Supply Technician Apprentice

About the role

The Supply Technician Apprentice reports to the Senior Supply Technician and is accountable for data entry, product retrieval and issuance, and for accurate physical receiving, transferring, issuing and inventory management of ASC and NSF material. The apprentice also recommends inventory improvements and provides professional customer service to internal and external clients.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain workplace duties and ensure safety is the highest priority, complying with ASC ESH, waste management and quality assurance requirements.
• Process inventory transactions (issues, returns, transfers) in a timely manner to keep materials records current and accurate.
• Physically receive, store and document materials, including forklift support as required, and research stock locations and levels in the ERP database.
• Conduct physical inventories, document incoming and outgoing material, and report discrepancies (wrong, overage, damaged, short).
• Help prepare outbound shipments and keep the warehouse and outside storage area clean and organised.
• Cross-train with other departments in Transportation and Logistics, including heavy equipment and oversized vehicle operation, and train in vessel offload procedures.
• May be assigned any role and work any shift during vessel offloads or special operations, complete annual light vehicle, forklift and inventory training, assist with runway operations in winter, and do outdoor work in varying temperatures.

Required profile

• High school diploma or GED.
• Zero to six months of experience in inventory materials management, purchasing, warehousing, cargo, transportation or supply chain logistics, including forklift use.
• Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods, with medical, dental, drug screening, background checks and US citizenship required for facility credentials.
• Able to lift and move items up to safety limits, climb in and out of equipment, crawl and work outdoors in extreme cold.

Required skills

• Teamwork, multi-tasking, organisation, customer service and attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); intermediate skills preferred.
• Preferred: IBM Maximo, commodity identification, polar logistics experience and familiarity with hazardous materials.