Airport Attendant (PT)

Shelby (NC); Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby (NC) airport seeks a hands-on airport services assistant to support staff and customers, provide directions, and assist with hotel, rental and transportation information while helping maintain the terminal.

Duties include fueling aircraft under supervision, greeting visitors, answering phones, moving aircraft with tow bars, patrolling the airfield, and filling in for the Airport Supervisor when needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within one year of hire.
• Valid driver's license in North Carolina.
• Ability to read and understand charts, maps, blueprints and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist aircraft staff and customers with directions, hotel, rental and transportation information.
• Fuel aircraft and check fuel quality; perform fueling as required.
• Answer phones, greet visitors and take messages.
• Move and park aircraft using tractors and tow bars.
• Help keep terminal interior and exterior clean.
• Patrol airfield to ensure security of aircraft and facilities.
• Perform duties of Airport Supervisor in their absence.

Skills

Customer service

Effective communication

Safety procedures

Manual labor

Education

High school diploma or GED

CPR and First Aid certification

Job description

Performs manual work providing services to airport customers, assisting in the maintenance and operation of the airport, performing building and grounds maintenance, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Airport Supervisor.

• Assists aircraft staff and customers; provides directions, hotel information, rental assistance, transportation assistance, etc.; approves crew car usage for guests.
• Checks fuel for quality and contaminants; fuels aircraft as necessary.
• Answers phones; checks and takes messages; greets and assists general public visitors.
• Moves and parks aircraft in assigned locations with tractors and tow bars.
• Assists in keeping the interior and exterior of the terminal building clean of trash, dirt, and debris.
• Weeds flower beds and trims hedges.
• Patrols airfield to ensure security of aircraft and facilities;
• Performs the duties of Airport Supervisor in their absence.

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Obtain CPR and First Aid certification within one year of hire. Complete Fuel training as required. Valid driver's license in the State of North Carolina.

Thorough knowledge of the airport equipment maintenance; general knowledge of safe aviation ground procedures; general knowledge of aviation fueling procedures and safety precautions; general knowledge of special procedures and processes in towing aircraft; ability to learn and understand Federal aviation regulations; ability to read and understand charts, maps, graphs, blueprints, and chemical safety procedures; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form; ability to perform manual labor, tolerate exposure to chemicals and fuels, and working in all weather conditions; ability to receive and follow oral and written instructions; ability to deal with the public in a courteous, tactful, patient, and friendly manner; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, associates, contractors, and the general public.To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to the risk of electrical shock; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).