BAADER TECHNICIAN III AKUTAN SHOREPLANT

at  Trident Seafoods Corporation

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:

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:

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
• 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.

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• 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.
• Always ensures adequate inventory 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.
• 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 other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.