Job Summary:

Amentum is currently seeking a Warehouse Specialist Lead for the Hazardous Materials Minimization Center (HMMC) Okinawa.  Under a United States Marine Corps Installation Pacific (MCIPAC) contract, HMMC provides hazardous material and hazardous waste support services to the US Marines Corps, unit and tenant customers located on Okinawa.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Warehouse Specialist Lead performs a variety of warehousing duties that require an understanding of the operation's storage plan.  In addition to the essential responsibilities, the Warehouse Specialist Lead provides daily work assignment to Warehouse Specialists assigned to the work center, which includes performance of general duties and responsibilities associated with the efficient flow of materials and processes associated with the warehouse function.

This position has a rotating shift and will be subject to shift changes, weekend, holiday and overtime work.  Shift work, weekends, mandatory overtime (with proper notice given) and cross-training can be required in order to meet daily/weekly workload requirements.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Warehouse Specialist Lead is a working employee charged with the responsibility of leading, directing, and approving the work of Warehouse Specialists.  Position reports to a manager.
• Performs a variety of warehousing duties that require an understanding of the operation's storage plan.
• Arranges and takes inventory of stored hazardous materials (HM), examines stored HM and reports deterioration and damage.  Removes HM from storage and prepares it for delivery or disposition.
• Operates hand or power trucks/vehicles in performing warehousing duties.
• Verifies material, shipments, and orders against receiving documents; notes and reports discrepancies and obvious damages; route materials to prescribed storage locations; stores, stacks or palletizes material in accordance with prescribed storage methods.
• Makes detailed work allocations to accomplish priority tasks
• Responsible for furnishing sufficient and accurate information to management and to employees working under his/her direction.
• Interprets information, answer questions, reviews and checks/inspects work, and eliminates ordinary difficulties.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• High school graduate or equivalent.  Twelve months of hazardous materials or hazardous waste related experience and training required.  Post high school training or experience in hazardous material/waste handling and safety procedures preferred. 
• Working knowledge of hazardous material handling techniques. 
• Must possess a valid drivers license or have the ability to obtain one with 30 days of start date.
• Forklift experience preferred.  Must be able to obtain a forklift license within 45 days of start date.
• Must complete training mandated by the company within 30 days of start date.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos and have the ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to apply instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certified within the past year preferred.
• Two (2) years experience working in a hazardous material operations and knowledge and experience with waste disposal operations preferred.
• Current Overseas Hazardous Waste Facility Operations (OFACOPS) certification

WORK ENVIRONMENT, PHYSICAL DEMANDS, AND MENTAL DEMANDS:

Other Responsibilities:

Safety – Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.