Come experience Alaska and take part in the Bristol Bay salmon run!
Leader Creek Fisheries is a lead processor of quality wild and sustainable Sockeye Salmon. Airfare, room, and board are provided by the company, as well as a competitive wage with many hours of overtime and a safe environment. Unique perks such as Free Wi-Fi, couples housing, and the opportunity to meet new friends from around the country are available for our employees. Now accepting applications for the summer of 2026!
Perks of Leader Creek:
- Airfare: Leader Creek will provide round trip transportation from your closest metropolitan airport or anywhere in Alaska to our plant located in Naknek, AK.
- Housing: Room and board is provided at no cost.
- Food: All meals and break food are provided by Leader Creek.
- Pay: $17.91/hour regular time and $26.87/hour overtime! Lots of overtime available!
- Additional opportunities for pay such as referral bonuses and 401k match at day 1/dollar 1!
- Overtime Hours: Earn $$ for tuition, a new car, or your next big travel adventure!
- Summer Job: Salmon season runs from approximately June 15th- August 15th.
- Giveaways: Take part to win swag and sought-after items to help you through the season.
- Katmai National Park and Bear Preserve: See Alaskan Grizzles up close and personal! LCF will help arrange travel for interested employees.
- Opportunities to Grow: Both professionally and personally! We offer the possibility to move up within our company.
Job duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Offloading product from vessels
- Sorting, butchering, cleaning, cutting, filleting, trimming, and boxing various seafood products
- Inspecting product
- Operating plant machinery, a forklift or pallet jack
- Preparing packaging materials
- Loading product, boxes, pallets, or carts of product into or out of freezers or refrigerated vans
- Guiding product into automated machinery
- Cleaning or sanitizing the work area
What to expect:
Being a Salmon Processor is not easy work. When the plant is running at full capacity and 24h you will be expected to work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week. You must have a strong work ethic, the discipline to get out of bed and get to work on time, and the desire to do the best you can each and every day. Some days you will be tired and have a bit of a cold; your muscles will ache and your feet will hurt. We need people who will work in spite of the discomfort. And while we do not need employees to arrive with any specific processing related skills, we do need those who can learn quickly and are willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
Pay:
Processors can expect to work up to 16 hours a day, seven days per week through the peak of our season. Putting in such a large number of hours (100+ per week) results in a large quantity of overtime hours. Overtime hours are where the money is at, and what makes working as a processor a great seasonal position. While there are no guarantees in the fish business, it has been our experience that employees who come prepared to work - and work hard when there is work - go away with good money. Payroll is processed Bi-Weekly. Along with hourly compensation, Leader Creek participates in a generous 401(k) employer match program to help you save for retirement.
Lots of fish = Lots of work
No fish = No work
In Alaska, employees are paid overtime after eight regular hours in a day, and after 40 regular hours in a week.
Qualified applicants must be:
- 18+ years old.
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
- Willing and able to do this work, with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Perform physical, standing work for up to 16 hours per day, seven days per week.
- Possess visual acuity and tactile dexterity to perform processing tasks.
- Process, touch, and be in close proximity of seafood products.
- Demonstrate prompt and reliable attendance.
- Work in cold, wet, loud plants with strong seafood odors.
- Live and work in remote areas with limited access to medical attention.
- Work safely around moving machinery, forklifts, vehicles, and elevated walkways.
- Follow verbal and/or written directions.
- Use hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders repetitively.
- Physically evacuate the area in a swift manner in case of an emergency.
- Safely lift up to 50 pounds.
- Willing to live and work with a culturally diverse workforce, sharing bunkhouse rooms and communal restrooms.
- Willing to follow all of the company’s policies including our Discrimination-Free and Harassment-Free Workplace policy.
Important Considerations
This work can be hard, monotonous, and boring. Most cell phones do not work in remote areas of Alaska. For Example: GCI cell phones are the most reliable in Naknek, while T-Mobile and Verizon occasionally work. We also have limited WiFi connection.
Real ID went into effect on May 7, 2025. This means a Real ID is required to travel to Alaska if hired. To check the requirements in your local state, please visit REAL ID | Homeland Security.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the Company’s policy to comply with all federal, state, and local laws forbidding unlawful discrimination. Company does not and will not permit discrimination (including harassment) in recruitment, hiring, or employment based on race, color, creed, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, honorably discharged veteran or military status, genetic information, opposition to a discriminatory practice, or any other status protected by local, state, or federal law. It is our policy to provide legal and fair treatment to all regarding recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wages, hours, benefits, working conditions, training, and availability of advancement opportunities.
At-Will Employment
Company is an “at-will” employer, meaning that the employee or Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. No one at the Company is authorized to guarantee employment for a certain time period or otherwise alter the at-will nature of employment with us. The language that appears in this job posting is not intended to create and does not create, nor is it intended to constitute and does not constitute a contract between company and any employee. No manager, employee, or representative of the company, except the President or CEO, has the authority to enter into any contract guaranteeing employment for any specific term, and no such contract shall be deemed binding unless it is in writing and signed by the President or CEO.
Accommodation Requests
Company provides reasonable accommodations to applicants during the application process to ensure equal access to all available positions. To request accommodation, please call Human Resources.
For more information, please visit our website: www.leadercreekfisheries.com
