As Maine Lobster Chef of the Year, Margaret's duties include several media appearances and various junkets to promote Maine Lobster and the wide variety of gourmet dishes that can be made with it. Of course we like to remind people that no matter what the celebration, the lobster will taste better (and be much easier for the chef to work with) if it's Shucks Maine Lobster.

Good Job Margaret!

Maine Lobster Purse with Pea Shoot Salad and Wild Maine Compliments

See more about Margaret and the competition here.

All of our jobs are at our Richmond, Maine production facility.

Shucks is always looking for energetic, talented people who have experience and enthusiasm to contribute. If you want to help revolutionize the way the world eats Maine lobster, send us an email with your resume and a brief cover letter letting us know how you think you can help. Please, don't send an attachment, just paste the content of your resume and letter into the body of your email and send it to: celebratelobster@shucksmaine.com

Maintenance Manager: Shucks is looking for a highly organized Mr. Fix-It to set up and run a PM program. Skills/knowledge should include the basics of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic.

Must be organized and detail-oriented. Experience in preventative maintenance and equipment repairs, preferably in manufacturing and/or food service manufacturing.
Computer user.
Responsible, independent, trustworthy.

Please submit your resume and cover letter into the content of your email, not as an attachment. (Don't worry if the format gets a little tweaked, we'll understand.) celebratelobster@shucksmaine.com

Production Worker Seafood production--learn all aspects of lobster production. Take responsibility for own production area--throughput, quality, efficiency. Assist Production Manager. Good opportunity for fast learner with good sense of responsibility. Excellent growth opportunity in an exciting new company producing award-winning products.

Experience working in a team setting.
Experience in food production a plus.
Independent, responsible, reliable transportation.
Organized and able to adapt to changes.

Email applications--please paste cover letter and/or resume in body of email. celebratelobster@shucksmaine.com

Sanitation Lead: 2nd shift cleanup crew leader for seafood processing operation. Sanitation or maintenance experience preferred. Must be responsible and detail oriented. Full time position, year round. Requires flexible hours and weekends. In the busy season the lead sanitation person will be assisted by additional sanitation crew members.

Must be able to use sanitation equipment, use overhead hoist, lift 50 lbs or more.High School Diploma or GED preferred. Stop by the plant to fill out an application or email us. celebratelobster@shucksmaine.com

"Shucks...has helped revolutionize how people think about lobsters. Chefs who want to do fancier dishes than boiled lobster have traditionally had to laboriously extract raw lobster meat from the crustacean. But Shucks now offers packaged raw meat to restaurants that has been "cold pasteurized" by the Avure machine for a seven-day shelf life. The efficiency and cost savings of using a machine also has allowed Shucks to get more creative in how it packages and markets lobster meat. Now, lobster parts such as claws can be packaged together. For instance, Shucks offers what it calls lobster spaghetti, thin strands of meat taken from the legs, that usually take so much time to extract they are almost not worth the effort."

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“The Maine lobster brand is known the world over for its quality and high value,” Governor Baldacci said, “and we know that the lobster resource is sustainable thanks to the efforts of Maine lobstermen. Obtaining certification by the Marine Stewardship Council is an essential step in protecting and enhancing our brand and making sure that Maine lobsters can compete in markets around the world.”

Update: March 13, 2008 Another good story about Maine Lobster and MSC certification available here

Sometimes a new application of an existing technology can make all the difference to an industry. For the lobster industry in Maine, which was losing its world-renowned Maine Lobster brand recognition, the innovation by Shucks Maine Lobster couldn't have come sooner.

Good as gold

One Maine lobster business has claws for applause. Shucks Maine Lobster was named Best Food Service Product and Best Convenience Product at the European Seafood Exposition in Belgium.