Akutan: FSQA Lead

Trident Seafoods Corporation; Akutan (AK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical insurance

Housing/co-pay program

Job summary

Trident Seafoods Corporation in Alaska is seeking an FSQA Lead to supervise the QA team on the production line and ensure the quality of processes, materials, and products. You will perform standardized tests, review supplier quality, and document findings within HACCP guidelines.

Your role includes communicating issues to management, maintaining QA records, and promoting continuous improvement across production and quality assurance activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum: High school diploma or GED; or 3–6 months related experience. Preferred: industry QA experience.
• Working knowledge of quality assurance codes and standards.
• Supervision or leadership experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee FSQA staff on the production line.
• Assist with operational reports and required paperwork.
• Monitor FSQA performance and provide assessments to FSQA supervisor.
• Document and report test data and QA results.
• Audit facility for sanitation and compliance with HACCP standards.

Skills

Quality assurance

Supervision

Documentation

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

HACCP knowledge

Job description

Overview

Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company—partnering with fishermen, employees, and communities to responsibly harvest, process, and share wild Alaska seafood with the world. With deep roots in Alaska and operating across the globe, Trident is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, committed to nourishing the world while upholding the highest standards for safety, sustainability, and excellence.

At Trident Seafoods, we work together for something bigger than ourselves. From nourishing the world with the best protein on earth to protecting our oceans, serving our fishermen, and supporting communities in Alaska and beyond, here, you’ll find a values-driven culture where your growth matters, your work has purpose and your contributions are recognized and appreciated—because at Trident, we believe meaningful work connects us all.

Responsibilities

Summary:Leads and conducts activities of FSQA Technicians responsible for the quality assurance of production processes, materials, and products by performing the following duties:

Note: FSQA Lead residing in Trident housing will be subject to a co-pay of $15 per day for room and board, for each day that at least 8 hours of work is offered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing the FSQA staff on the production line.
• Assists FSQA technicians with operational reports and complete required paperwork (daily process documentation, questions about checks, etc.).
• Monitors performance of FSQA technicians and provides assessment to FSQA supervisor.
• Completes documentation and report out comments/warnings given to employees while supervisor absent.
• Monitors employees (as time permits with running a line) to make sure that checks are being done in a timely manner and all hand/foot dips are being done.
• Conducts standardized tests on products and materials to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, weight, dimension, texture.
• Reviews purchased products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept the product and future purchases from the vendor.
• Documents data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards and company policies and procedures.
• Records test data such as weights, temperatures, moisture content, qualities and quantities inspected or graded.
• Applies proper acceptance/rejection criteria and marks items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status.
• Audits production facility and reviews employee behavior for proper sanitation.
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to Production/FSQA Management.
• Prepares reports to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities to production.
• Maintains a working knowledge of company, government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.

Employees working in Alaska are advised to have medical insurance coverage which is valid in the State of Alaska.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. More information can be found at https://www.tridentseafoods.com/benefits.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Working knowledge of company, government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry specific experience
• Supervision or other experience

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:

The employee will frequently be subject to the following conditions: Wet or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, subject to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme heat and cold, and vibration. The work environment is loud.

Additional Information

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, including F-1 STEM-OPT authorization.

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Trident Seafoods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Trident Seafoods and its subsidiaries have adopted a drug-free workplace policy. Working under the influence of Drugs or Alcohol is not permitted.

Employment with Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment, with or without immigration sponsorship by the company.