Weekend Logistics Jobs in Laurel, MS (NOW HIRING)

Summary:

Reporting to theLogistics Specialist Lead,the Logistics Specialist. Provides professional customer service to internal and external clients. This roleis responsible forensuringaccuratedata entry,physical receiving, transferring, issuing, and inventory management of ASC and NSF material.Processes,packages,and stages an average of 12,000lbs of retrograde cargo percruise.Offloads, receives,anddelivers an average of 40,000lbs of southbound cargo per cruise.Makes recommendations concerning inventory improvement.Assistswith coordination of port call planning andparticipatesin long-shore cargo handling duties involving 20' containers and break-bulk cargo. Successfully balances worktaskingwith community and volunteer tasking.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversees the packaging, crating, and documentation, for all northbound cargo. Ensures all cargo is labeled,storedand packed properly This includes property of science, construction, operations, maintenance or other USAP agency cargo being transported from Palmer Station to CONUS, OCONUS and Punta Arenas.

• Responsible formaintainingthe preliminary north-bound manifest.

• Interacts with ASC Departments, Grantees, and Subcontractors to ensure thetimelyarrival and receipt of material.

• Oversees quality assurance practices throughout the cargo movement and container loading and unloading process.

• Responsible formaintainingthe Maximo Inventory and Shipping Modules within the Maximo Database. Manages data entry of Maximoin regard toShipping Number creation and editing.

• Maintains records of north-bound and south-bound shipping documentation.

• Receives, stores and issues/returns materials in support of all department operations including forklift support asrequired.Researchstock information todeterminelocations and stock levels using the ERP database.

• Completes electronic purchase requisition receiving and data entry for cargo received on station.

• Researches and provides WODS (wrong, overage,damagedor short) reports on any discrepancies for materials received.

• Producesstandardand/or custom reports for ASC departments with-in MAXIMO.

• Conducts inventories of station supplies andmaintainsmaps of several outside storage locations.

• Participates in long-shore cargo handling duties involving 20' shipping containers, break-bulk and hazardous cargo weighing up to 20,000lbs. This includes handling taglines for both south-bound and north-bound cargo.

• Participate in onsite emergency response team& trainings.

• Coordinates with Grantees and ASC departments for the receiving,accurateprocessing,timelypackingand movement of mission critical material.

• Fields and troubleshoots cargo queries presented to theLogisticsdepartmentregardingcargo, MAXIMO issues and any other Logistics-related discrepancies that may arise.

• Required tooperateheavy equipment to load/un-load cargo out of shipping containers and move cargo around station as requested.

• Frequently works outdoors in inclement weather forlong periodsof timefrequentlyperforming strenuous physical work

• Willfrequentlyclimb vertical ladders into and out of equipment and platforms to access cargo

• Supports operations that occur after normal work hours or on ASC days off.

• Responsible formaintainingPalmer Stations SDS library.

• Responsible for general housekeeping andmaintainswarehouse and Outside Storage Area (OSA) in an organized and clean manner.

• Other duties as assigned by Logistics department management; outdoor work will berequiredin varying temperatures.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

• High School diploma orGED

• Minimumoftwo(2)years' experience working in any of the following fields: Inventory materials management, purchasing, warehousing, cargo, transportation, or supply chain logistics including the use of forklifts, hand trucks and other powered and non-powered lifting devices or a minimum of one season experience working in the Transportation and Logistics (T&L) department or related areas in Antarctica.

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• Intermediate skills with minimum one year of Microsoft Office Suite (primarily Excel,Wordand PowerPoint)

• Strong analytical, organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Strong ability to multi-task.

• High attention to detail with high aptitude for detailed problem solving. Self-motivated with capability to make sound decisions.

• Creative Thinking:Demonstratesoriginality and imagination in thinking while developing a solution to a problem.

• Business Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents clearly and succinctly across a variety of communication settings and adjusts communication style to the audience.

• Conflict Management: Views conflict as an opportunity to find common ground and gain cooperation from all parties. Reads situations quickly, actively listens, and settles disagreements and disputes equitably.

• Operations Systems: Understands and uses systems and tools used for day-to-day operation of a facility. Navigates ERP systemin order toretrieve data accurately and effectively.

Preferred:

• Familiarity and capability toidentifycommodities in a specific area: Medical/Dental; Construction/Residential Repair; Automotive/Heavy & Industrial Equipment; Science/Lab Support; Food/Beverage/Retail; Office/Hotel/Janitorial Supplies; Electrical/Plumbing/Utilities/Carpentry/Fire Safety; Information Technology/Communications supplies.

• Working knowledge of materials movement, purchasing, inventory,shippingindustryand hazardous materials.

• IBM Maximo experience.

• Experience with remote sitelogisticsis highly desirable. Experience with polarlogisticsoperations is preferred.

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.