WELDER III AKUTAN SHOREPLANT SEASONAL

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 Welder III works with arc welding equipment to fabricate or repair structures, machine parts, and plant/shipboard equipment. The employee will be trained and expected to be able to read and interpret drawings, schematics, and sketches; take directions verbally and understand and execute projects.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

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

• Sets up job site with welding equipment according to standards.
• Ensures and maintains productivity in workforce by assisting welders as needed.
• Maintains flow of materials needed on jobs.
• Proficient at utilizing measuring devices and cutting materials to specifications.
• Knowledgeable of proper rigging procedures.
• Proficient in the use of bandsaws, grinders, needle guns, and basic mechanical skills.
• Proficient at welding with SMAW, FCAW, MIG and/or TIG, and dual shield methods on carbon steel, aluminum, and/or stainless steel.
• Welds structural and non-structural steel and metal parts together using stick welding.
• Able to operate manual wire feed welders and mechanized welder to produce quality welds utilizing the appropriate welding wire, heat, arc, speed, depth, and bead size of weld for the weld requirement.
• Works with stainless steel, copper/nickel (CuNi), food grade fabrication, and vessel repair.
• Able to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and drawings.
• Displays ability to lead, manage, and supervise welding projects.
• Must be able to troubleshoot and communicate to supervisors and coworkers to resolve welding problems.
• Maintains clean and orderly work site.
• Able to respond quickly to priority changes and work well under pressure due to scheduling constraints and perform quality work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Expertly fits parts to be welded.
• Responsible for leading, managing, and supervising welding and or fabricating projects with limited oversight.
• Able to communicate to supervisors and coworkers to resolve welding or fabrication problems. Able to troubleshoots welding equipment problems.
• Able to identify and is capable of ordering parts and materials as needed for projects.
• 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.

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• Working position with a minimum of 5 years experience in SMAW and dual shield welding or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Must complete a Medical Placement Questionnaire, prior to travel, to ensure clearance to work at remote locations.
• GED and or High School diploma required.

Preferred education and experience

• Vessel repairs highly preferred.
• American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) welding certification preferred
• Associate Degree or skilled trades graduate preferred for more experienced positions, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional eligibility requirements (language skills, training, certifications, DL, licensing):

• Must be able to pass 3G/4G/6G Stick and Flux Core weld tests.
• Demonstration of welding carbon steel, aluminum, CuNi, stainless steel, and pipe.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel). 

Work environment (includes travel/on-call):

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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 or balance.

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

The employee moves objects:

• regularly up to 10 pounds
• frequently up to 25 pounds
• occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. May be required to distinguish shades of color to identify abnormalities and/or defects in food products.

Must be capable of boarding and departing (exiting) a vessel without assistance by moving up or climbing a gangplank, the stern ramp of a vessel and/or a vertical ladder.  Must be capable of boarding/departing the vessel by being lifted in a crane or manlift.  May also enter and exit a skiff from a dock, plane, or a boat unassisted.  Must meet at designated locations to receive instructions and place on a life jacket and an immersion suit without assistance in one minute or less.  Must also move quickly without assistance to any designated lifeboat station.

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship