Air Reservist

Position Summary:

IEM is looking for Part Time- Air Reservists. Are you ready to be part of the frontline response in times of disaster, unphased by challenging conditions for extended periods? The IEM Air Reserves might just be the opportunity for you.

We seek individuals with backgrounds in the U.S. military or current National Guardsmen/Reservists familiar with military airlift, operations, and logistics. Our team thrives on executing missions successfully and understanding the critical nature of our work with no room for error.

Our deployments span various locations, from airports within the U.S. and overseas to emergency operations centers, warehouses, logistics hubs, and seaports. The versatility of our team is unmatched, adapting to diverse scenarios with ease. Join us in making a difference where it matters most! 

Primary Location:

• Candidates can originate from anywhere in the United States
• Like other cadre members of this type, your employment is dependent on the needs of our clients; once a need arises, we then activate this team for full-time employment until the client needs are met, and once deactivated this role will revert to Part Time status with little to no hours.
• Once reactivated you must have the ability and willingness to deploy worldwide within 24-to-72 hours of notification for up to 30-days (anticipated once per year but may exceed that).
• When you are not activated you will operate remotely from home with limited to no hours. 
• All remote work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purposes of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Travel Requirements:

• Situational Awareness: Our company prioritizes employees' well-being, ensuring their comfort even in challenging situations. While we usually accommodate them in 5-star hotels, there are times when deployments demand resilience in austere conditions. This can involve prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures, lack of basic amenities like electricity, heat, or air conditioning, and potential risks such as poor air quality, standing water, mosquitos, snakes, debris, and other hazards. Our commitment to our team's safety remains unwavering, regardless of the environment they find themselves in.

Essential Functions:

• May conduct operations at airports and seaports in support of disaster response operations.
• Conduct below-the-wing handling of commercial passenger and freight/cargo aircraft (both fixed-wing and rotary-wing)
• Manifest passengers and cargo
• Provide in-transit visibility of aircraft, passengers, and cargo.
• Conduct on-load and off-load operations of freight/cargo aircraft.
• Operate ground support equipment on parking aprons/ramps.
• Coordinate activities and facilitate communications between airport stakeholders and government clients.
• Provide subject matter expertise and staff augmentation to FEMA Joint Field Office (JFO) or state/local EOCs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Have airfield, airfield security, aerial port, and/or ramp experience.
• Ability to successfully pass a seven (7) year criminal background check.
• Ability to successfully pass a drug test.
• Ability to meet and maintain deployment physical/medical standards.
• Must be able to work up to 12 hours per day and lift to 50 pounds to waist level.
• Completion of FEMA ICS 100, 200, 700, 800

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Current DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
• One (1) year of experience in contingency operations or emergency management

Benefits and more:

• Starting pay: $41.50 per hour.
• Monthly cellphone stipend or IEM-issued smartphone (your choice!)
• IEM-issued laptop computer
• Paid overtime when deployed.

Why join IEM:

We are a woman owned company in Emergency Management that embraces teamwork, collaboration, flexible performance, actionable solutions and integrity/ethics. Our work touches everyone. We produce results that matter. Results that save lives – join us while we build a safe, secure and resilient world.

Our culture:

IEM believes in the greater good and it is our commitment to attract those who have excellent technical skills, creative minds and innovative ideas to keep propelling us forward.   

IEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from Human Resources.

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