Loadmaster

Samaritan's Purse; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven organization as a Loadmaster, where your skills in aircraft load planning and ground operations will be crucial. This role involves ensuring safe cargo loading and compliance with regulations while supporting the mission of sharing the Gospel. You'll work in a collaborative environment, engage in daily devotions, and travel domestically and internationally. If you're passionate about service and aviation, this is an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the world while advancing your career in a supportive and faith-centered workplace.

Benefits

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance

Paid Family Medical Leave

Term Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

10 Paid Holidays

12 Vacation/Personal Days

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of related experience required.
• Must maintain a safety-oriented attitude and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage aircraft cargo load planning and ensure safety compliance.
• Train and supervise volunteers and staff in loading procedures.

Skills

Aircraft Load Planning

Ground Support Equipment Operation

Critical Thinking

Safety Compliance

Training and Supervision

Education

Bachelor's Degree

12 credit hours of Biblical Studies

Tools

FAA Regulations

Hazardous Materials Management

Job description

Location: Greensboro, NC, United States
Job ID: 15684
Date Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Job Description

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Loadmaster to support our Mission Aviation Services department in Greensboro, NC. As a Loadmaster, you will manage all aspects of aircraft cargo load planning, loading, and unloading, along with associated ground operations and Ground Support Equipment (GSE) use to ensure safe mission deployment. Come use your gifts and talents to advance the Gospel!

A day in the life of a Loadmaster:

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Loadmaster, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
2. Serve as subject matter expert for planning and coordination of aircraft cargo on Airlift Response Center aircraft.
3. Ensure the accuracy of aircraft load planning and that it meets all safety of flight requirements, to include weight & balance, load limits, compressible cargo, and aircraft tipping avoidance.
4. Validate the flights load plan and Notice to Captain with the Pilot-in-Command prior to flight.
5. Coordinate with the Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, and Pilot-in-Command to ensure proper weight and placement of cargo according to destination and fuel loads.
6. Manage and supervise the safe loading of normal cargo loads onto the aircraft, ensuring the cargo is properly loaded and secured.
7. Manage loadmaster deployments, deploys with the aircraft, and offloads at deployed locations.
8. Ensure loadmaster program compliance with all applicable FAA, GOM and safety/security requirements.
9. Manage the training of all Samaritans Purse loadmasters and load builders in Greensboro, N. Wilkesboro, and Calgary, to include load building, load planning, loading/offloading, and special cargo loads.
10. Manage the hazardous materials program in accordance with the Samaritans Purse Hazmat policies and train all Greensboro, N. Wilkesboro, Calgary, and East Africa personnel on hazardous materials.
11. Manage the Special Cargo Load Analysis Function and ensures all special cargo loads meet specific positioning/restraint requirements.
12. Manage all Samaritans Purse loading equipment and inspections of the equipment.
13. Train, supervise, and ensure the safety of volunteers who load cargo in the aircraft. Train all loadmasters on safe Ground Support Equipment operation around aircraft.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelors Degree from a college or university; and four (4) or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience loading aircraft, as well as operating warehouse and ground equipment.
2. Ability to think critically and make appropriate decisions.
3. Maintain professionalism and demonstrate a capable, friendly, and confident service demeanor.
4. Maintain a safety and service-oriented attitude and utmost confidentiality regarding flight schedules and proprietary/sensitive information.
5. 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location: Greensboro, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations: This position requires domestic/international travel of approximately 50-100 days/year. Maintaining required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary.

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.
• We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.
• We believe God's plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each