Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.
Summary:
The HR Manager serves as the primary human resources leader for the Anacortes plant, partnering closely with plant leadership to support safe, compliant, and highperforming operations. This role is responsible for delivering endtoend HR support across employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, performance management, compliance, and engagement, with a strong focus on execution in a fastpaced manufacturing environment.
The HR Manager balances strategic partnership with handson execution, ensuring HR policies and practices are applied consistently while addressing the unique needs of a dynamic, seasonal workforce.
Essential Functions: (Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs)
Serve as a trusted business partner to the Plant Manager and leadership team, providing HR guidance aligned with operational priorities and workforce needs
Lead employee relations activities, including investigations, coaching, corrective action, and conflict resolution, ensuring fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes
Support talent management processes including hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, succession planning, and development of frontline leaders
Drive performance management processes, including goal setting, feedback, coaching, performance improvement plans, and yearend reviews
Ensure accurate timekeeping, attendance tracking, and leave administration in compliance with all applicable labor and employment laws, and company policies.
Partner with operations to determine workforce needs based on production demands.
Manage employee engagement initiatives, retention strategies, and communications to support morale and workforce stability
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and HR Operations partners to ensure efficient recruitment, compensation, and HR systems (e.g., Dayforce, Anaplan as applicable)
Utilize workforce and people data to inform decisionmaking and support datadriven discussions with plant and HR leadership
Participate in change management efforts related to business transformations, policy changes, or organizational shifts
This is a salaried exempt position with a range of $82,000 to $115,000 per year.
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.
