This position is contingent upon Customer approval, funding, and/OR position availability.

The Disposal Yard Specialist will be based at Amentum Baghdad Diplomatic Service Center (BDSC) in Baghdad, Iraq, and serve the Base Life Support Services contract in support of the State Department.  This position will report to the Disposal Yard Manager.  The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.  

DUTIES:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace. 
• Comply with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.  
• Provide information and materials to these divisions as necessary to ensure adequate and legal documentation. 
• Ensures data accuracy and update of equipment inventory database. 
• Ensure that related data processing activities meet the requirements.  
• Process excess turn-in documentation for all controlled and non-controlled excess equipment and materials. 
• Review, reconcile, adjust and process all inventory transactions.  
• Process Survey Reports for all missing equipment. 
• Process and coordinate Equipment Transfers.  
• Perform positive verbal and written communication skills with all internal and external 
• customers. 
• Assist in a broad scope of direct and indirect support activities involving customer owned 
• equipment as necessary to complete assigned tasks.  
• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned.  

REQUIRED:

• Minimum Acceptable Experience Level: Minimum of 3 years’ experience supporting a DOD or DOS program Exposure, at least two (2) years’ of international experience. 
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Prior proven experience in Property Disposal operations with Defense Reutilization 
• Management Operations (DRMO), Hazmat experience.  
• Experience operating heavy equipment to include up to a 30K Forklift, Extended reach 
• Forklift, Material Handler, Grappler (Excavator), Front End Loader and Material Shredders.  
• Experience with cutting torches to include Plasma cutters. 
• Commitment to maintaining a high performance team which delivers customer service excellence. 
• Knowledge of principles and processes involved in supporting contract 
• responsibilities at an overseas facility. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks at a given time and rapidly adapting to changing priorities and schedules. 
• Cross-cultural sensitivity with an international perspective. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills. 
• Computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel. 
• Ability to become an active and functioning member of a team. 
• Ability to be innovative and be an agent for change. 
• Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information. 

• Education: A high school diploma or GED (General Education Diploma), Bachelor’s Degree in related field fifteen (15) yeas of related experience. 

• Passport, Licenses and Certifications:  As part of pre-contingency requirements, by the time the visa process starts, candidates must possess a valid passport with a minimum of 18 months remaining to expiration date with 8 blank pages.
  • Valid drivers’ license
• Security Vetting: Already possess a US Government issued security clearance or be able to obtain a favorable US Government clearance prior to being hired is required for the position. Must maintain eligibility at the required certification or clearance level for the duration of the contract. 
• Language Skills: Satisfactory English proficiency to meet job requirements and to adhere and comply with safety, health, and security measures. 
• Medical: Successfully complete and pass the medical and drug examinations as required by Amentum and our customer for deployment to Iraq. Must maintain physical and drug requirements for duration of deployment.

DESIRED:

• Previous out of home country experience and previous work experience in harsh environmental conditions are a plus.
• Department of State experience.
• Five to seven years’ of international experience in challenging locations, preferably working in the Middle East, with a working knowledge of customs and cultural differences.
• Experience working with Amentum.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the principles and processes involved in Quality Control Management. 
• Successful management of multiple sites in geographically dispersed locations. 
• Ability to collect, analyze and summarize data and to prepare clear and concise reports. 
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and sensitivity to other cultures. 
• Exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks  and administrative details in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.  Expert communication skills to facilitate and disseminate information.

WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS:

This position may be located in a war zone, in an environment with harsh and dangerous working and living conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may regularly be exposed to extreme and austere desert-like environment. Temperatures can reach 120- 130 degrees Fahrenheit/50-55 degrees Celsius during the summer months. Employees must be willing and able to perform regular job requirements in this austere, extreme environment, as well as willing and able to deploy to Iraq for extended periods. Work schedules are a minimum of 6 days per week and 10 hours per day, while some jobs have higher daily and weekly minimums. Employees must be willing and able to perform physical activities including, but not limited to, heavy lifting and moving of items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum; climbing in and out of equipment; crawling; and working outdoors. This includes being able to lift and carry 40 pounds of personal protective equipment for extended periods of time and being capable of running and ‘duck & cover’ during emergencies without putting oneself or others at risk.

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