Packing and Crating Specialist

Amentum • Anchorage, AK

1d

About The Position

Performs traffic management and cargo-handling duties, including operating general- and special-purpose vehicles, materials-handling equipment, and cranes. Transports, handles, and processes cargo for transportation modes, including loading and offloading 463L pallets, containers, and trucks. Ensures compliance with applicable USAF mandatory requirements, the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and Amentum’s ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS).

Prepares freight for shipment by packing, crating, weighing, marking, labeling, and documenting cargo. Inspects, documents, and certifies hazardous materials as required; prepares cargo in accordance with regulations, instructions, technical orders, and procedures; and prepares shipping documents with limited assistance. Assigns or obtains Transportation Control Numbers (TCNs) and maintains a TCN log. Supports 463L asset and stock-level management; inspects incoming freight for damage, reports discrepancies, and inventories and loads outbound freight. May use automated systems and office equipment to process and document freight.

The role operates and positions material handling equipment (MHE), wide-body loaders, and cranes, and safely transports explosives from storage facilities to flight-line explosive parking and marshaling areas. It maintains required traffic-management and air-terminal publications, forms, and files. The employee must follow safety, quality, operational, and environmental procedures and may be assigned other duties. The work takes place in an office, maintenance shop, or warehouse and may require extended outdoor work, travel domestically and internationally, and use of required personal protective equipment. This is an hourly, overtime-eligible Service Contract Act (SCA) position; compensation is hourly, and SCA health-and-welfare payments may apply in addition to the base hourly rate.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English at a beginner level.
• Valid home-country driver’s license and ability to obtain a host-nation driver’s license.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain the clearance.
• Physically capable of performing required duties, including lifting, pushing, or pulling at least 50 pounds and extensive equipment handling and lifting.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and work in environments that may involve extreme noise.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supervising a diverse international workforce.
• Previous experience in logistics or shipping.
• Familiarity with supply, TMO, and air-cargo documentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare freight for shipment, including packing, crating, weighing, marking, labeling, and documenting cargo.
• Inspect, document, and certify hazardous materials as required.
• Prepare and handle cargo according to regulations, instructions, technical orders, and procedures.
• Prepare required shipping documents with limited assistance.
• Assign or obtain Transportation Control Numbers (TCNs) and maintain a TCN log.
• Assist in maintaining War Reserve Materiel (WRM) and operational stock levels of 463L assets.
• Load and offload 463L pallets, containers, and trucks in a timely manner.
• Inventory and inspect incoming freight for damage before acceptance and report discrepancies to a supervisor.
• Inventory and document outbound freight and load it into containers or onto trucks.
• Use automated computer systems and programs, as applicable, to process and document freight.
• Operate and position MHE, wide-body loaders, and cranes to load and offload trucks, containers, and pallets according to prescribed procedures.
• Safely transport explosives from storage facilities to flight-line explosive parking and marshaling areas.
• Maintain publications, forms, and files required for traffic management and air-terminal operations.
• Operate computers, printers, and fax machines as needed.
• Follow applicable safety, quality, operational, and environmental procedures; complete required training and safety responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Potential additional health-and-welfare payment for each hour worked under SCA provisions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED