Title: Fish Filleter

Reports to: Operations Supervisor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Date: 08/08/2025

Summary of Position:

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is a highly successful seafood processor and specialty food distributor based in Chicago. The company serves a multitude of clients within the seafood industry with a focus on high quality and outstanding service.

This is an exciting time to join our rapidly growing business! As an industry leader, we’re growing relationships through our quality products and services. We are continually looking for outstanding talent to join our extraordinary group of employees.

The Fish Filleter is responsible for properly filleting various species of fish for production, ensuring maximum use of product. The filleter will meet required productivity, quality and safety expectations as determined by the supervisor. The employee will display a high level of detail in the execution of the role.

Responsibilities

• Cut a variety of fish to ensure lowest percentage of loss.
• Maintain a clean work area and equipment to ensure the highest standards of sanitation.
• Survey all equipment to assure proper working order. Report any malfunctioning tooling as needed.
• Handle product properly to ensure maximum shelf life and sanitation.
• Inform supervisor of any production or safety concerns or problems.
• Clean-up work station and department at the end of shift.
• Communicate quality issues to supervisors.
• Meet all expectations for production and quality as established by supervisor.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• 2-3 years of cutting/filleter experience required.
• Education – High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience – 2-3 years of experience use of fillet knives, food processing equipment and food safety in a fast-paced environment. Seafood experience preferred.
• Work ethic – A demonstrated sense of urgency in meeting critical and time sensitive deadlines.
• Language – Basic English speaking and written proficiency.
• Environmental: Willingness to work in a cold climate of 35º.

Fortune Fish & Gourmet is an equal opportunity employer.

Our Mission is to elevate meals and lives by uniting unmatched product quality and selection with responsible sourcing, faithful stewardship, and unparalleled commitment to our customers’ and team members’ success.

Our Vision is a world in which we can all:

Do good. Be great. Scale excellence.