Marine Cargo Specialist

About the Position: This position is with the United States Army Transportation Command, 596th U.S. Army Transportation Surface Brigade, 832nd U.S. Army Transportation Battalion, Cargo Operations Division, located at Southport, North Carolina. The Incumbent will serve as a Marine Cargo Specialist, responsible for cargo stowage planning, overseeing/monitoring, stowing and loading. Planning and loading operations are complex, involving the transshipment of hazardous cargo.

Review preliminary ammunition stowage plans to maintain cargo compatibility and port sequence.

Maintain cargo operation records to support accurate mission reporting.

Monitor stevedore contractor operations to ensure compliance with stowage plans and contract requirements.

Investigate contractor performance issues to resolve cargo-handling problems.

Adjust ammunition stowage plans to preserve vessel trim and stability.

Coordinate ammunition transfers to support vessel, rail, and truck movement.

Maintain the master planning worksheet to track ammunition inventory and terminal location.

Prepare operational reports to document contractor performance and ammunition cargo activity.

Inspect vessel cargo spaces to verify loading requirements before ammunition operations.

Inspect ammunition cargo operations to verify segregation, stowage, and discharge requirements.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.