TDY Shop Foreman - Ziegler Cat Training

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. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Directs the maintenance and repair of Antarctic equipment.  

• Functions as recognized technical expert in the field of Antarctic equipment maintenance and repair.  

• Performs extremely complex repairs on a broad range of equipment in the shop and in the field.  

• Responsible for corrective maintenance accomplishment as outlined by program management.  

• Directs the work of all skilled workers, administrators and helpers engaged in the repair and upkeep of assigned mobile and stationary equipment, associated tooling and materials, and supporting parts stock.  

• Ensures work request priorities are completed and adjusts tasking as mission requires in order to meet urgent needs.  

• Coordinates work requirements and assigns personnel to specific tasks.  

• Executes and/or monitors all in-progress work to ensure quality, timely completion and control of material.  

• Delegates assigned tasks and performs inspections of all work in progress on a daily basis.  

• Documents work order progress and communicates issues that arise with customers and management.  

• Maintains records of shop activities, on both individual work orders and permanent technical documentation.  

• Prepares and submits reports on the progress of all new work projects, and individuals assigned.  

• Generates requisitions for supplies.   Provides assessments of and recommendations for, equipment.  

• Supports achievement of ASC metrics, whether metrics can be directly or indirectly affected by this position’s activities.   

• Complies with ASC Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals, and ensures that subordinate employees do the same.  

• Maintains and provides documentation to others as necessary to ensure adequate legal documentation.     

• Handles confidential matters (personnel actions, management reports, etc.) in accordance with management policy.  

• Responsible for the training and development of the crew assigned, to include a healthy safety culture and an environment of technical competence and professional execution of a world-class maintenance program.