Logistic Documentation Specialist

About the position

Shape the future of defense with MANTECH! Join a team dedicated to safeguarding our nation through advanced tech and innovative solutions. Since 1968, we've been a trusted partner to the Department of Defense, delivering cutting-edge projects that make a real impact. Dive into exciting opportunities in Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and more. Propel your career forward and be part of something extraordinary. Your journey starts now-protect and innovate with MANTECH! MANTECH seeks a motivated, career customer-oriented Logistics Documentation Support Specialist to join our team in Lakehurst, NJ. This is a part-time, hybrid position requiring 2 days in office and 2 days remote.

Responsibilities

  • Document engineering technician's drawing reviews and recommendations notes in MS Word for their review and check prior to initial submission to government
  • Developing PDFs in Adobe of documentation packages
  • Enter data and maintain Excel program databases and spreadsheets
  • Upload documentation developed and any changes into the existing database repository
  • Enter and link part numbers and maintain a part number sort file in Excel for each program documentation package. Update as required for accuracy based on any changes received from customer's review of documentation packages
  • Ability to merge two PDF documents into one document and edit in Adobe PRO
  • Incorporate customer's review comments into initial documentation and prepare final documentation package as a single PDF file for submission to engineering technicians and customer
  • Work closely with existing project team to achieve tight, fast paced turnaround schedules for documentation package responses to government assigned drawings tasked for review

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of logistics support related to Department of Defense (DOD) systems experience or an additional 5+ years of relevant DoD logistics experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
  • Experience with Microsoft Word to include extensive knowledge with formatting of documents and converting Microsoft Word documents to PDF
  • Experience with Microsoft Excel to support updating spreadsheets
  • U.S. Citizenship required and an active Secret security clearance or ability to get an Interim Secret before starting
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
  • Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
  • Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience with Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Logistics Systems
  • Experience as a Word Processor preferred
  • Experienced and fluent in use of MS Office (Word, Excel) and ADOBE
  • Experience in combining (marrying) document elements such as the technician's review comments in MS Word, QA sheet in MS Word and attaching a Cover sheet into a single PDF document, with page numbers, to prepare for submission to customer
  • Ability to accomplish QA of completed PDF document to ensure all technician and government comments and notes have been incorporated
  • Detail, accuracy and quality focused in preparing documentation packages

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • short-term and long-term Disability
  • Retirement and Savings
  • Learning and Development opportunities
  • wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections
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