Summary
Supports cargo and passenger movements to and from both McMurdo and South Pole Stations, Antarctica.
Position Responsibilities
* Conduct and document daily maintenance checks on automated and manual material handling equipment, including pallet jacks, forklifts, Delta III transport vehicles, passenger vans and pick‐up trucks.
* Uses material handling equipment for cargo loading and unloading operations, including wheeled forklifts with 4,000‐15,000 lb. capacities and cargo sleds.
* Follows safety and security precautions for handling and storing hazardous materials, special cargo, mail, and passenger baggage.
* Palletizes cargo for shipment via cargo aircraft, ensuring cargo is secured with appropriate devices and equipment in accordance with current USAF regulations.
* Ensures proper handling and loading of hazardous cargo according to military and/or commercial transportation regulations.
* Transports cargo to and from airfields and storage areas.
* Loads and unloads cargo and passenger aircraft according to established procedures.
* Checks arriving cargo against manifest, and documents overage, shortage, or damage.
* Receives, identifies and distributes cargo to end users in an efficient manner without compromising condition of cargo.
* Conducts quality assurance checks throughout the cargo movement and pallet building process, reporting any damage to cargo or equipment immediately to a supervisor for further documentation.
* Maintains and performs required preventative maintenance and inventory of tie‐down equipment, including 463L Air Force pallets, cargo straps and nets, chains and tensioners.
* Identifies, labels and prepares damaged aircraft pallets and tie‐down equipment for shipment to CONUS or Christchurch, New Zealand.
* Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
* Attends and/or presents daily/weekly safety meetings.
* Performs other duties as required.
Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses
* High School diploma or GED.
* Minimum 6 months experience in functions such as loading and unloading aircraft; operation of material handling and other types of loading equipment or devices; processing, scheduling, and maintaining records relating to passenger and cargo movement by airlift; or successful completion of one Austral Summer season in the ATS Apprentice position.
Expected Skills and Competencies
* Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Preferred
* Previous experience with remote logistics operations.
Physical and/or Other Requirements
* Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods.
* Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica.
* Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer.
* Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF.
* Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.
* Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.
* Must participate in community programs, such as "house‐mouse" (chores), "daisy‐picking" (cleaning‐up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.
* Valid Driver's License issued in the United States.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
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