Heavy Equipment Operator Job at Amentum (McMurdo Station)

Job Description

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. 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.

Job Responsibility

Implements and maintains a safe workplace program and ensures that safety is the highest priority in the workplace
Is responsible for the safe and technically proficient operation of heavy and light equipment such as bulldozers, articulating loaders, excavators, graders, backhoes, fork-lifts, trenchers, snow blasters, traverse equipment, tracked agricultural tractors, PistenBully, Mattracks, dump trucks, snow moving and grooming equipment, etc.
Operates heavy equipment as required, including but not limited to the following activities in both dirt and snow: Road grading, ditch cleaning, trench excavation, movement, stockpiling, loading of aggregate/snow, snow plowing, snow removal, loading/unloading of trucks/trailers, material handling, disabled vehicle recovery, road construction and maintenance, airfield construction and maintenance, loading/unloading of shipping containers
Performs physical activities daily including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of tall vehicles/heavy equipment, crawling as needed, working outdoors in extreme cold, snow shoveling, ice-chipping, walking long distances daily and other forms of manual labor are required
Performs daily equipment checks to ensure all equipment is properly maintained and in safe operating condition
Notates any repair or maintenance needs on the daily check list and notifies foreman of these items daily
Checks all fluids and immediately notifies the foreman or supervisor of any deficiencies and takes corrective action prior to operation
Performs daily safety inspection per the manufacturers daily check list and performs minor maintenance as required prior to operation of any equipment
Tracks equipment hours daily and notifies Fleet Operations, Traverse Shop Foreman, or immediate supervisor any time equipment is within 25 hours of its PM due hours
Performs general duties as required in support of Fleet Operations and ASC
Complies with all ASC Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals
Provides documentation to these divisions as necessary
Works to achieve ASC goals and contractual commitments
Read and understand the manufacturers operating manual for each piece of equipment prior to operation
Accurately records time worked, and equipment hours used daily in Maximo and timecard
Performs other duties as required
Operates 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
Operates 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)
Lubricates, checks fluids, and performs safety inspection and minor maintenance as required prior to operation of any equipment
Arranges equipment maintenance according to manufacturer recommendations or as directed by the Vehicle Maintenance Facility and Supervisor, Fleet Operations

Requirements

High School diploma or GED
Four years of experience as a heavy equipment operator

Nice to have

Class "A" CDL Driver's License
A clear understanding of grade and drainage
Rigging certifications
Familiarity with Microsoft Office
General knowledge and understanding of project schedules and planning
Prior cold-climate equipment operations experience
Snow grooming, moving experience
Prior experience working in austere environments
Prior supervisory/leadership experience, and/or project management experience
Ability to thrive in an equipment and resource limited environment

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