•    In absence of supervisor, is responsible for all Field Center operations. Coordinates and presents departmental safety trainings.
•    Manages daily operations of the Field Center & Food Room in line with the Supervisor’s seasonal plan.
•    Coordinates tasking and support requests for the field coordinators.
•    Responsible for all equipment tracking logs and training.
•    Is a secondary member of the Emergency Operations Center core team responding in the absence of the Field Lead, FS&T Supervisor or during a prolonged event.
•    Responsible for improving work site and streamlining processes, decision making, and participating in seasonal planning and support. 
•    Trains grantees and other USAP participants in the use of life-safety survival gear and field equipment stocked in the field center.  Repairs, maintains, and cleans life-safety field equipment including specialty items (variety of sleds, tents, stoves, ice coring equipment, and climbing equipment).
•    Facilitates the USAP Field Safety Training program at McMurdo Station providing detailed instruction on cold weather survival techniques, Risk Management, radio communications procedures, familiarization of surroundings, local weather, safe sea ice travel and basic first aid concepts. They may assist with instruction of the technical mountaineering skills and crevasse rescue techniques if they possess the appropriate skills.
•    Participates as an auxiliary member of the Summer USAP Search and Rescue Team, engaged in all support training exercises and actual incident response deployments. May be required to assist with Emergency Operations Center activities during prolonged responses.
•    Performs remote field support duties to NSF sponsored events as required. When deployed into the field, takes on a leadership role to support science activities. Required to work outside on various jobs in extreme cold weather conditions for long hours.
•    Ensures that daily communications and weather observations are reported. 
•    Supports the packing, prioritization, and loading and unloading of cargo from aircraft.
•    Responsible for hazardous cargo identification, labeling, and handling prior to, while in, and during transport from the field.
•    Builds-up, breaks-down, and hooks live sling loads from helicopters.  
•    Performs duties such as equipment operation, weather observations, and fueling as required.  
•    Ensures field site and equipment are maintained and secured for Antarctic conditions.  
•    Maintains a tidy camp, adheres to environmental protocol, and is responsible for retrograding waste as needed.
•    Acts as a first responder in the field as necessary, providing medical care at the Wilderness First Responder Level
•    May handle and resolve difficult situations such as personnel issues or resource limitations. 
•    Identifies and provides many logistical needs, including inventory reporting, fuel deliveries, and snow melting. 
•    Provides support cooking, re-supply food planning, and galley tasks and dish washing as needed.
•    Interacts with National Science Foundation, other sub-contractors (e.g., air support providers), military, other agency officials, and Antarctica New Zealand, both over the telephone and in person, in a professional and tactful manner.
•    May review scientific research requirements and suggests/trains on proper survival and field gear.  Provides input to NSF sponsored events, supervisor and completes support and planning tasks as designated.
•    Operates and maintains snowmobiles, tracked snow vehicles, forklift, and all other mechanical equipment issued to the work center.
•    Works with Mac-Ops, Field Support Coordinators, Helo Ops and Av Ops to ensure resupply to the field groups; Packages, TCN’s, and tracks resupply cargo.
•    Uses an Access database to track field equipment that is issued to and returned from sponsored events.
•    Educates field-bound groups on the risks and prevention associated with Carbon Monoxide issues.
•    Operates industrial sewing machine to repair stock, modify and fabricate items for NSF sponsored groups as required.
•    Routinely works without direct supervision and often in role requiring leadership or delegation of tasking.
•    Participates in an annual inventory cycle count and ship-offload activities.
•    Frequently needs to lift and push 50 lbs. constantly moves 20 lb objects.
•    Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
•    Performs other duties as required