Medical jobs in Antarctica

Summary:

Assist with the packaging, marking, labeling, documenting, and moving all USAP material from McMurdo Station to outlying field locations, the United States, and other international destinations.

Position Responsibilities:

• Is responsible for ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace

• Safely operates material handling equipment (pallet jacks, forklifts 4,000-15000 lbs. capacities), passenger vans, and pick-up trucks

• Receives and delivers science and technical event cargo

• Responsible for accurately processing outgoing shipments, ensuring all participants meet packaging, marking, labeling, and documentation requirements

• Responsible for identifying and safely handling dangerous goods

• Tracks intracontinental using a scanner linked to Maximo

• Coordinates with Grantees, ASC Workcenters, other USAP Agencies, and the U.S. Military to move mission-critical material on time

• Assist in packing temperature-sensitive samples for transport to the United States and international institutions

• Attends daily and weekly safety meetings and occasionally presents weekly safety lectures

• Will frequently perform strenuous physical work

• Works weekends and extra hours as required

• Performs other duties as required

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:

• High School diploma or GED

• A minimum of 2 years of diversified experience in the cargo shipping industry, warehouse operations, heavy equipment, or equivalent experience is required.

Expected Skills and Competencies:

• Good customer service and customer resolution skills are required.

• Good organizational and verbal/written communication skills are required.

• Must be familiar with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Preferred:

• An understanding of remote site and/or polar logistics.

• A minimum of 2 years cargo or supply previous experience with the USAP.

• Previous experience in shipping temperature controlled cargo.

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

• 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 and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in 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 policies pertaining to job.