Aerostat Shift Lead

Tyonek Native Corporation•Cudjoe Key, FL

About The Position

Tyonek is performing operations and sustainment support for the Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations office. As a working shift lead and member of an ARGOS team, the shift lead will create a positive work environment that promotes a culture of ARGOS teamwork, mutual respect, and individual ARGOS job skills growth. The shift lead is the site lead's "point man" and, as such, must assume control in the site lead's absence, ensure the site lead's directions are followed, complete specific assigned tasks, and monitor maintenance concerns.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
At least 5 years working in a DoD or Government Agency support field.
Microsoft software experience required.
Ability to work independently and with a team.
Ability to adapt to changing technology.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be a US resident and possess a valid US Driver's License
Successfully completion of Background Investigation with a Favorable Suitability Determination, and issuance of DHS Suitability determination.
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform post offer, pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Nice To Haves

Military experience is preferred.
Aerostat experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain flight logs, site inventories, critical sparing, and site consumables.
Monitor the aerostat's state of health to take corrective action for anomalies in pitch, roll, tether tension, winds aloft, electrical current, and ballonet and helium pressures.
Maximize flight operations and minimize weather downtime
Communicate general instructions, team/individual work assignments, and maintenance issues through daily shift change briefs.
Ensure that all unique support equipment (USE) is properly maintained, utilized in accordance with its capability, and operated only by trained ARGOS operators.
Ensure that all ARGOS equipment, components, materials, and critical spares are correctly recorded in appropriate inventories.
Ensure that PMIs are correctly performed as per the published procedures are recorded in the PMI log
Ensure OPSEC is enforced.
Report safety issues/concerns or unsafe ARGOS practices to the ARGOS chain of command.
Learn/study ARGOS manuals to increase your proficiency and ARGOS skill set.
Apply personal ARGOS technical skills to difficult maintenance/operations issues using troubleshooting and "workaround" skills/knowledge.
Train employees to recover the aerostat in potentially adverse weather conditions and recognize when the aerostat is trapped in flight and recovery is impossible.
Train in all aerostat policies and procedures.
Cross-train ARGOS technical data and procedures to the entire team.
Other duties as assigned.