Aircraft Servicer (SC)

Job Title: Aircraft Servicer

Department: Base Operations Support

Job Summary:

The Aircraft Servicer services aircraft, performing any combination of the following tasks, directs incoming and outgoing aircraft near terminal or flight line parking area to assist pilot's maneuvering of the aircraft on the ground, using hand or light signals or drives light truck with guiding sign, and secures aircraft in parking position with aircraft wheel chocks, installs landing gear and safing pins

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operates service vehicles to replenish water, and waste system chemicals (at select locations)
• Assists with refueling, defueling, and towing aircraft (tow vehicle operator)
• Operates ground support equipment such as electrical power carts, engine starting carts, air conditioning carts, nitrogen carts, and oil and hydraulic carts for serving aircraft
• Examines tires for specified air pressure and condition
• Positions boarding platforms to unload or load aircraft passengers (staircase truck)
• De-ice aircraft wings and assemblies (select locations)
• Extract engine oil samples when required and provide to NDI for analysis
• Coordinates via land mobile radio with air traffic control for follow me and towing of aircraft to designated parking spots
• Retrieve Drag chutes and return to owning maintenance unit
• Coordinates with base supply in ordering parts for aircraft
• Assists with aircraft with fuel, oil, oxygen, hydraulics, air and nitrogen
• Assists with minor maintenance under the direct supervision of other qualified personnel
• Assists with the removal and installation of panels, covers, plugs, tie-downs, pins, and other equipment
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Aviation Ground Equipment (AGE)
• Inspects, tests, and operates AGE to determine equipment serviceability and proper operation
• Diagnoses mechanical and electronic circuitry malfunctions using visual and auditory senses, test equipment, and technical publications
• Removes, dis-assembles, repairs, cleans, treats for corrosion, assembles, and re-installs AGE accessories and component
• Operates AGE special purpose vehicles and other support equipment as required
• Services tires and accumulators, etc as directed
• Records maintenance actions in aircraft records; completes associated documentation as necessary
• Participates in aircraft wipe-downs
• Drives tugs for purpose of towing equipment
• Operates and utilizes fire suppression equipment; and common aircraft hand tools
• Participates in on-the-job-training under direction of qualified personnel and documented in appropriate records
• Stores, handles, uses, and disposes of hazardous material and waste according to environmental standards
• Observes precautions prescribed by Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention, housekeeping, tool control, and safety programs

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Possess strong computer skills, able to read, write, and comprehend written instructional documents
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply concepts of introductory algebra and geometry

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of related experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
• Ability to lift up to 70 pounds at times
• Ability to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation
• Valid state driver's license
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airframe / Power plant license or DD 214 or equivalent approved certifications

Disclaimer:

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information 41 CFR 60-135(c)

Job Description last updated May 6, 2022