Dock Foreperson

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescriptionAt 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. 
Summary:A Dock Foreperson at Pacific Seafood plays a key role on our production team supporting efforts to receive inventory and upkeep of high-quality standards. This position involves unloading products from vessels in a safe and timely manner, utilizing the appropriate equipment and proper handling techniques. 
Key Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth product receiving by scheduling dock appointments for orderly receiving of product. 
• Direct dock activities; coordinate staff scheduling to appropriately meet docks’ needs. 
• Maintain and enforce dock safety rules. 
• Oversee all APC receiving. 
• Ensure HACCP and SSOP’s are met and rigorously enforce standards of sanitation and product handling. 
• Track quota deliveries per NOAA and state regulations. 
• Follow details on NOAA’s catch monitor plans. 
• Count product, verifying amount received. 
• Issue fish ticket numbers for all deliveries. 
• Ensure all products are labeled properly. 
• Monitor ice house. 
• Assist with receiving and product transfer between facilities. 
• Review inventory with Dock Supervisor. 
• Maintain fisherman/vendor relationships by meeting performance standards. 
• Perform other duties, as assigned. 

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position. 
What you bring to Pacific SeafoodRequired:

• Prior experience with crane, hoist, and forklift operation. (Equipment operation including but not limited to forklifts, telehandlers, loaders, deuce-and-a-half beach trucks, and cranes.) 
• Knowledge of basic knots and line splicing 
• Minimum one year related experience and/or training. 

Preferred:

• Prior experience with HACCP, COOL Act, or other food safety programs. 
• HACCP or other Food Safety certification.  
• Fork-Lift Certification 

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: 

• Constantly required to use close, distance, and peripheral vision with the ability to judge depth perception and adjust focus. 
• Standing. Particularly for sustained periods. 
• Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. 
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. 
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. 
• Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. 
• 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. 
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
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: 

• Dock, as well as warehouse environment 
• Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment 
• Large, specialized equipment 
• Large moving equipment 
• High noise level 
• Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures 
• Exposure to hazardous materials 
• Wet environment 
• Safety equipment (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.) 
• Well-illuminated environment 
• Scents related to the production facility 

BenefitsTotal 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 and vacation 
• 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.