Plant Manager - Alaska Naturals Bellingham

Trident Seafoods

Bellingham, WA

Estimated pay: Est. $37–$57/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Overview Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company—partnering with fishermen, employees, and communities to responsibly harvest, process, and share wild Alaska seafood with the world. With deep roots in Alaska and operating across the globe, Trident is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, committed to nourishing the world while upholding the highest standards for safety, sustainability, and excellence. At Trident Seafoods, we work together for something bigger than ourselves. From nourishing the world with the best protein on earth to protecting our oceans, serving our fishermen, and supporting communities in Alaska and beyond, here, you’ll find a values-driven culture where your growth matters, your work has purpose and your contributions are recognized and appreciated—because at Trident, we believe meaningful work connects us all. Responsibilities Summary: The Plant Manager leads all operations for Trident Seafoods’ Alaska Naturals facility in Bellingham, Washington, which produces fish oil and related nutritional products. This role has overall accountability for safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective plant performance, including production, quality, maintenance, technical processes, people leadership, and financial results. The Plant Manager provides hands-on leadership in a specialized manufacturing environment and works closely with a small, experienced technical team to maintain process control, resolve complex production issues, improve yield and throughput, and ensure products consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. The role establishes priorities for the site, develops team capability, manages operational risk, and aligns plant execution with Global Supply Chain and broader business objectives. Essential Functions: (Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs) Leads daily operations for the Alaska Naturals facility, including production, technical processes, maintenance coordination, quality, safety, staffing, and site administration. Assumes accountability for plant financial performance, including budget development, cost control, labor and material utilization, yield, inventory, capital priorities, and achievement of operating targets. Sets the site’s operating strategy and translates business priorities into clear short- and long-term goals, production plans, technical priorities, and accountability measures. Builds and sustains a strong safety culture and ensures compliance with the Trident Safety Program and applicable environmental, occupational safety, and process-safety requirements. Ensures the facility operates in compliance with applicable food safety, product quality, environmental, labeling, and regulatory requirements for fish oil and nutritional-product manufacturing. Provides direction and support to a small technical team, effectively leveraging specialized expertise while maintaining clear ownership, disciplined decision-making, cross-training, and continuity of critical knowledge. Partners with quality, engineering, maintenance, procurement, planning, logistics, commercial, and other cross-functional teams to resolve issues and ensure the reliable flow of raw materials and finished products. Directs the production plan and adjusts labor, equipment, materials, scheduling, and technical resources to improve safety, quality, service, throughput, yield, uptime, and cost performance. Monitors plant performance through meaningful operating metrics, identifies root causes and emerging risks, and ensures corrective actions are completed and sustained. Manages and develops direct reports by setting clear expectations, assigning work, providing timely coaching and feedback, evaluating performance, supporting development, and making people decisions in partnership with HR. Represents Alaska Naturals in operating reviews and communicates site results, risks, resource needs, and recovery plans clearly to business and functional leaders. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full-time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available. Qualifications Travel/On-Call Requirements: Minimal travel, up to 10%. Required Qualifications: (Education, Years of Experience, Certifications) A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing, processing, or plant operations, including experience lea