FSQA TECHNICAL SERVICES SPECIALIST MOTLEY PLANT

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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This job does not provide room and board

Summary: The Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Technical Services Specialist is responsible for the management and technical support of new products/projects affecting the Motley facility and customers. Act as liaison between plant and support center to effectively merge information and project management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides technical support and assistance for implementation of common information systems between corporate and plant level, including SOP’s, data management and customer information.
• Coordinates, tracks and provides assistance and technical support to new product/process projects by coordinating activities between support center project managers and plant operational units.
• Coordinates with Support Center FSQA to prepare and provide customer specifications to customers and salespersons.
• Assists with management of product information input for customer data systems
• Coordinates with Support Center FSQA to ensure regulatory compliance and accuracy of labeling primarily for products produced at the Motley location.
• Management of new item setups and existing items changes (Product Lifecycle Management) for Motley. Gatekeeper of packaging numbers, creation and maintenance of production specifications and formulas for Motley facility.
• Management and interpretation of surimi use plan and projections
• Analysis, reporting and interpretation of food safety, quality and productivity data to provide a scientific basis for management decisions.
• Analysis and understanding of cooking operations for food safety. Process validation testing.

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions 
• Notifies designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of 2 years’ packaged food industry experience.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) required.
• Food industry-specific knowledge of ingredients, food allergens, ingredient functionality and product formulas
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required (excellent verbal and written presentation skills to communicate to an audience ranging from peers to Senior Staff).

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Food Science or related field, (or equivalent combination of education and additional experience)

• 5 years packaged food industry experience preferred.

• Working knowledge and experience with ESHA Genesis R&D is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with 3rd party web data sites (iCiX, FSENet. ECCNet, SpecConnect) is a plus.
• Adhere to aggressive deadlines and work with minimal direct supervision.
• 24-hour company operations may require after hours, weekend work and overnight travel.
• Experience in the seafood industry or in a further process operation

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to climb at great heights or balance.

The employee is frequently required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

Job requires working in close confines.

The employee moves objects regularly up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship