FACTORY TECHNICIAN I SAND POINT

Trident Seafoods; Sand Point (AK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trident Seafoods is seeking a Factory Technician to repair, adjust, and maintain seafood processing machinery and related equipment in our shore plant facility in Alaska. The role involves pumps, motors, conveyors, gears, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and various processing machines to support continuous production.

You will ensure safe operation and adherence to maintenance schedules. Candidates should have a High School diploma or GED, with 2 years of related experience or relevant

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• HAZWOPER certified or ability to obtain within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Repair, adjust, and maintain seafood processing machinery and related equipment in a shore plant facility.
• Locate sources of problems by observing machinery in operation and using measuring instruments.
• Adjust parts and control instruments using hand tools and precision levels.
• Perform routine maintenance to meet production goals and ensure safety.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

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.

Summary

The Factory Technician will repair, adjust, and maintain seafood processing machinery and related equipment in a shore plant production facility including pumps, motors, conveyors, gears, hydraulic systems and pneumatic equipment, heading, gutting, fillet and mince machines.

Essential Functions (responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs)

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

• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance and repair requirements on motors, pumps, pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyor systems, and production machines as directed.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems, and applying precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, and straightedges.
• Performs routine daily maintenance and adjustments to equipment as required to meet production goal and requests.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

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.

Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• High School diploma or GED required.

Preferred Education And Experience

• 2 years’ experience in applicable position or similar experience or applicable accredited technical training.

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

• HAZWOPER certified or ability to get certified in 1 year

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 must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 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