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.

Summary:

Drives gasoline, liquified gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials.     

Essential Functions:

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
• Compares identifying information and counts, weighs, or measures items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.
• Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, records shortages, rejects damaged items, and notifies Food Safety Quality Assurance of damaged and out of Spec. items.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Scans all inbound and outbound pallets.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags or production schedules and applies barcode labels.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Lubricates truck, recharges/changes batteries, fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
• Will be assigned work in sub-zero freezer area with proper company PPE provided.
• Uses SAP program to look up and verify shipment details, print labels and bills.
• Follows plant food safety and quality policies and procedures.

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. Fulltime employees accrue vacation each pay period starting on their first day of employment, up to 112 hours per year, and are eligible for up to 48 hours of sick leave per year, in accordance with company policy.

Travel/On-Call Requirements:  Not required for this position.

Required Qualifications: (Education, Years of Experience, Certifications)

• Three to six months experience driving forklifts.
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Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Six months of experience in food processing
• Must be able to qualify for onsite lift truck certification within 2 weeks

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Must have the ability to read and understand written documents.
• Basic computer skills are required to perform job duties. 

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of the job employees will be exposed freezing temperatures.

Work Ability Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. 

The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel and crouch

The employee lifts and carries objects up to 10 lbs regularly and up to 50 lbs occasionally

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.