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. 

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Summary:  The Production Supervisor plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in production by performing the following duties. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Utilizes production schedules to schedule staffing, assign job duties and meet run rates. Develops and executes a process plan including people, resources, equipment, and floor space. Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules. Coordinates manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions. Drives a culture of continuous improvement by recommending measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals. Responsbile for onboarding, training, coaching and engagement of Seafood Processors, Leads, and Machine Operators. Maintains time and production records through Ceridian, Excel and other workflows. Learns activities of all workers and performs if needed. Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations. Responds to grievances accordingly and works with subordinates, and human resources to discuss and eliminate problems. Ensures products conform to specification and meet all food safety and quality (FSQA) requirements. Prioritizes Good Manufacturing Practices with team members. Engages with Trident Performance System through Kaizen participation, pillar team membership, and workstream ownership. Works with maintenance associates to achieve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) goals. If performance is not met, completion of Root Cause Analysis to eliminate recurrence. 

 

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. Performs all other duties as assigned. 

 

This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $32.00 to $45.00.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience.  Commuter and transit programs are also available.