Experience Antarctica! NANA Services LLC offers that once in a lifetime adventure that will allow you to incorporate your employment history with travel's most unknown destination: the last continent!

As a subcontractor to the Raytheon Polar Services Company, NANA Services does all the hiring for Antarctica Station Services positions in the Food and Dining, Housing and Custodial, Recreation, Beverage, and Retail Departments. McMurdo is the largest station on the continent and is the size of a small college campus with over ninety buildings. There are far more opportunities for outdoor recreation and it has a population nearly four times the size of the Pole. Many people consider the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station the most exotic place, because it sits at the Earth's axis. It is also located in the midst of the highest, driest, and coldest desert on the planet. It is 840 miles inland from McMurdo and houses 250 scientists and support contractors during the summer, and only 50 total in winter.

What You Can Do

This season NANA Services is hiring several Sous Chefs, Production and Prep Cooks, Bakers and Production Bakers, Dining Attendants-Kitchen Helpers, Materialspersons (warehousing) and Janitors. One opening is available for these positions: Rooms Coordinator, Assistant Housing Coordinator, Custodial Coordinator, Barber-Hairstylist, and Utility Mechanic (a woodworker/handyman working with the other tradespeople).

Food Services

SOUS CHEF
Supervise, train, and work with production and prep cooks to produce high quality, large volume meals. Responsible for all items on a 35-day menu cycle, including holiday and special meals. Coordinate daily utilization of leftovers, production information, and fresh produce. Educate staff on proper cooking techniques and temperature monitoring. Provide leadership, strong communication, and organizational skills. Maintain clean, sanitary work areas, equipment, and tools in professional manner.

BAKER
Produce high quality, large volume breads, deserts, and pastries. Maintain clean, sanitary work areas, equipment, and tools in professional manner. Responsible for proper storage and labeling of food. Able to adapt and follow large-volume recipes as needed.

PRODUCTION COOK
Produce high quality, large volume meals as directed by Sous Chef. Assume responsibility in the Sous Chef's absence. Maintain clean, sanitary work areas, equipment, and tools in professional manner. Able to follow and develop large-volume standard recipes as needed.

PREP COOK, SALAD & DELI
Use basic cooking and preparation techniques to produce high quality, large volume meals as directed by the Executive Chef, Sous Chef, or Production Cook. Maintain clean, sanitary work areas, equipment, and tools in professional manner.

DINING ATTENDANT/KITCHEN HELPER
Provide quality customer service and support to Food Services Department and all Station staff members. Stock and replenish all ancillary food and non-food items. Prepare and chill beverages and frozen dessert mixes as required. Wash dishes, utensils, pots, pans, counters, and whatever else as required.

Housing & Custodial Services

BARBER/HAIRSTYLIST
Responsible for cutting for all McMurdo personnel on an appointment basis. Keeps timely appointments; orders and maintains inventory control of all supplies and equipment. Any other services (i.e. perms, hair coloring) are performed in off-duty hours.

JANITOR
Clean all dormitories, work centers, restrooms, and recreational facilities. Stock and restock cleaning supplies in common areas. Load and unload cleaning supplies to common areas. Transporting and processing laundry in commercial laundry facility.

MATERIALSPERSON
Must be able to handle constant lifting of boxes and cases weighing fifty pounds or more. Will be in charge of receiving deliveries, and in placing product orders. Must have excellent customer service skills as this person will be working with other departments and individuals in filling constant product requests. Must be proficient in Excel, email and professional phone skills.

UTILITY MECHANIC
Responsible for general maintenance and repairs of station recreation equipment, housing furniture, and general handyman work for housing/recreation department. Work will primarily include carpentry and mechanical repairs on food service equipment.

ROOMS COORDINATOR
Responsible for room assignments at McMurdo Station, including tracking movement in and out of the station, updating the community phone list, and providing customer service to the McMurdo community. Works with the Housing Supervisor to plan for all incoming resident placement and outgoing resident room inspections.

CUSTODIAL COORDINATOR
Directly responsible for supervising McMurdo janitorial staff by organizing tasking, special projects, supply orders and ensuring that the janitorial team conducts their duties safely, efficiently and with a positive attitude.

ASSISTANT HOUSING COORDINATOR
Assists the Housing Supervisor with daily tasks, special projects, and customer service issues as well as supports the Custodial Coordinator. Maintains keys for dormitories and building cleaned by janitor staff, places orders for facilities maintenance, conducts room inspections, and provides numerous administrative functions.

Time Commitment

The majority of contract positions are located at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, and they generally begin in mid-September or early October and run through the following February. A smaller number of people will work at the South Pole. Employment start and end dates are approximate because schedules depend solely on the Antarctic weather conditions and flight controls. Each contractor will work a minimum of 54 hours every week and normally receive one day off per week.

Perks & Rewards

The compensation package includes all travel expenses from the USA to Antarctica and back to your point of origin, a weekly wage, food, housing, utilities, Internet, laundry, recreation, the possibility of a season-ending completion performance bonus, health insurance (with a choice of two plans), and a $50,000 life insurance policy while employed. Wages are based on a per-week individual contract agreement with the hiring manager and are paid by direct deposit every other week.

Dorm rooms are normally shared with a minimum of one roommate and many rooms require three roommates. There are no single rooms and double rooms are based on the current housing system. Separate bathrooms for men and for women are shared by a number of dorm rooms per dormitory floor. While effort is made to provide couples with double rooms, there is no guarantee it will happen.

There are also many activities available at each station, both indoors and outside. You may want to attend lectures given by the station scientists, visit the gyms, or checkout DVDs from the store to watch movies with friends. Hiking, climbing, cross-country skiing, or visiting the ice caves or Kiwi Station, located just a few miles away.

The Recreation Department will host a number of parties, special events, and Icestock, the annual rock concert.

The Essentials

You must be at least 18 years of age, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have a valid passport, and meet all the minimum requirements of your desired position. Some positions require specific education, training, professional license(s), and/or a valid U.S. driver's license.

Individuals who will bring professionalism and strong work ethics and have a flexible, open and team-spirited attitude will do well here. It is also important to have a well developed sense of humor for dealing with the unexpected that may occur, such as the weather being so warm that "Icestock" needs to be renamed. Or, a storm so intense that your pizza party is canceled due to the guest house being buried inside and out!

Your First Move & Connections

First take a look at the NANA Services job opportunities page. Here you'll find an employment brochure, application and dozens of photos. Please read the directions for the application packet. You must mail, fax or email a completed application along with your resume. Note that it's important to send the Equal Employment Opportunity form separately.

Hiring managers evaluate all applications to select those individuals who meet and exceed the position requirements for their openings. If selected. you will be contacted for a phone interview. Everyone who receives and accepts a position contract must successfully pass a drug and background screening, plus an in-depth medical and dental physical qualification process.

NANA Services LLC - Antarctica Program
3150 C St., Suite 250
Anchorage, AK 99503
253.661.7189 fax
recruiting@nanaservices.com
www.nanaservices.com/jobs.html

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