10/19/2024
Job Code:
MP1980
City:
Akutan
State:
AK
Country:
United States of America
Category:
Manufacturing, Operations and Production
Description
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:
Dock Key l assists with dock operations including, but not limited to; tying vessels to moorings, loading, unloading, and moving materials/product on and off vessels and/or from dock to storage site. Dock keys preforming tasks with some direction of Dock Leads and Dock Forepersons.
Note: Effective 1 December 2024, Dock Key I residing in Trident housing will be subject to a co-pay of $15 per day for room and board, for each day that at least 8 hours of work is offered.
Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)
- Operates at a skilled level across two or more areas of the dock.
- Assists dock foreperson in essential functions of two or more areas of dock.
- May assist with on-the-line training of new dock workers.
- Ties/unties incoming/departing vessels to moorings.
- Installs/adjusts/removes gangway as needed.
- Deploys/retracts oil boom around vessels as needed.
- Monitors tidal fluctuation and makes necessary line adjustments accordingly.
- Loads and unloads materials or garbage onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand and keeps dock free of debris (cardboard, pallets, and garbage).
- Loads and unloads vessel, using winches, pumps, and other hoisting devices. Secures lifting attachments to materials and conveys load to destination or signals crane or hoisting operators to move load to destination.
- Operates safely equipment within its limitations.
- Keeps piers free of debris not part of a specific project.
- Notes and reports damage to pier to manager for repair.
- Inspects/cleans oil boom as needed.
- Maintains good housekeeping in all work areas.
- Moves product and other materials to and from storage and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, and containers, by hand or using trucks, and other equipment.
- Attaches identifying tags or labels to identify product or marks information on cases, equipment, pallets, or other containers.
- Connects hoses and operates equipment to move liquid materials into and out of storage tanks on vessels.
- Stacks or assembles materials into bundles or on pallets and bands bundles/pallets together.
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
Minimum RequirementsRequired Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)
- Must be a current Trident Seafoods employee or have worked for Trident Seafoods before
- Minimum 1 year experience in dock operation or similar experience
Preferred education and experience
- HS diploma or equivalent
- Forklift certification
Work environment (includes travel/on-call):
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; 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 moves objects
- regularly up to 10 pounds
- frequently up to 25 pounds
- occasionally up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception
Work authorizations:
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship