FSQA Lead

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

• Lead and conduct activities of the FSQA Technicians responsible for the quality assurance of production processes, materials, and products
• Oversee the FSQA staff on the production line
• Assist FSQA technicians with operational reports and complete required paperwork (daily process documentation, questions about checks, etc.)
• Monitor performance of FSQA technicians and provide assessment to FSQA supervisor
• Monitor employees (as time permits with running a line) to make sure that checks are being done in a timely manner and all hand/foot dips are being done
• Conduct standardized tests on products and materials to ensure compliance with standards and regulations regarding factors such as color, weight, dimension, texture
• Review purchased products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept the product and future purchases from the vendor
• Document data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with HACCP standards and company policies and procedures
• Record test data such as weights, temperatures, moisture content, qualities and quantities inspected or graded

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in Food Safety Quality Assurance
• HS Diploma or equivalent

Preferred education and experience

• HACCP certification
• Seafood Industry specific experience
• Leadership experience

Skills

• Ability to apply proper acceptance/rejection criteria and marks items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status
• Knowledge of requirements for auditing purposes
• Strong ability to communicate significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to Production/FSQA Management
• Ability to communicate involvement and results of quality assurance activities to other departments
• Working knowledge of company, government and industry quality assurance codes and standards

Work environment

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration
• Noise level is usually loud
• Ability to work around a production line with machinery and moving parts

Pay

USD $28.00 - USD $33.00 /Hr.