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CRITICAL LIFT & TRANSPORT TECHNICIAN (CRANE OPERATIONS) - NIGHT SHIFT

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for Falcon 9 stages, Payload, Dragon capsule, Starship and associated ground support equipment (GSE) movement across Cape Canaveral and KSC launch site
• Perform preventative maintenance on mobile cranes, cranes and SPMTs
• Work with a team of technicians and engineers to ensure transport systems and equipment are maintained with the highest level of quality to support current and future manifest
• Utilize heavy machinery (forklift, telescopic, overhead crane) to lift and move flight hardware and associated GSE after delivery and prior to shipping
• Evaluate in-transit risks and provide on-site solutions to alleviate risk. Including: routes, repairs, escorts, and drivers - includes physical escorts across launch sites
• Pack up and organize cross country shipping fixtures and associated hardware for return to respective shipping site
• Perform preventative maintenance and repair of shipping fixtures and GSE
• Organize, procure and maintain tools needed to offload and pack up flight hardware 
• Develop, document and coordinate work instructions with management team to ensure efficient packaging of flight hardware and equipment is maintained
• Perform route surveys prior to scheduled flight hardware moves 
• Make recommendations to management to improve the health, timing, and safety of all movements
• Use various mechanical tools without instruction
• Troubleshoot operational issues found on vehicle pressure systems
• Maintain and install fluid system components from a schematic or drawing including ball and check valves, pressure regulator and gauges, etc.
• Set up, inspect, operate and perform maintenance on hydraulic self-propelled modular transporters, hydraulic booms and crawler cranes.
• Perform tear down and assembly of different configurations associated with Cranes and SPMTs
• Core traits that empower this success are strong written and oral communication skills, a meticulous attention to detail, an emphasis on safety, cleanliness, adherence to corporate policies and standards, and the ability to work with a team

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 1+ years of professional experience in critical lift or heavy haul operations

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must be well organized and able to multi-task, detail oriented while also working within time constraints and deadlines
• 2+ years of experience with SPMTs operations and/or Hydraulic lift trailers
• 2+ years of Mobile hydraulic and/or Crawler cranes for delicate lifting operations (ex. Wind farms, power plants, oil refineries) and 2+ years of experience in rigging
• NCCCO/NCCER certifications in crane, rigging, ironworking and heavy equipment operations (ex. TLL, TSS, LAT, OVR, RIG-I-II, SGP)
• Commercial driver's license A with Hazmat endorsement
• Excels at operating in an extremely fast paced and dynamic environment (schedules fluctuate often)
• Associate degree in aerospace technology or equivalent area of study
• Experience within aerospace or automotive production
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting complex fluid and mechanical systems
• Familiarity with calibrated measurement devices including load cells, multimeters, calipers, torque wrenches, depth gauges, and micrometers
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Ability to work  one of the following shifts:
  
  • Monday - Friday 5:00pm - 3:30am
• Able to lift 35 lbs. unassisted
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
• Ability to work at elevated heights (up to 300 feet), including the use of ladder
• Ability to work in confined spaces
• Willingness to operate heavy machinery such as forklifts and overhead cranes
• Travel to other sites will be required, up to 10% of the time
• Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments - heat, cold, rain, ice
• Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, and noise