R and D KITCHEN ASSISTANT

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 Lab Technician supports daily R&D operations at the Innovation Center. The primary responsibilities for this role are ensuring that the kitchen area and equipment are cleaned and organized. This is a part-time role with a weekly schedule of 11am to 4pm Monday through Thursday.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

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

• Ensures and maintains a safe and sanitary environment in food laboratory, test kitchen, R&D office.
• Cleans and maintains food laboratory/kitchen and conference room daily
• Washes all dishes and utensils utilized by the R&D team throughout the day as needed. Returns all dishes and utensils to their appropriate storage places.
• Cleans deep fryers and changes oil as needed
• Cleans air vents, ovens, grill monthly
• Cleans lab freezers and refrigerators on a weekly basis and initiates ingredients/products clean up
• Assists walk-in freezer clean-ups with R&D team and renders samples when required.
• Maintains and operates basic food laboratory/kitchen equipment and some specialized equipment, ensures regular clean-up sanitation of the equipment
• Monitors cleaning and sanitation supplies and communicates when supplies need

This is a nonexempt position with an hourly rate of $21 to $23.

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• Previous experience working in the food service industry, food safety, or related field.
• Ability to read and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English
• Proficient in MS Office computer applications to access information and communicate through email and basic technical programs.
• Self-directed with minimal supervision.

Preferred education and experience

• A high school diploma

Work environment (includes travel/on-call):

This role is based in the Research & Development Center, which includes an industrial kitchen and an office setting. Noise levels can be moderate to high and can include exposure to hot and cold temperatures.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work authorizations

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.