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 Mixer will set up, tend, adjust and operate the machines that mix or blend product ingredients.  

Key Responsibilities:

Reviews Batch Schedule to ensure correct ingredients and amounts are used in each batch.  

Lifts frozen product onto pallets or pitches frozen product into crusher.  

Weighs or measures ingredients and product to ensure conformance to requirements. 

Operates the  Mixer to blend ingredients and  adds new ingredients at the appropriate times throughout the mix process per Standard Operating Procedure (SOP.) 

Observes equipment and alerts maintenance of breakdowns and mechanical problems  

Makes minor adjustments to equipment to control product flow or adjust color hue.   

Examines ingredients and product visually and with hands  in order to ensure conformance to established standards. 

Stops mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and starts pumps to transfer mixture. 

Notifies Quality Assurance of any ingredients  that may not meet the required  standards. 

Keeps equipment, tools and work area clean in accordance with company specifications.  

Records  information for each batch mixed per company specifications.  

Dismantles and cleans equipment according to standard sanitation procedures then reassembles it. 

Performs other similar or related duties as requested or 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. 

The role is non-exempt hourly position at $20.72 to $24.52.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For seasonal/part time employees working in Motley, MN, sick and safe time is accrued bi-weekly. Seasonal employees will be notified if they become eligible for benefits.