Operations Support Technician

Overview


Operations Support Technician

About Fairweather

Fairweather is a trusted service provider in Alaska, delivering specialized solutions in remote and Arctic environments. Our mission is to support operations with safety, integrity, and excellence. We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees are equipped with the tools and support needed for success.

Why You Should Work for Us

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Supportive and collaborative work culture
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Commitment to employee safety and well-being

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Medical Coverage: Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plans, including medical, dental, and vision
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) up to 4% company match.
• Insurance: Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and voluntary supplemental coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and support services
• Paid Holidays: Observance of major federal holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and dependent care options

Position Summary

We are looking for a dynamic self-starter to join our team as an Operations Support Technician. This individual will directly support our business operations by managing warehouse inventory, fulfilling orders, moving company fleet vehicles, and transporting goods across the state. Must be able to solve problems and manage competing priorities to ensure product fulfilment balanced across our lines of business.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Management

• Receive, label, and store incoming materials and components.
• Monitor stock levels for critical supplies and coordinate reorders to prevent shortages.
• Help implement and maintain efficient inventory organization systems and programs.

Expediting & Logistics

• Prepare and package outgoing shipments; manage shipping documentation.
• Load/unload freight vans, trucks, flatbeds, and box trucks using various types of indoor/outdoor forklifts.
• Transport company and client fleet vehicles to sites across the state and complete local pickups or deliveries as needed.

Mechanical & Warehouse Support

• Perform basic mechanical troubleshooting and repairs on tools, equipment, and fixtures.
• Support medical and operations teams with hands-on problem solving.
• Ensure compliance with company and customer policies and procedures.
• Support Fairweather's zero-incident safety culture and take personal accountability for safe work practices.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3 years of experience in warehouse, logistics, or maintenance support.
• Basic mechanical aptitude.
• Experience with inventory tracking.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods of time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer proficient, with knowledge of the Microsoft Suite.
• Strong communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Forklift operations experience.
• Commercial Driver's License.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The majority of work takes place in a professional office environment with a diverse group of individuals, each with distinct roles, personalities, and skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The work is general sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending and carrying items weighing up to fifty pounds. [Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions]

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION : It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather is a Doyon company. As such, it grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first and, second, to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference, in all phases of employment and training, including, but not limited to, hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.

• Fairweather is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments

• A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

• This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.