Primary/Major Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Support the fuels distribution functions within the Logistics Transportation Area.
• Execute safe storage, transportation, handling, and distribution of various hazardous materials.
• Comply with all ATS Policies and Procedures, including all Logistics Work Instructions and Job Hazard Analysis
• Comply with the requirements of the TIALS 2 Safety Plan.
• Comply with the requirements of the TIALS 2 Quality Plan.
• Comply with the requirements of the TIALS 2 Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Avoidance Plan.
• Comply with the requirements of the NASA GRC Safety Manual.
• Comply with the requirements of the NASA GRC Environmental Management System.
• Participate in the Logistics Safety Review Board, as required.
• Support management in creating a safe work environment by aggressively participating in safety meetings and safety walk through inspections.
• Communicate all work activities and issues to the area supervisor.
• Obtain appropriate certifications for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), forklift, and crane operations.
• Obtain lift and CDL physical examinations, as required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily monitoring and accurate reporting of all high pressure, cryogenic liquid system levels.
• Operation of all high pressure Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Helium, Methane, Hydrogen and Compressed Air systems.
• Delivery of all flammable, toxic, and specialty gas cylinders to appropriate storage areas.
• Deliver or transfer Gasoline, Ethanol, Biodiesel or any other fuel, as required.
• Pick up, transport and deliver cryogenic liquid Dewar’s, high pressure cylinders, drums and chemical packages to research locations as requested.
• Pick up empty cryogenic liquid Dewar’s, high pressure cylinders, and waste drums for shipment.
• Pick up, fill and return Liquid Argon, Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Oxygen Dewar’s to end users.
• Perform pre-operation driver’s inspections on delivery trucks, semi-tractors and trailer units.
• Report all safety concerns immediately to Fuel Distribution Supervisor or Logistics Manager.
• Provide accurate reports of all transfer activities with the use of Fuel Distribution, Returnable Container (RETCON) system and Material Tracking (MTS) system scanners.
• Responsible for ensuring cargo is secure before and during transport.
• Transportation of hazardous material cargo and non-hazardous material cargo to and from Plum Brook Station.
• Operation of tow motor to load and unload large cargo items transported on the barrel delivery truck, large items include but are not limited to: drums, cryogenic liquid Dewar’s, gas cylinders, cylinder 12 packs, pallets of chemicals, containment skids.
• Delivery of hazardous material cargo to and from offsite vendor and repair facility locations.
• Assist in filling of Methane trailers at offsite vendor location.
• Assist in filling NASA owned Hydrogen trailers in Hydrogen Storage Area.
• May be required to support other areas of Logistics.
• Assist with the vendor and government owned tri-annual inventory.
• Rigging and movement of GRC flight hardware.
• Pickup and delivery of hazardous waste from collection locations to the Central Chemical Storage Facility.
• Provide site and offsite support for special events utilizing a tractor trailer for movement of property.

Education: Possession of a Commercial Driver’s License with tractor/trailer and hazmat endorsement is mandatory. The applicant must be able to pass an ATS tractor/trailer driving and parking test.

Tow motor license desirable, but not required.

Experience: Two years of tractor/trailer driving experience.

Skills:

• Possess effective listening and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze issues and proactively implement corrective actions.
• Exercise creativity to propose innovative processes for overall operational enhancement.
• Possess organization skills to achieve results according to customer schedules.
• Ability to adapt and implement change.
• Consistently demonstrate work ethics and values.