Line Technician (Airport)

City of Hickory; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Hickory is seeking an Airport Line Technician to perform airport line services, maintain FBO facilities, hangars and grounds, and ensure Hickory Regional Airport is prepared for daily flights and customers. The role involves daily Monday–Friday scheduling with some after-hours or weekend coverage as needed.

Responsibilities include fueling planes, directing aircraft, coordinating with customer service, and conducting safety inspections of facilities and equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina preferred.
• Able to pass background and pre-employment checks as specified by the City.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily runway inspections verifying lights, signs, and markers are visible and functioning.
• Direct aircraft to parking areas and secure aircraft.
• Take service orders from pilots and communicate with Customer Service desk.
• Fuel planes and provide GPU, lavatory, and other ground services as needed.
• Perform safety inspections of fuel farms, mobile fuel trucks, FBO facility, ATC Tower, and hangars.

Skills

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Manual dexterity

Security awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

GPU

Fuel trucks

Tugs

Towbars

Forklifts

Job description

The Airport Line Technician performs airport line services to base customers and transient customers safely, efficiently, and professionally while maintaining the FBO facility, hangars, and other airport buildings and grounds to ensure Hickory Regional Airport is prepared for daily flights and customers.

This opportunity is primarily a Monday-Friday schedule however flexibility for occasional after hours or weekend coverage is required.

Salary Depends on Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

• Performs daily runway inspections, verifying lights, signs, and markers are visible and functioning correctly, removing any debris as needed.
• Moves planes in and out of hangars and fuels planes as directed by the pilot.
• Directs aircraft to the proper parking area and secures aircraft.
• Takes service orders from pilots and/or customers and communicates with the Customer Service desk.
• Fuels planes and provides GPU, lavatory, and other ground services as needed
• Performs safety inspections to include, but not limited to, fuel farms, mobile fuel trucks, FBO facility, ATC Tower, and hangars.
• Reports any incident involving accidents, aircraft damage, or security breach and FAA incursions immediately to airport management and helps with an investigation as needed.
• Maintains and cleans FBO facility, ATC Tower, and hangars, including but not limited to entranceways, floors, bathrooms, and breakrooms.
• Work with the maintenance team to help maintain the airport buildings and grounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Good interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work on a team to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Ability to safely perform fueling tasks.
• Ability to safely operate airport equipment, including but not limited to mobile fueling trucks, GPU, tugs, towbars, golf carts, and forklifts.
• Ability to follow instructions for safe and authorized movement on the runway all taxiways, and airport property.
• Ability to prioritize work and time management.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to frequently/repeatedly stand; walk; use hands and exert forces needed to handle various types and sizes of tools, equipment and objects; reach with hands and arms and perform elevated work for periods; climb ladders and balance; climb into vehicles and equipment; stoop; kneel; half-kneel; squat; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear. The ability to navigate oneself throughout the various areas of the airport in a safe manner.
• Must be able to frequently lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to successfully pass a “Functional Prework Screen” administered by a professional and impartial third-party specialist.

Safety Sensitive:

• The position has been identified as safety sensitive. The employee in this position will be part of a random drug testing pool.

Work Environment:

• The work in this position is typically performed in an office, hangar, and outdoors. The employee is exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, irritating chemicals, and inclement weather. The work requires using PPE, such as but not limited to masks, goggles, or gloves.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None