Akutan: FSQA Technician

Trident Seafoods Corporation; Akutan (AK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Seafoods is seeking a FSQA Technician in Alaska to support safety, quality, and legality of products at the plant level. You will assist the QA Manager with implementing the Quality Management Program and perform tests, data recording, and reporting to ensure compliance.

Responsibilities include documenting data, auditing facilities, and communicating issues with recommended improvements. Alaska housing and safety policies may apply with standard PPE and training requirements.

Qualifications

• 1 year in food production environment.
• HS diploma or GED; or 1–3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent.
• Seafood experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts standardized tests on products and materials to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
• Documents data from QA activities per HACCP and company policies.
• Records test data such as weights, temperatures, moisture, quality and quantity.
• Applies acceptance/rejection criteria and marks items with grade and status.
• Audits production facility and reviews sanitation practices.
• Communicates issues identified in QA and suggests process improvements.
• Prepares reports communicating QA results to production.

Skills

Food production

Quality assurance

Laboratory testing

Education

High school diploma or GED

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: The FSQA Technician will support components of protecting safety, quality, and legality of food products being manufactured at the plant level are properly monitored and documented. This role will support the FSQA Manager with implementation of the Quality Management Program (QMP) at the primary processing level. Conducts activities concerned with the quality assurance of production processes, materials, and products by performing the following duties:

Note: FSQA Technician 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:

• Conducts standardized tests on products and materials to ensure compliance with internal standards, customer specifications and international, federal and state regulations.
• 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/QA 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.

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.
• At some locations: May perform weekly pest control and document findings.
• Serves as the facility resource for all regulatory functions.
• Proficient in testing methodology, theory and interpretation relating to various lab and scientific disciplines.
• Identifies work related problems and recommends effective solutions as appropriate.
• Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

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:

• A minimum of one (1) year of experiencein Food Production environment.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Seafood experience preferred.

Special Training/Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to supervisor and other employees of the organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

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 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.

Additional Information

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

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.