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Director Vessel Safety Jobs in Seattle, Washington, USA at Trident Seafoods Corporation
Position: Â DIRECTOR VESSEL SAFETY
Trident Seafoods has pioneered responsible fishing in the pristine waters of Alaska for more than 50 years. We never compromise when it comes to fulfilling our Mission of responsibly sharing wild Alaska seafood with the world. At Trident, we have a history ofinnovationand a commitment to doing business in ways that are good for the planet and good for people.
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 crew members.
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.
The Director of Vessel Safety will be responsible for establishing and overseeing safety, marine, environmental and regulatory policies for Trident’s fleet of harvesting, processing, and support vessels, while at sea, in port, and in shipyard. Responsibilities include establishing, maintaining, and performing a complete data-driven auditing program; training crew on best practices, and advising operations management. This role will oversee safety teams and serve as a subject matter expert for our vessels and yards.
Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. This role is expected to:
Establish and oversee vessel safety and training for all vessels and the personnel onboard.
Ensure all regulatory, industry standard and company policies and programs are implemented, including gap analysis.
Track, analyze, act upon, and keep appropriate people informed of vessel safety, environmental, marine, pollution and navigational/operational regulations, requirements, policies and impending changes from applicable authorities, including the U.S. Coast Guard, OSHA, FCC and their State and Local counterparts as well as those set by industry standards.
Establish, maintain, and perform vessel safety audit program, to include both formal and informal audit processes, written findings and recommendations, time-bound processes for corrective actions, and appropriate notification to relevant parties with escalation to management or executives as appropriate.
Track, review, and analyze shipboard injury and casualty reports and data; identify and communicate trends, ensure appropriate corrective action is taken to prevent future occurrences, and ensure appropriate company and regulatory agencies are timely notified.
Provide expertise and guidance to vessel officers, crew, and management, and advise on vessel manning, licensing, and documentation requirements.
Establish, document and maintain company training program for the vessels, to include ensuring maintenance of training records.
Oversee Shipboard PollutionPreventionProgram, including but are not limited to Non-Tank Vessel Response plans, Shipboard Oil Polluti…
Title: Director Vessel Safety
Company: Trident Seafoods Corporation
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Category: Management, Transportation
