For over 80 years Pacific Seafood has provided the finest seafood to consumers, restaurants and retailers. We believe in the philosophy “On Board Doing Good Together” and recognize that the success of our company is directly tied to the many talented and dedicated team members we consider part of our Pacific Seafood family.

It’s through the skills of our team members and Pacific Seafood’s commitment to both sustainability and traceability that we lead the industry in socially responsible best practices for wild harvest and aquaculture, while working to minimize environmental impact. Being a vertically integrated company, we track our products at each stage from “dock to plate”. This ensures we can be confident and proud of our mission to provide the safest, freshest, and healthiest protein on the planet.

At Pacific Seafood, we believe people make great companies. We emphasize that people who are committed to excellence are the key to our success. Pacific Seafood’s culture is based on the four components of our Diamond Philosophy: teamwork, productivity, quality, and excellence. We define teamwork as a group of people charged with creating solutions and implementing results. Quality is reflected in dedication to each other, our products, our attitudes, and respect for the environment. Productivity is maximizing efficiency of an effortless flow of product to our customers. We live the Diamond Philosophy daily and that’s reflected as we achieve operational excellence. As a leader in the seafood industry, our expectation of ourselves is to practice our business fairly and ethically, to lead by example.

As we continue to grow our business, we hope to inspire the best and brightest talent to join our team and become part of our continued success, as together we conniue to accomplish our mission of Feeding The World The Healthiest Protein On The Planet!

We appreciate your interest in Pacific Seafood Group and invite you to check out our current job openings by clicking on the job posting links on the left.

Wastewater Pollutants and BMPs Intern

Clackamas, OR

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Student (College)

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned business that is committed to innovation. As a leader in the seafood industry, we know that the key to our success is investing in our people and inspiring our shared commitment to the health of our oceans and seafood supply. We are excited to partner with Oregon Applied Sustainability Experiences (OASE) for this paid intern position. The OASE program focuses on pairing third- and fourth-year college students and graduate students with business to reach waste prevention and sustainability goals. They provide technical and program support to interns, in addition to the business teams the interns will be working with daily. (For more information and to apply: https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/OASE/oase-students). Do not apply on this page, apply directly through OASE.

The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Intern will gain exposure and experience in the organization, curation, and development of EHS training content. Our EHS Team is a vital group dedicated to ensuring all Pacific Seafood locations remain in compliance with federal, state, and company regulations. We consistently do our best and always strive to be better so that we can mitigate risks and create a safe working environment for all team members. As the selected intern, you will help craft the training program that will ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all team members.

Project goals and outcome:
The wastewater pollutants and best management practices (BMPs) intern will focus on identifying pollution prevention BMPs to reduce waste in seafood processing wastewater.
The intern will collaborate with Pacific Seafood team members to understand current practices, regulations, and emerging technologies related to pollution reduction measures in seafood processing to improve water quality. Additionally, the intern will assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of implementing various BMPs, propose recommendations for improvements, and contribute to the development of educational materials and guidance documents to promote sustainable practices for the fishing industry along the Oregon Coast.

The intern will need to identify what are the current best management practices being used in the seafood industry to minimize pollution emanating from fish scraps and residuals in wastewater and conduct a comprehensive literature review and perform any applicable data analysis to rank the effectiveness for mitigating pollution.

They will want to reduce the overall amount of pollution entering the natural environment and investigate ways to change behavior at seafood processing facilities.

OASE project details:

Collate research to identify the most effective pollution prevention practices
Coordinate with local processing locations to determine the types of practices currently being implemented
Identify areas within the process stream that produce the highest amounts of waste, then generate or identify solutions to reduce pollutants from entering natural environments
Conduct a literature review of industry BMPs
Assess effectiveness of BMPs for pollution prevention

The intern will work with the Environmental Health & Safety Department. The Supervisor has a background in environmental science and sustainability and the team has a strong technical background in environmental compliance and sustainability. The intern will also work with both engineering and processing divisions who oversee BMP implementation and waste reduction measures at processing facilities.

Degrees/Skills identified by host:
Engineering, Environmental Science/Sustainability, Physical science, process engineering, creative and innovative thinking, analytical nature, previous projects with water treatment or water quality analysis are a plus.

Additional considerations:

US Citizens only
Interns will have the opportunity to work on site in Clackamas (Newport, Warrenton, or Charleston are also options if the student is local to those areas)
A company computer will be provided
Drug tests or other tests are required for access to the work location
Driver’s license required, vehicle preferred but not required
Low cost housing may be available at the Hatfield Marine Science Center
OASE paid internship $5,000 stipend
Not eligible for college credit

If interested, apply directly through OASE. Instructions for application are located here: https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/OASE/oase-students. Applications submitted on this page will not be reviewed.

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.

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