PRODUCTION FOREPERSON I WRANGELL

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: Plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in production on a seasonal or annual basis by performing the following duties:

Key Responsibilities:

· Supervises one or more departments within a facility.

· Ensures proper training for all crew assigned.

· Working knowledge and understanding of equipment and devices used for production within a department.

· Proficient in operation of equipment and devices used within a department.

· Ability to train crews in operations of equipment and devices used within a department.

· Coordinates with leads to facilitate daily or weekly safety talks.

· Studies production schedules and estimates staffing, duty assignments and inventory requirements.

· Applies work procedures to meet production schedules.

· Coordinates manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions.

· Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.

· Maintains time and production records.

· Performs activities of workers supervised.

· Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.

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.

· Teams with FSQA for guidance and compliance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be a current Trident Seafoods employee or have worked for Trident Seafoods before

· A minimum of 1 year of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

· HS Diploma or equivalent

· May operate Crane, Forklift, and other equipment with applicable training and operator’s license.

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

Work Environment:

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

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship