Careers and Employment

Whether it’s our facilities in Redmond or Bellingham, WA; or our headquarters facility in Brunswick, GA, a career with King & Prince will have you working with the top professionals in the seafood industry. We recruit professionals across a wide range of disciplines in an effort to bring high levels of expertise, experience and new ideas to our company.

Attracting the best and the brightest people is important for any organization. Our compensation, benefits and training programs have been developed to enable our employees to have successful, rewarding careers while making us the employer of choice.

If you are interested in a career at King & Prince Seafood, please take a moment to review our current openings, listed to the right. If you’re a qualified candidate, we’d like to hear from you.

Posted on 8/20/10Close Overview
Job Title:
Operations Manager

General Summary

Proactively manage the 24 hour per day operations of the food manufacturing facility to achieve the Productivity, Safety, and Quality goals of King & Prince Seafood Corp.  Provide leadership in the management of, and coordination with, all departments, including Production planning and scheduling, R&D, QA, and Logistics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

A.         Safety

1.         Provide leadership and commitment to all company safety programs.

2.         Ensure that all employee's receive the mandatory Safety and Food Safety trainings.

3.         Actively participate in the company's Safety Committee.

4.         Provide a safe working environment for plant personnel.

B.         Production

1.         Provide direction and support to the Production Manager.

2.         Oversee the effective excecution of the production plan to meet King & Prince inventory and shipping requirements.

3.         Develop with the Planning department an efficent work schedule, to maximize plant performance and curtomer service.

4.         Achieve on a consistent basis the scheduled production volumes.

5.         Meet or exceed standard yields and throughputs to meet the Plant's Attainement to Standard goal. 

6.         Review the plant's production results and work order performance to assure the effective use of resources and materials. 

7.         Detect and analyze trends in performance to identify problems and opportunities, and take appropriate actions to correct or sustain positive trends as necessary.

C.         Personnel

1.         Develop and maintain a dedicated, capable, productive team of Managers, Supervisors, and support personnel.

2.         Develop and maintain a sense of teamwork among the salaried workforce through motivation and training.

3.         Provide opportunities for salaried personnel to receive necessary training to continuously improve their management skills.

4.         Establish performance goals for salaried employees, and hold them accountable for their areas of responsibility.

D.         Maintenance Technical Services

1.         Provide direction and support to the Maintenance Manager.

2.         Support the production effort by instituting a thorought and reliable maintenance system with emphasis in Preventive Maintenance to minimize down time.

3.         Assure that the operation of the different areas under the responsibility of the Operations Manager, meet with Local, County, State, and Federal regulations.

4.         Optain and maintain proper certifications in support of King and Prince Emergency Response Team and Incident Commander.

5.         Oversee and make sure that King and Prince complies with all regulations related to the operation of the Waste Treatment Plant, Effluent compliance, and Drinking Water.

E.         Sanitation

1.         Provide direction and support to the Plant Sanitation Manager. 

2.         Review plant sanitation needs and execution to comply with Food Safety, GMP's, County, State, and Federal guidelines.

3.         Coordinate with service providers and  maintain an effective Pest Control program.

4.         Develop and maintain effective Standard Operating Procedures to guarantee a contamination free plant and equipment, and meeting the Pre-Op daily requirements.

5.         Through the Sanitation Manager, ensure that athe facility is maintain in a sanitary manner in accordance with King and Prince, USFDA, USDC, and Customer Requirements.

F.         Continuous Improvement

1.         Develop and maintain an environment of Continuous Improvement throughout the facility. 

2.         Spearhead and support the Lean Manufacturing process to include 5s, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen and Six sigma principles.

3.         Initiate, lead, and participate in activities/teams aimed at: Process Improvement, Cost Savings, Quality Improvements, and Waste Reduction.

4.         Partner with R&D to improve quality and efficiencies of existing products, develop processes for new products that assure both manufacturability and quality in support of King and Prince goals.

5.         Coordinate with R&D and QA plant trials and support the development of new products.

6.         Support Innovation in everything we do. 

Qualifications

• B.S./B.A. degree from an accredited college or university
• 7-10 years experience in the food processing industry with a track record of increasing levels of responsibility, authority and performance
• Demonstrated ability to manage in a team based environment
• Proven ability to motivate employees to a high level of performance
• Personal computer skills - working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Posted on 6/11/10Close Overview
Job Title:
Manager of Manufacturing Technical Services

Provide leadership to the maintenance function in support of all internal and external customers, King & Prince goals and strategic plans. Responsible for maintenance of all equipment and systems related to production, facilities and grounds, storage freezers, and oversight of the stockroom and spare parts inventory. Manage engineering activity to support the corporate and manufacturing objectives through initiation, tracking, control and completion of engineering projects. Provide leadership in the management of contractors and in-house groups for the successful implementation and completion of projects. Review activities of key personnel to insure accurate planning, scheduling and reporting of capital projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain a proactive maintenance program.
• Responsible for adhering to Local, State and Federal codes.
• Responsible for developing a Safety conscious environment and work group.
• Timely PM scheduling of assets to insure optimum equipment performance.
• Maintain an environment which supports the highest product quality.
• Responsible for fully leveraging the Maintenance Computer System (Mainsaver).
• Detect and analyze trends in equipment performance to identify problems and take appropriate action.
• Facilitate training of hourly employees to improve skill levels and enhance their job effectiveness.
• Insure the facility and equipment is maintained in accordance with King & Prince Seafood's accepted standards and customer requirements.
• Clearly communicate and reinforce Maintenance quality accountability.
• Develop and maintain a dedicated, capable, productive, and skilled maintenance team.
• Establish performance goals and hold employees accountable for reaching those goals.
• Recognize potential and challenge employees to operate at the highest level.
• Cross train personnel so there is no reliance on any one person.
• Oversee maintenance storeroom, review parts inventories and assist in the purchasing process.
• Provide leadership and support to the Company Safety programs.
• Review Wastewater Treatment activities of key personnel to insure accurate planning, scheduling and reporting.
• Maintain active certification and compliance as state licensed, Industrial Wastewater Pre-Treatment Operator.

• Related Degree from a 4-year accredited school is preferred
• 7 plus years experience in Maintenance or Technical field
• Strong management skills and ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Experience in a food processing industry
• 7 plus years knowledge and experience with refrigeration
• Ability to manage in a quality oriented, multi-craft, Team environment
• Strong communication skills
• Strong PC skills

King & Prince offers excellent growth potential along with an attractive benefits and compensation package.

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