Load and unload supplies and materials using equipment such as forklifts and cranes.
Accountable to the Operations Officer and supervises 5-10 Soldiers and terminal service functions in an S2/3 Section of a Battalion or SDDC Terminal Operations staff; supervises the operation and control of movement for personnel and cargo by air, rail, motor transport and water, maintenance-of-way, maintenance of equipment and technical expert on all matters relating to railway operations; manages and coordinates the operation and maintenance of Army watercraft and maintains records of strength, location and employment of railway personnel equipment; serves as the principal NCO associated with SQI of M in transportation companies; assists in the coordination and implementation of operations, administration, training programs and communications activities; accounts for location, employment and deployment of organic operating equipment and maintenance activities; plans and lays out a maintenance shop and facilities; coordinates transportation actions with subordinate and serviced activities; consolidates, prepares, reviews and processes regular and special reports of command transportation and watercraft activities.
Checks, tallies, and documents cargo utilizing both manual and automated data processing systems; rig ships' gear as part of a team; loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft (to include internal and external helicopter loading); operates and maintains all types and sizes of winches, cranes and forklifts; supervises the operation of and operates various forklifts; loads and unloads supplies and equipment from ships, docks, beaches, railheads, boxcars, warehouses, motor vehicles and aircraft; supervises and performs operator maintenance for cargo handling equipment and enforces safety practices and documentation procedures; assigns cargo handlers, signal and winch operators to duty stations; provide technical guidance to subordinates; inspects cargo, supervises cargo checking and hatch operations; issues materiel handling equipment, nets, slings, ropes, cables, wire, rope and other cargo operations gear; enforce safety practices; prepares, consolidates and reviews administrative, personnel and technical reports covering unit activities.
Supervises the operation and control of movement for personnel and cargo by air, rail, motor transport and water, maintenance-of-way, maintenance of equipment and technical expert on all matters relating to railway operations; manages and coordinates the operation and maintenance of Army watercraft and maintains records of strength, location and employment of railway personnel equipment; serves as the principal NCO associated with SQI of M in transportation companies; assists in the coordination and implementation of operations, administration, training programs and communications activities; accounts for location, employment and deployment of organic operating equipment and maintenance activities; plans and lays out a maintenance shop and facilities; coordinates transportation actions with subordinate and serviced activities; consolidates, prepares, reviews and processes regular and special reports of command transportation and watercraft activities; normally located within battalion or higher level staff.