Assistant Air Transportation Management Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Summary:

Supports cargo and passenger movements to and frombothMcMurdoand South PoleStations, Antarctica.

Position Responsibilities:

• Conductsand documentsdaily maintenance checks on automated and manual material handling equipment, including pallet jacks, forklifts,Delta III transport vehicles, passengervansand 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 storinghazardousmaterials, special cargo, mail, and passenger baggage.

• Palletizes cargo for shipment via cargoaircraft, ensuring cargo is secured withappropriate devicesand equipmentin accordance withcurrent USAF regulations.

• Ensures proper handling and loading of hazardous cargo according to militaryand/or commercialtransportation regulations.

• Transports cargo to and from airfields and storage areas.

• Loads and unloads cargo and passengeraircraftaccording to established procedures.

• Checks arriving cargo against manifest, and documents overage, shortage, or damage.

• Receives,identifiesand distributes cargo to end users in an efficientmanner without compromising condition of cargo.

• Conducts quality assurance checks throughout the cargo movement and pallet building process, reporting any damage to cargo or equipmentimmediatelyto asupervisorfor further documentation.

• Maintains and performs required preventative maintenance and inventory oftie-downequipment, including 463L Air Force pallets, cargo straps and nets,chainsand tensioners.

• Identifies,labelsand prepares damagedaircraftpallets and tie-down equipment for shipment to CONUS or Christchurch, New Zealand.

• Responsible formaintaininga safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in theworkplace.

• Attendsand/or presentsdaily/weekly safety meetings.

• Performs other duties asrequired.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

• High School diploma orGED

• Minimum 6 months experience in functions such asloading and unloading aircraft; operation of material handling and other types of loading equipment or devices;processing, scheduling, and maintaining records relating to passengerand cargo movement byairlift;or successful completion of one Austral Summer season in the ATSApprentice position.

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred:

• Previousexperience with remotelogisticsoperations.

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.

• Mustparticipatein community programs, such as "house-mouse" (chores), "daisy-picking" (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safetyobjectives.

• Valid Driver's License issued in the United States

• No clearance requirement but the contract and/or the site requires US Citizenship to be approved for access. (includes NACI / T1, MRPT, CAC): Must be able to obtain andmaintainfacility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship isrequiredfor facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Safety- Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing andmaintaininga safe work environment. Asappropriate, each employeeis responsible forcompleting all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddyaid responsibilities,participatingin emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality- Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations.Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance- Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policiespertaining tojob.