Amentum

Preventative Maintenance Foreman

Amentum

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: McMurdo Station • United States

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About the role

  • Supervise the activities of Facilities Preventative Maintenance Shop and personnel
  • Supervise and perform hands-on diagnosis, repair, and scheduled Preventative Maintenance on existing facilities, equipment, systems, and infrastructure
  • Support installation and commissioning of equipment and systems
  • Determine proper maintenance procedures and plan maintenance tasks
  • Coordinate and ensure availability of bench stock supplies
  • Timely response to emergency service calls during and outside normal working hours
  • Maintain effective communication between departments and represent department as needed at operational meetings
  • Assist with ensuring accurate material and labor charge code use, and accurate timecard submittal
  • Interact with the National Science Foundation, military and other agency officials, both over the telephone and in person
  • Accurate and thorough documentation of hours worked, tasking performed, materials used, and processes involved
  • Advise supervisor of job progress, material/labor requirements, and personnel matters
  • Accomplish tasking working from Job Plans, verbal information, schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams, documents, vendor/manufacturer manuals, and applicable specifications and codes.
  • Follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), suggest revisions as needed, and create SOPs as directed
  • Perform tasking outdoors in environmentally challenging conditions including wind and extreme cold weather
  • Routinely utilize independent judgment and discretion to identify potential issues and solve problems
  • Proactively identify any unsafe conditions, hazards, or Code violations and communicate them effectively
  • Work directly with other departments to plan and complete tasking
  • Learn and utilize computer-based labor, material, and maintenance tracking applications
  • May deploy to remote research support facilities for day trips or extended periods (McMurdo Only)
  • Evaluate labor and material needs for tasking and assign duties to subordinate staff as appropriate
  • Interpret schedules, design drawings, specifications and diagrams to carry out tasking
  • Routinely inspect worksites and evaluate staff tasking
  • Ensure staff attendance of required trainings and maintain records of departmental trainings
  • Evaluate and identify job hazards and effectively communicate information to staff verbally and in writing through various venues, including weekly and daily crew meetings
  • Responsible for providing timely performance feedback to staff and timely submission of end-of-season evaluations to Human Resources
  • Provide suggestions and recommendations for re-hiring, termination and advancement of staff
  • Works with Human Resources to address conflict or personnel issues as they arise
  • Handle confidential matters (personnel actions, management reports, etc.) in accordance with management policy and with the highest degree of professionalism
  • Communicate professionally, both orally and in writing, with subordinates as needed to relay information they need in order to be successful in their jobs
  • This includes, but is not limited to, staff meetings, performance appraisals, job requirements, division metrics, Quality Assurance procedures, and safety practices
  • Assist with the ordering of resupply materials for the department to maintain adequate inventory on station
  • Access, review, and approve employee timesheets and Maximo Work Orders
  • Occasionally utilize the assistance of other station personnel to complete tasking, or assist other trades or departments with their tasking
  • Comply with all ASC Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH), Waste Management and Quality Assurance requirements
  • Implement and maintain Work Center Safety Program and participate in ASC safety objectives
  • Participate in community programs such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (station clean-up), “GASH” (galley clean-up at Palmer), and recycling efforts
  • Perform other duties as required

Requirements

  • High School diploma or GED
  • Minimum six years of documented experience in all phases of preventive and corrective maintenance, including industrial and/or commercial facilities maintenance experience on refrigeration, HVAC, combustion heating appliances, plumbing, and electrical.
  • Minimum three of the six years’ experience must be in a lead, supervisor or foreman role
  • Experience with oil fired combustion heating appliances (South Pole)
  • The ability to read design drawings, specifications, and diagrams is required
  • Minimum intermediate level computer skills with MS Office Suite experience to include Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Be able and willing to learn and effectively utilize computer-based labor, inventory, and maintenance tracking applications
Benefits
  • 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
  • Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
preventive maintenancecorrective maintenanceHVACrefrigerationcombustion heating appliancesplumbingelectricalreading design drawingsschedulingdocumentation
Soft skills
supervisioncommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkleadershiptime managementconflict resolutionattention to detailindependent judgmentprofessionalism
Certifications
High School diplomaGED