Forklift Operator - Day Shift Anacortes

About the role

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

• Drive 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.
• Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transport load to designated area.
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventory materials on work floor, and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Weigh materials or products and record weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
• Load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Lubricate truck, recharge/change batteries, fill fuel tank, or replace liquefied gas tank.
• May be assigned work in sub‑zero freezer area with proper company PPE provided.

Qualifications

• Three to six months experience driving forklifts.
• Must be forklift certified, or able to become forklift certified.
• Preferred: One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, including F‑1 STEM‑OPT authorization.

Skills

• Ability to safely operate 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.
• Compliance with all Trident policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work regularly in wet, humid and cold conditions, and around moving mechanical parts; loud noise level.
• Ability to distinguish shades of color to identify abnormalities and/or defects in food products.
• Physical demands: regularly stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; frequently climb or balance; occasionally sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear; move objects regularly up to 10 lb, frequently up to