Job Description
**Position Responsibilities:**
+ Contributes to and generally supports efforts relating to Amentum’s SafeUp® Program.
+ Serves as a liaison with various Antarctica Support Contract (ASC) work centers and agencies and Antarctica New Zealand (AntNZ) personnel to ensure accurate and efficient cargo/passenger operations for both day and night shifts.
+ Coordinates transportation assets, personnel support, and equipment necessary to successfully conduct Antarctic Terminal Operations (ATO) functions at multiple airfields.
+ Maintains operational control over the Movement Control Center (MCC) cargo yards, cargo bay, airfields, and equipment.
+ Provides operational direction to ATO cargo and airfield personnel, and indirect operational direction for passenger services and shuttles personnel.
+ Supervises Airfield Shift Supervisor, Load Planner, and Air Transportation Specialist II positions.
+ Evaluates employees' performance throughout the season and provides end-of-season evaluations.
+ Responsible for training Load Planners and overseeing training for all other cargo personnel.
+ Responsible for the quality assurance of aircraft pallets, including hazardous segregation and proper restraint, aircraft load plans, and hazardous material documentation.
+ Implements standard operating procedures and assists in the review and revision of operating procedures, as required.
+ Interfaces with USAP Cargo staff, Cargo Coordinators, Fixed Wing personnel, and/or grantees to coordinate cargo priorities for all outgoing flights.
+ Ensures established priorities for passenger and cargo movements are adhered to for each outgoing flight.
+ Assists with the proper handling and monitoring of call forward or priority passenger/cargo requests.
+ Serves as the ATO point of contact (POC) for passenger and cargo issues in the absence of the Passenger Services Supervisor, Vehicle Operations Supervisor, MCC Supervisor and/or USAP Cargo Supervisor.
+ Helps field and troubleshoot cargo queries regarding aircraft loading issues, cargo/passenger priorities, and any other ATO-related discrepancies that may arise.
+ Assists the MCC Supervisor with completing safety/accident/incident reports.
+ Interacts with the National Science Foundation (NSF), military personnel, and other agency officials in a professional and tactful manner.
+ Plans and conducts daily/weekly safety meetings and maintains attendance and subject matter documentation.
+ Responsible for implementing and maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
+ Performs other duties as required.
**Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:**
+ Bachelor’s Degree and at least two years’ experience in aviation/transportation including managing staff schedules, data management and resource tracking. An additional four years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
+ Airlift Mobility Command (AMC) Load Planner Certification must be attained prior to deployment; training is provided if current certification is not already held.
+ A minimum of two years of supervisory or leadership experience.
**Expected Skills and Competencies:**
+ Intermediate skills working within Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
+ Strong multi-tasking, organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
+ Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
**Preferred:**
+ Previous experience with remote site logistics, preferably with the USAP.
+ Knowledge of passenger and cargo movement functions, including transport aircraft types, capabilities, and configurations; weight and balance factors; airlift transportation directives and documentation; cargo securing techniques; and interpreting and following aircraft load plans. Familiarity with automated data processing programs such as MAXIMO and ICODES.
**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.
+ Contributes to and generally supports efforts relating to Amentum’s SafeUp® Program.
+ Serves as a liaison with various Antarctica Support Contract (ASC) work centers and agencies and Antarctica New Zealand (AntNZ) personnel to ensure accurate and efficient cargo/passenger operations for both day and night shifts.
+ Coordinates transportation assets, personnel support, and equipment necessary to successfully conduct Antarctic Terminal Operations (ATO) functions at multiple airfields.
+ Maintains operational control over the Movement Control Center (MCC) cargo yards, cargo bay, airfields, and equipment.
+ Provides operational direction to ATO cargo and airfield personnel, and indirect operational direction for passenger services and shuttles personnel.
+ Supervises Airfield Shift Supervisor, Load Planner, and Air Transportation Specialist II positions.
+ Evaluates employees' performance throughout the season and provides end-of-season evaluations.
+ Responsible for training Load Planners and overseeing training for all other cargo personnel.
+ Responsible for the quality assurance of aircraft pallets, including hazardous segregation and proper restraint, aircraft load plans, and hazardous material documentation.
+ Implements standard operating procedures and assists in the review and revision of operating procedures, as required.
+ Interfaces with USAP Cargo staff, Cargo Coordinators, Fixed Wing personnel, and/or grantees to coordinate cargo priorities for all outgoing flights.
+ Ensures established priorities for passenger and cargo movements are adhered to for each outgoing flight.
+ Assists with the proper handling and monitoring of call forward or priority passenger/cargo requests.
+ Serves as the ATO point of contact (POC) for passenger and cargo issues in the absence of the Passenger Services Supervisor, Vehicle Operations Supervisor, MCC Supervisor and/or USAP Cargo Supervisor.
+ Helps field and troubleshoot cargo queries regarding aircraft loading issues, cargo/passenger priorities, and any other ATO-related discrepancies that may arise.
+ Assists the MCC Supervisor with completing safety/accident/incident reports.
+ Interacts with the National Science Foundation (NSF), military personnel, and other agency officials in a professional and tactful manner.
+ Plans and conducts daily/weekly safety meetings and maintains attendance and subject matter documentation.
+ Responsible for implementing and maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
+ Performs other duties as required.
**Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:**
+ Bachelor’s Degree and at least two years’ experience in aviation/transportation including managing staff schedules, data management and resource tracking. An additional four years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
+ Airlift Mobility Command (AMC) Load Planner Certification must be attained prior to deployment; training is provided if current certification is not already held.
+ A minimum of two years of supervisory or leadership experience.
**Expected Skills and Competencies:**
+ Intermediate skills working within Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
+ Strong multi-tasking, organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
+ Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
**Preferred:**
+ Previous experience with remote site logistics, preferably with the USAP.
+ Knowledge of passenger and cargo movement functions, including transport aircraft types, capabilities, and configurations; weight and balance factors; airlift transportation directives and documentation; cargo securing techniques; and interpreting and following aircraft load plans. Familiarity with automated data processing programs such as MAXIMO and ICODES.
**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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