
Gana-A\' Yoo, Limited
POSITION: Waste Stream Coordinator Lead
SEASON: Austral Summer (Oct 2025 – Feb 2026)
LOCATION: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
SECTOR/DEPT: Six Mile, LLC Antarctica
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead Waste Stream Coordinator is responsible for daily tasking and oversees general department workflow.
- Responsible for collecting, processing, and loading solid waste and recyclables for shipment to Port Hueneme, CA on annual shipping vessel.
- Operation of front-end loaders, skid steers, and articulating forklift, as well as several types of industrial balers and an industrial tub wood grinder.
- Weigh station duties, and regular use of cargo straps, banding, pallet jacks, and power tools.
- Perform ancillary support to station Spill Team, including on-call duties after hours and possible night shift duties.
- Agrees with and adheres to the Standard Operating Procedures and tasking responsibilities of the Waste department.
- Able to work in a team unit composed of diverse personalities.
- Displays self-motivation in a physically challenging and atypical work environment; position is comprised of approximately 70% outdoor tasking.
- Able to maintain flexibility and positive attitude in a dynamic, fast-paced work setting.
- Performs duties in support of Operations Division metrics (as provided by supervisor).
- Supports the achievement of ASC metrics, whether metrics are directly or indirectly affected by this position’s work activities.
- Complies with all ASC Environmental Health & Safety, and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Reports to Supervisor, Solid Waste.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience living on remote job site.
- Equipment operating experience.
- Familiarity with power tools and machinery.
- Able to stand for up to 12 hours daily.
- Must be able to lift the safety regulation maximum and perform functions requiring repetitive motion.
- Must pass physical qualification assessment.
- Able to deploy to Antarctica for length of contract.
- Possible travel to spill school within the US.
- A prerequisite of employment is to successfully gain a favorable Elevated Background Investigation (EBI) result prior to deployment.
PREFERRED:
- Previous USAP Waste Management experience.
- Previous deployment to Antarctica.
EDUCATION:
High school education or GED.
CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:
Valid Driver’s License and passport valid for six months after end of contract.
OTHER:
US citizenship or permanent residency required.
Gana-A’Yoo, Limited (GYL), an Alaska Native Corporation, offers services with ongoing contracts in many facility types, such as military training facilities, emergency management centers and temporary field sites.
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