The North Pacific Seafoods Kodiak plant, known as Alaska Pacific Seafoods or APS, operates 12 months a year, with peak production during the summer months.

The Safety Watchman supports the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator in maintaining environmental compliance, workplace safety, and facility monitoring during overnight hours. This position also assists with routine inspections, documentation, bunkhouse checks and incident response while helping ensure company policies and regulatory requirements are followed.

The Safety Watchman will conduct regular walk-throughs of the production facility and employee housing areas to identify potential safety hazards, ensure compliance with company policies, and maintain a safe working and living environment. This role also assists with recordkeeping, incident documentation, and monitoring key environmental and operational systems.

The position serves as an on-site safety presence during nightshift operations and reports observations, incidents, and potential risks to the EHS Coordinator and management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct and document daily EHS walk-through inspections of the production facility, grounds, and surrounding areas.
• Perform regular bunkhouse checks to ensure housing policies and safety standards are being followed.
• Monitor and verify completion of daily or shift powered industrial truck inspection forms.
• Conduct daily sea surface and shoreline monitoring in accordance with environmental compliance requirements.
• Monitor flow meters daily.
• Conduct water sampling to record PH, total residual chlorine, and temperatures, this will be tested every 3 hours, once per week, while production is operating.
• Respond to on-site incidents, injuries, medical emergencies or near-misses and assist supervisors and the EHS Coordinator with accident investigations and documentation.
• Assist employees and supervisors with incident reporting and workers’ compensation claim documentation.
• Scan, organize, and file safety and environmental paperwork to the facility server.
• Monitor company email and respond or forward messages as appropriate.
• Maintain a visible safety presence during nightshift operations and report unsafe conditions or behaviors.
• Assist with maintaining safety records and documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Obtain and Maintain CPR/First Aid certification
• Previous experience in safety, security, facility monitoring, or seafood processing preferred.
• Basic understanding of workplace safety practices or willingness to learn environmental and safety regulations related to seafood processing.
• Ability to observe, identify, and report safety hazards or policy violations.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to complete documentation accurately.
• Basic computer skills including email and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, supervisors, and management.
• Ability to work independently during nightshift hours.
• Ability and willingness to live and work in Alaska in a seafood processing facility environment. This includes working in inclement weather and around production hazards such as moving machinery, wet floors, noise, and forklift traffic.
• Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Transportation, Room and Board

The majority of employees are locals who live in town. Non-local employees may be able to live in our small bunkhouse which is located at the plant. The rooms are assigned based on gender identity, with up to six employees to a room with bunk beds and a shared bathroom. Bed linens are provided and a communal washer and dryer is available on site. Alaska Pacific Seafoods charges employees $5.00 per day to stay in the bunkhouse.

Alaska Pacific Seafoods does not provide meals to employees.

No Tolerances

North Pacific Seafoods prohibits the use, sale, or possession of ANY drug not medically authorized. We do not allow the use or possession of marijuana, medical or otherwise, at our plants. Employees may be asked to submit to random, post-accident, or for cause testing at any time, and NPSI reserves the right to search all areas of the plant without advance notice in order to maintain the no tolerance policy.

Important Considerations

This work can be hard, monotonous, and boring. There is no way to predict how much work will be available since these are wild fisheries.

Payroll Information

Pay periods are biweekly. Our workday is defined as the calendar day, and our work week runs from Monday through Sunday. Employees are paid on the Friday following the end of the biweekly pay period. We encourage employees to sign up for direct deposit but you may elect to receive paper checks instead.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NPSI’s policy to comply with federal, state, and local law prohibiting unlawful discrimination. NPSI does not and will not permit discrimination (including harassment) in recruitment, hiring, or other employment actions and decisions based on an employee or applicant being a member of a protected class, which includes, but is not limited to, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history), or other statuses protected by state and local law. It is NPSI’s policy to provide legal and fair treatment to all employees regarding recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wages, hours, benefits, working conditions, training, and availability of advancement opportunities.

At-Will Employment

NPSI is an “at-will” employer, meaning that the employee or NPSI may terminate employment at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. No one at NPSI is authorized to guarantee employment for a certain time period or otherwise alter the at-will nature of employment with NPSI. The language that appears in this job posting is not intended to create and does not create, nor is it intended to constitute and does not constitute a contract between NPSI and any employee. No manager, employee, or representative of NPSI, except the President or CEO, has the authority to enter into any contract guaranteeing employment for any specific term, and no such contract shall be deemed binding unless it is in writing and signed by the President or CEO.

Accommodation Requests

NPSI provides reasonable accommodations to applicants during the application process to ensure equal access to all available positions. To request an accommodation, please call NPSI’s Vice President of Human Resources at (206) 726-9900.