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 crewmembers. 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.

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We're looking for an HR Leader, who has had a strong start to their career and are driven to keep growing. Our HR Business Partner position is an impactful role designed to operate broadly across our business, play a pivotal role in shaping our People Strategy, develop future leaders and create one of the very best places to work.

In this role, you'll operate as the vital link between our HR organization and our people, focused on creating the very best experience for everyone, everywhere, every day. You'll get to build your business acumen, creativity and problem-solving capabilities. You'll experience a fun and hard-working culture, surrounded by people who will care about you and are deeply passionate about our business and industry. You'll also discover the many ways you can grow and sustain a meaningful career thanks to a strong people development culture.

The HR Business Partner will provide thought leadership and guidance to Trident leaders on various HR programs, policies, and processes. We are looking for an emerging HR leader who can act as a strategic partner for all groups and levels of the organization. This role will operate with a strategic lens but must also be willing to dig in with teams and individuals to empower our people, diagnose issues, provide support, and drive positive and productive outcomes.

At Trident, our HR Business Partners will have the unique opportunity to develop targeted subject matter expertise across the HR function through a rotational assignment methodology. This approach will provide you with the opportunity to lead large and small projects in the areas you're most passionate about from leadership development to compensation, change leadership, organizational design, coaching, and many more. Our goal for HR Business partners is to broaden and deepen their business leadership and HR acumen.

This hybrid position will be a combination of remote and onsite at the Trident Support Center office in Ballard, WA. Our hybrid work environment includes remote on Monday and Friday and in the Support Center on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Tridents leaders to understand the needs, goals, and challenges of their teams/functions and provide solutions on how to successfully align people and business strategies and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Build leadership and management capabilities by influencing and coaching managers through various employee and organizational issues.
• Partner with business leaders to strengthen culture, enhance the employee experience, encourage innovation and continuous improvement in all people related processes, initiatives, and issues.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure robust succession plans are in place for all key positions.
• Engage in difficult conversations, giving and receiving constructive feedback with respect, empathy, professionalism, and candor.
• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues.
• Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Facilitate actions to resolve employee relations issues and escalate as appropriate.
• Review employee complaints and ensure accurate and timely documentation of issues.
• Partner with Compensation to review internal equity and market rate analysis for assigned requisitions.
• Adeptly balance business needs, goals, and values with employee advocacy.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, adapt to change, and flex when needed to pitch in on the day-to-day.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $110k to $125k.

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, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit starts at 10 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, and 7 days of sick leave per year (9 in Seattle), accrued bi-weekly. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of HR Business Partner/Generalist experience with a focus on employee relations, performance management, organizational design and compliance.
• Bachelor's/associate degree in human resources, or business, or related area, or a combination of education and years of experience
• Strong knowledge of applicable HR laws (e.g., state, and federal labor laws, FLSA, leave laws, HIPAA, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• PHR or SHRM certification preferred
• Previous experience working with a diverse workforce.
• Proficient in Spanish is a plus
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in using MS Software, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience in manufacturing environment

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

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