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Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success.\nSummary:\nProvide direct support to the Fleet Operations Foremen, Supervisor or Traverse Operations Manager ensuring efficient and productive operations within the department. Leads small teams under the guidance of a Foreman or the Supervisor to accomplish specific projects and tasks along with helping to coordinate daily tasking for the Operators and direct projects such as loading cargo, fuel bladder filling, and leading by example as they teach Operators Standard Operating Procedures. Occasionally interact and coordinate with other ASC departments in support of the above. This is both a working and operating lead position with physical labor, and support tasking responsibilities in addition to leadership and operating responsibilities.\nPosition Responsibilities\nAll Heavy Equipment Operators:\nImplements and maintains a safe workplace program and ensures that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.\nSafely and proficiently operate and/or over-see the operation of light vehicles such as pickups, heavy equipment such as bulldozers, articulating loaders, excavators, graders, backhoes, fork-lifts, tele-handlers, snow blasters, tracked agricultural tractors, piston bullys, dump-trucks, snow moving and grooming equipment, etc, \nOperate autonomously to complete specific tasks and projects in support of Fleet Operations.\nEffectively lead small groups of people to achieve departmental goals on a daily, weekly, and sometimes longer-term basis under the guidance of a Foreman or the Supervisor. These small teams may include equipment operators, heavy equipment operators, and others.\nCoordinate with other HEO Leads and Foremen within Fleet Operations to ensure department-wide goals and daily operations are met and department wide resources are used efficiently.\nPerform daily equipment checks and ensure that all safety and maintenance issues are reported to the Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) daily via proper reporting methods and channels. (Ex: Submit Work Order to VMF for repair)\nTracks equipment hours daily and notifies Fleet Operations Foreman/Traverse Shop Foreman any time equipment is within 25 hours of its PM due hours.\nEnsure all team members are properly trained and evaluated in the safe use of any piece of equipment prior to allowing that team member to use the equipment unsupervised.\nProvide written reports as needed summarizing work completed, issues encountered, lessons learned, equipment status, etc to ensure effective passing of information from shift to shift.\nComplete daily work requests and assignments in a timely manner. \nAttend meetings as needed to gain knowledge from and ensure coordination with all other departments in support of ASC operations.\nProvide input to the Foremen and the Supervisor aiding in the completion of preseason, mid-season, and end-of-season team member performance evaluations in accordance with established HR procedures.\nEnsure all spills are properly reported and cleaned up per existing SOP’s.\nRead and understand the manufacturers operating manual for each piece of equipment prior to operation.\nComplies with and ensures all team members understand and comply with ASC Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance goals and requirements.\nReports and documents incidents in a timely manner.\nPerforms physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of tall vehicles and heavy equipment, crawling as needed, working outdoors in extreme cold, and walking long distances daily. \nSnow shoveling, ice-chipping, and other forms of manual labor required due to location of position. \nMaintains self-control and represents ASC-Amentum to the highest standards during on and off hours \nPerforms duties in support of Operations Division metrics (as provided by supervisor).\nSupports the achievement of ASC metrics, whether metrics are directly or indirectly affected by this position’s work activities.\nComplies with all ASC Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.\nPerforms other duties as required.\nSPoT Only:\nOperates heavy equipment as required, including the following activities: Grading, 9,000lb knuckle boom crane operation, snow removal, traverse and equipment recovery operations, fueling bladders, loading/unloading cargo, perform basic maintenance on sleds and housing modules, runway construction and maintenance, recovery of science equipment including NASA payloads.\nCounting, packing, and tracking supplies, food, fuel bladder filling, and gear for assigned traverses.\nOperates on assigned traverse for no less than a 50-day duration to the South Pole and back at least once, (twice if assigned to SPOT 1 and 3).\nBecome proficient in reading Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) for crevasse detection to act as backup to the Supervisor and Mountaineer.\nLubricates, checks fluids, and performs safety inspection and minor maintenance as required prior to operation of any equipment.\nArranges equipment maintenance according to manufacturer recommendations or as directed by the Vehicle Maintenance Facility and Supervisor, Fleet Operations.\nRequired Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses:\nHigh School diploma or GED\nFour years of experience as a heavy equipment operator (such as those outlined above) is required.\nSPoT positions require a minimum of 1 previous season with MCM Fleet Operations or South Pole Traverse\nExpected Skills and Competencies:\nTeam player and group dynamics are of the utmost importance. \nPreferred:\nPrior supervisory/leadership experience.\nHigh school graduate or equivalent. \nFamiliarity with Microsoft Office.\nGeneral knowledge and understanding of project schedules.\nPrior project management experience.\nPrior cold-climate equipment operations experience.\nClass A CDL.\nSnow grooming, moving experience.\nA clear understanding of grade and drainage. \nRigging certifications.\nFamiliarity with Microsoft Office.\nGeneral knowledge and understanding of project schedules and planning.\nPrior experience working in austere environments.\nAbility to thrive in an equipment and resource limited environment.\nAbility to work in an environment with regular Re-Directs and Change Orders in a calm, collected and respectful manner. With McMurdo Station under a complete rebuild new tasking, weather and priorities are the norm rather than the exception.\nPhysical and/or Other Requirements:\nWillingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods\nSuccessful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica\nSuccessful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer\nSuccessful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF\nMust be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.\nMust 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.\nMust participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.\nValid Driver’s License issued in the United States\nNo 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.\nSafety - 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.\nQuality - 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. 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