Summary

Supports cargo and passenger movements to and from both McMurdo and South Pole Stations, Antarctica.

Position Responsibilities

- Conduct and document daily maintenance checks on automated and manual material handling equipment, including pallet jacks, forklifts, Delta III transport vehicles, passenger vans, and pick‑up trucks.

- Use material handling equipment for cargo loading and unloading operations, including wheeled forklifts with 4,000–15,000 lb. capacities and cargo sleds.

- Follow safety and security precautions for handling and storing hazardous materials, special cargo, mail, and passenger baggage.

- Palletize cargo for shipment via cargo aircraft, ensuring cargo is secured with appropriate devices and equipment in accordance with current USAF regulations.

- Ensure proper handling and loading of hazardous cargo according to military and/or commercial transportation regulations.

- Transport cargo to and from airfields and storage areas.

- Load and unload cargo and passenger aircraft according to established procedures.

- Check arriving cargo against manifest, and document overage, shortage, or damage.

- Receive, identify, and distribute cargo to end users efficiently without compromising cargo condition.

- Conduct quality assurance checks throughout the cargo movement and pallet building process, reporting any damage to cargo or equipment immediately to a supervisor for further documentation.

- Maintain and perform required preventive maintenance and inventory of tie‑down equipment, including 463L Air Force pallets, cargo straps and nets, chains, and tensioners.

- Identify, label, and prepare damaged aircraft pallets and tie‑down equipment for shipment to CONUS or Christchurch, Recent Zealand.





- Maintain a safe workplace and ensure that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.

- Attend and/or present at daily/weekly safety meetings.

- Perform other duties as required.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses

- High School diploma or GED.

- Minimum six months experience in functions such as loading and unloading aircraft; operation of material handling and other types of loading equipment or devices; processing, scheduling, and maintaining records relating to passenger and cargo movement by airlift; or successful completion of one Austral Summer season in the ATSA Apprentice position.

Expected Skills and Competencies

- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred

- Previous experience with remote logistics operations.

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.

- Ability to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.

- Ability 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.

- Participation in community programs such as “house‑mouse,” “daisy‑picking,” recycling efforts, and safety objectives.

- Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States.

- US citizenship required for facility credentials/authorization; must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.

📌 Air Transportation Specialist I (McMurdo)
🏢 Amentum
📍 McMurdo