As one of the largest privately owned companies in the South Island, Talley's employ close to a thousand full time staff and an additional 600 staff across the seasons at 9 locations. Our Head Office is based in Motueka.

Whether you are a trained engineer, an experienced fisher or driver, or perhaps looking for an opportunity to get into fishing, agriculture or processing then we would like to hear from you.

Land Vacancies

We grow, harvest and process vegetables at our plants in Blenheim and Ashburton. Fishing boats are unloaded in Picton, Timaru, Nelson, Motueka, Westport and Greymouth with processing of the fish at our plants in Motueka, Westport and Timaru. In addition we process shellfish in Motueka and Blenheim. For more information, see our Locations.

To see our current land-based vacancies, click here.

Sea Vacancies

Our extensive Deep Sea Division is based in Nelson. Consisting of eleven vessels, our fleet targets a range of fish in different areas of the Pacific, with trips lasting from 5 days to 2 months at a time.

Fishing can be a very rewarding career choice. We are always looking for motivated people to join the Talley's team.

To see our current sea-based vacancies, or find out more about what life on board a Talley's fishing vessel is like, click here.