Baader Technician

Pacific Seafood

Kodiak, Alaska

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Kodiak, Alaska
POSTED
30+ days ago

Description


At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better. 

The Baader Technician at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Maintenance team supporting efforts to ensure maximum quality, recovery, and throughput of the fillets produced. This position involves overseeing assembly, repair, and proper operation of the equipment and is ideal for someone who is safety oriented, a problem solver, and is proficient with technical equipment. 

Key Responsibilities


  1. Machinery Maintenance and Operations
    • Maintains the Baader machinery electrical and mechanical systems.
    • Trains maintenance staff and operators to maintain and run Baader equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
    • Sets and adjusts the machine’s guides, knives, spike chains, and sliding blocks in accordance with operational specifications and safety procedures.
    • Completes production recovery tests and makes machine adjustments to ensure that the desired recovery and product quality are successfully achieved.
    • Tests the machines to verify step motors and tooling are set up and running properly.
    • Maintain and repair factory equipment to include but not limited to pumps, motors, belts, conveyors, mincers, and scales.
  2. Inventory Management and Documentation: 
    • Maintains the Baader machinery electrical and mechanical systems.
    • Trains maintenance staff and operators to maintain and run Baader equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
    • Sets and adjusts the machine’s guides, knives, spike chains, and sliding blocks in accordance with operational specifications and safety procedures.
    • Completes production recovery tests and makes machine adjustments to ensure that the desired recovery and product quality are successfully achieved.
    • Tests the machines to verify step motors and tooling are set up and running properly.
    • Maintain and repair factory equipment to include but not limited to pumps, motors, belts, conveyors, mincers, and scales.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood


Education and Experience
  • Required
    • High School diploma/GED
    • Minimum 4 years’ experience operating and maintaining Baader equipment
  • Preferred
    • Baader certification or equivalent training
    • Prior experience in machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
    • Forklift certification
    • Valid Driver’s License
Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member:
  • Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally. 
  • Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.  
  • Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
  • Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
  • Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
  • Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
  • Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
Working Conditions

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is exposed to:
  • Office, as well as warehouse environment.
  • Moderate noise level in the work environment.
  • Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
  • Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits


Total compensation:

At Pacific Seafood your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
  • Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short term disability.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
  • Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
  • Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program
Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About the Company

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