EHS TECHNICIAN SAND POINT SHOREPLANT

Trident Seafoods•Sand Point, AK

32d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Summary: The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Technician conducts tasks in support of Trident's environmental health and safety program obligations. The EHS Technician performs responsibilities at the direction of EHS Manager or designated lead.

Requirements

High school education diploma or GED.
Strong collaboration, analytical, influential, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site management.
Must be results-oriented with the ability to drive continuous improvement within the Safety and Occupational Health department as well as the overall organization
Strong working knowledge technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 year of Environmental Health and Safety related work experience or equivalent education.
Occupational Health-Safety and/or accredited professional certification or the ability to complete within 6 months
HAZWOPER certification or ability to complete within 6 months
Experience in the Seafood industry highly desired.

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, and delivers various training and certification programs for compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
Tracks and maintains training and certification information according to protocol.
Organizes and attends Environmental and/or Safety Committee meetings.
Prepares and delivers presentations at meetings
Inspects and monitors equipment, work areas, and procedures for compliance with established environmental health and safety rules and regulations.
Participates in cleanup, consolidation and/or disposal of materials according to protocol.
Responds to emergencies involving pollution and incidents.
Develops and distributes monthly safety tips to employees.
Develops and executes procedures for testing safety systems and protocols, and ensures testing is documented
Evaluates test results and makes recommendations for maintaining compliance with regulatory agencies.
Surveys work sites for potentials hazards, records data, and submits incident and summary reports.
Investigates pollution or other environmental incidents that occur.
Creates and provides reports and documents as requested.
Facilitates Return-to-Work (RTW) program between managers, supervisors, and employees.
Attends and provides reports at plant management meetings as requested.
Performs activities and protocols to enable the location to achieve and maintain Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) or similar status.
Assists with inspection or other regulatory activities as needed
Serves as initial on-site contact and liaison between environmental waste contractors, regulatory inspectors, and Port regulatory personnel.
Assists Plant Management, Human Resources and Corporate Safety to deploy and implement the Trident Safety Process and to fully prepare or maintain facilities for OSHA VPP accreditation.
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