Careers

The Santa Barbara Fish Market is a locally owned and managed business. We take great pride of how we care for our employees. We are not only offering a job to people with great potential, but hope that all our team members will find a long-lasting career with us.

The employee welfare has always been paramount with in our organization, therefore we offer health, vision and dental insurance to all our full time workers.  

The Fish Market is also a fun place to work. Our retail store is in the Santa Barbara harbor about 30 yards from the ocean. If you are an ocean lover and enjoy working with the public, you might find a great career opportunity caring for our ever-changing multicultural retail patrons.

If your interest is more in the industrial, wholesale type position or you want to be professional driver, our downtown Wholesale division could offer you a great career path.

If you are more interested in the office type job, but you want stay connected with seafood and like to deal with customers then our sales department is always looking for talented people with seafood and hospitality industry experience.  
To be considered for a position, email your resume to aochoa@sbfish.com with the position you would like to be considered for as the subject.     
We are looking for strong candidates to join our wholesale operations team. We have three positions currently available:
  • Wholesale Operations Team Member
  • Delivery Driver
  • Packaging Specialist

Responsibilities include managing inventory, packing fish for FedEx and Airport shipments, vessel offloads, receiving LA trucks, maintaining live tanks, daily cleaning, and aiding the processing team in preparing daily orders.

Our ideal candidate is someone with experience in seafood/food operations with knowledge of seafood handling and managing inventory. Delivery Drivers must have a valid California driver's license and maintain a good driving record.

Qualifications / Skills:
Detail Oriented
Fish/Seafood knowledge preferred
Proficient with Microsoft Office, Shopify, and Google Suite
Spanish speaking is a plus
Flexible work schedule with the ability to work weekends and long hours
Ability to lift heavy boxes (30 lbs +)
Experience driving a forklift, and large trucks is a plus

Please list which position you are interested in the subject line of your email.

  • Online Sales / Customer Service Representative

We are looking for Online Sales / Customer Service Representative strong candidate to assist our rapidly growing online business. This role will help manage our daily online sales, customer service/outreach, fulfillment, and logistics. You will work alongside our operations and sales teams to help manage and grow our online business. You will also assist in daily wholesale order fulfillment and customer service with our restaurant partners. Experience in office and warehouse settings, and the ability to answer high volume phone calls in a professional positive manner is a must.

Qualifications / Skills:
Strong communication skills
Organized
Experience in the customer service, food, or hospitality industry
Proficient with Microsoft Office, Shopify, and Google Suite
Fish/Seafood knowledge preferred
Spanish speaking preferred
Experience in the ecommerce marketplace