Logistics Specialist - Field; ICE Transport

Logistics Specialist

Location:

Nogales, AZ

Schedule:

This position is mission critical and essential to the ongoing operations and requires a flexible schedule to support a 24/7/365-day operation.

Service, support, success are the pillars upon which MVM's founders built the company, and they continue to serve as MVM's core values. Along with our uncompromising insistence on integrity and ethical business practices, these values make us the service provider of choice for our customers and the employer of choice for our dedicated team members.

Working at MVM, Inc. takes a certain kind of person; we want someone who identifies with our values and is willing to challenge themselves both personally and professionally. We seek employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

If you can envision joining a team where you will have the opportunity to provide mission driven results; then we are looking for you!

The Logistics Specialist supports 24/7 operations and performs operational, logistical support, and administrative tasks required to support ground and air transportation.

The Logistics Specialist works in conjunction with field staff and site leadership, Command Center, corporate logistics department, and stakeholders to coordinate the safe transport of minors and/or families and staff. He/she manages daily operations for inventory, supplies, distribution, facilities, and transportation for the site assigned. The Logistics Specialist conducts vehicle safety, including regular preventative and corrective vehicle maintenance, and ensures drivers are authorized to operate vehicles.

Essential Functions:

• Follows company and contract policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Prepares, reviews, and coordinates the documentation, personal property and special accommodations required for transportation of all minors and ensures all paperwork is provided for proper transport for reunification or transfer to shelter.
• Assists with transfer of custody and property for small and/or large groups.
• Keeps in constant communication with transport teams assuming custody of minors and/or family units, to include checking status of vehicles in route.
• Inventories, orders, and delivers meals, supplies, electronics, and/or clothing; prepares backpacks with essentials including tablet and mobile phone for trips.
• Drives passengers to and from client sites and/or airports.
• Installs/removes child car and booster seats based on age and height/weight, as required.
• Observes and assists with UC and/or family unit orientation, answers questions, and describes the transport process.
• Assists in charter flights/buses preparations, to include reviewing documentation, inspecting bathrooms for cleanliness to ensure high standard of quality, and driving to flightline.
• Cleans vehicles, sanitizes interiors, and ensures they are fueled and ready for ground trips.
• Checks vehicles for contraband and ensure coolers and emergency kits are in vehicles.
• Updates information in the company's database systems and prepares transportation, equipment, inventory, and meal reports as well as Ad Hoc reports as required.
• Assists in tracking, and monitoring logistics specific training (e.g., DOT, inventory, fleet, facilities, etc.) and assists with logistics projects as needed.
• Assists management staff with cost benefit estimates as directed by supervisor.
• Monitors and reports DOT compliance, camera surveillance and GPS tracking, driver IDs (e.g., key fobs), and Hours of Service information for compliance purposes and elevates concerns to supervisor and Site Manager.
• Follows company quality control and inspection plans and executes the company's Fleet Management program, including Preventive Maintenance (PM), mileage tracking, registration, tolls, inspections, logs, etc., as required.
• Tracks inventory and supplies; monitors availability of stock; coordinates with Logistics Supervisor and Site Manager on shortages.
• Executes the facility management program, and reports any site repairs and building wear and tear to Logistics Supervisor and Site Manager.
• Participates in logistics synchronization meetings as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and

Qualifications:

• Possess an associate degree in an appropriate discipline from an accredited college (a high school diploma with two or more years of relevant experience may be substituted for an associate degree) and,
• Have at least two years of documented experience in a field related to security, law, social work, detention, corrections, or similar occupational area; certification, licensure, and credentials applicable to the professional accreditation of the position (a minimum of four years of experience is required when a high school diploma with two or more years of relevant experience is substituted for an associate degree).
• Two or more years' experience in business, logistics, transportation, supply chain or a related field.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance (e.g.,…