centre on Thursday between 10am and 1pm, which is open to anyone looking for work.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/business\/industries\/300271192\/sealord-offers-school-hours-for-hoki-season<\/a><\/p>

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