Summary: Plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in production on a seasonal basis by performing the following duties.

Key Responsibilities:

• Studies production schedules and estimates staffing, duty assignments and inventory requirements.
• Helps to develop a process plan including people, resources, equipment, and floor space.
• Applies work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Coordinates manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Performs activities of workers supervised.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Responds to grievances in conjunction with facility HR and Production Manager, works with subordinates and Production Manager to discuss and eliminate problems.
• Actively participates in safety policies, activities and implementations.
• Performs similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of 6 months of related experience
• HS Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree or equivalent preferred
• Food industry experience preferred

Special Training/Skills:

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.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Mental Activities:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to understand English, and utilize teamwork skills. The employee is frequently required to speak English, and use decision making skills. The employee is occasionally required to use interpersonal, customer service, mentoring, problem analysis, training and supervision skills. The employee will be occasionally required to read and write English, perform basic math, use exercise independent judgment, and use discretion.