Baader Technician 3 - Akutan Shoreplant

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 Baader Technician III performs skilled machine maintenance work at production facilities and/or onboard vessels at various locations as assigned. This work includes assembling, rebuilding, repairing, and maintaining Baader fish filleting machines, Baader fish trimming machines, Baader scaling machines, Baader fish skinning machines, and/or Baader fish mincing machines by performing the following duties: 

Key Responsibilities: 

Repairs and maintains the Baader electrical systems (includes angle encoder, clock generator, proximity switches, limit switches, step motor and controller). 

Repairs and maintains the mechanical systems of fish filleting machines (includes chain drives, bearings, belt drives, pulleys, back guides, bone guides, step motor belts, gearboxes). 

Trains Baader Machine operating crews in safe and efficient procedures. 

Ensures adequate inventory at all times by tracking the supply of machine replacement parts and placing requisitions as necessary.  

Determines appropriate machine adjustments by communicating with Quality Control regarding product specifications. 

Sets and adjusts the machine’s guides, knives, spike chains and sliding blocks in accordance with operational specifications and safety procedures. 

Completes product recovery tests as necessary making machine adjustments to ensure the desired conversion factors and yield ratios are successfully achieved. 

Makes adjustments to ensure that the desired conversion factors and yield ratios are being successfully achieved. 

Tests the machines to verify step motors and tooling are set up and running properly. 

Completes related maintenance documentation which may include machine logbooks, work orders, test reports, part inventories and part orders. 

Performs previously listed responsibilities on Ryco, Berger, etc. process equipment. 

Understands and able to implements safe work procedures. 

Schedules maintenance and repair. 

Supervises line crew as a team leader and is proficient at troubleshooting. 

Repairs machinery using proficient TIG welding skills. 

Schedules personnel, equipment overhaul, and installation as needed. 

Reports progress and keeps plant management updated. 

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

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs):

Completed ‘Baader Tech Training Objectives’ for levels I, II, and III.

A combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor`s degree and eight years of related experience

Preferred education and experience:

Proficient with basic TIG welding.

Proficient with basic fabrication skills.

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

Baader Certificate or equivalent training and experience.

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.

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. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Mental demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to understand English, and utilize teamwork skills. The employee is frequently required to speak English, and use decision making skills. The employee is occasionally required to use interpersonal, customer service, mentoring, problem analysis, training, and supervision skills. The employee will be occasionally required to read and write English, perform basic math, use exercise independent judgment, and use discretion.

Additional Information

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

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