BENEFITS SPECIALIST

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide. 

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Summary:  

The Benefits Specialist will support our philosophy of providing comprehensive and high-quality health and welfare, retirement and leave of absence benefits that support our employees’ physical, mental, and financial well-being.  This role will provide day-to-day administration and project work for a variety of benefit programs and be a point of contact for vendors and employees with questions and issues.   

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs) 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. 

• Prepares and distributes benefits related information including plan documentation, procedures, changes in coverage, forms, and government-mandated disclosures. 
• Functions as the single point of contact for coordinating and communicating the organization's leave of absence policy to relevant employees, managers, and payroll department. 
• Administers all leave-of-absence requests and disability paperwork in accordance with federal and state employment laws. 
• Assists in analysis and evaluation of services, coverage, and options available through insurance and investment companies.  
• Provides exceptional customer service to employees to answer their benefit questions, resolve issues, orient newly eligible employees, and process enrollment changes. 
• Completes a variety of activities to ensure ACA compliance, including eligibility and yearly processing of 1095c tax forms. 
• Assists with annual open enrollment process and communications, which may include leading employee meetings at our Washington locations. 
• Maintains employee benefits data in automated human resources information systems (HRIS). 
• Coordinates transfer of data to external vendors, plan providers, auditors, and consultants. 
• Audits benefit plans for compliance with government regulations and prepares government mandated reports. 

This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $35 to $44.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit starts at 10 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, and 7 days of sick leave per year (9 in Seattle), accrued bi-weekly.  Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs) 

• A minimum of two years of experience in benefits or Human Resources. 
• A bachelor’s degree in HR, business, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook.  
• Solid understanding of FMLA, ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA and other government regulations 

Preferred education and experience 

• CBP, CEBS or similar certification 
• Experience with Dayforce HCM 

Work environment (includes travel/on-call):  

This hybrid position will be a combination of remote and onsite at the Trident Support Center office in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. Our hybrid work environment includes remote work on Monday and Friday and in-office in the Support Center on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise.  While remote, employee must provide appropriate home office space. 

Physical/Mental demands:  

 While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time at a desk. Frequently required to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee will occasionally stand, walk, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include near vision for frequent use of a computer. 

Work authorizations:

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship