Airfield Operations Specialists

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking an Airfield Operations Specialist to ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. This role involves providing crucial information to aircrews, facilitating communication between air traffic control and maintenance teams, and responding to emergencies. The ideal candidate will possess strong active listening, critical thinking, and coordination skills, along with proficient use of tools like Microsoft Office and SAP. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to aviation safety in the United States.

Qualifications

• Strong active listening skills to understand team communications.
• Ability to comprehend written operational documents.
• Effective oral communication for information dissemination.
• Critical thinking to assess operational scenarios.
• Monitoring skills for performance assessment.
• Coordination for aligning actions with team efforts.

Responsibilities

• Provide aircrews with necessary information for flight planning.
• Ensure clear communication between air traffic control and maintenance.
• Anticipate equipment needs for evacuation and cargo flights.
• Coordinate agency support for aircrews' requirements.
• Assist in aircraft and medical emergency responses.
• Manage wildlife hazards around airport grounds.

Skills

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Coordination

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

SAP

Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop

Linux

Job description

Airfield Operations Specialist

What You Need to Know About Airfield Operations Specialist

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel; dispatching; using airfield landing and navigational aids; implementing airfield safety procedures; monitoring and maintaining flight records; and applying knowledge of weather information.

Responsibilities

• Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning.
• Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
• Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights.
• Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.
• Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
• Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.

Skills

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Types of Airfield Operations Specialist Jobs

• Airport Operations Coordinator
• Flight Operations Planner
• Flight Operations Manager
• Airfield Manager
• Airport Operations Crew Member

Tools Used

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Access
• Data entry software
• Word processing software
• SAP
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
• Linux
• FileMaker Pro
• Extensible Markup Language (XML)
• Intuit QuickBooks
• Oracle software
• Apache Webserver

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• College Factual
• *O*NET Online