Airport Operations Technician / ARFF

Alamosa County, Slv Regional Airport, Airport Operations Technician / Arff

This is a full-time / hourly position. An airport operations technician is considered essential to airport operations and aircraft rescue and fire fighting (arff) and is subject to work weekends, evenings, holidays and on-call shifts as necessary to maintain the safe and continuous operation of the airport in compliance with airport policies, local, state, and federal rules and regulations. This position reports directly to the operations supervisor or airport manager in his / her absence.

Performs a variety of skilled tasks in the maintenance, operations, and arff safety functions of a class 1 commercial service airport, including custodial duties in the airport terminal.

Skills; mechanical background, electrical experience, able to operate heavy equipment, attention to detail, dependable, and a team player. Some office work is required.

Work hours : variable hours subject to air carrier flight schedules per airport manager. Four (4) ten (10) hour shifts per week is the norm.

Essential job functions :

• responsible for arff and airport operations duties
• functions as an effective team member, is able to work without direct supervision
• assists staff to accomplish tasks as assigned
• must be able to pass the 40-hour arff basic certification course, including live fire training, and maintain yearly recurrency requirements for the arff certification within one month of hire. No prior arff or firefighting experience is required.
• probationary period : 4 months. Must be able to be trained in accordance with part 139 required subjects within 4 months of hire.
• must agree to and sign the san luis valley regional airport (als) aircraft rescue and fire fighting (arff) training agreement before beginning employment.
• maintains a state of readiness for emergency response by :
• inspecting and maintaining firefighting equipment.
• training physically and mentally for emergency preparedness.
• operates various airport equipment and identifies any maintenance needs and repairs equipment as needed
• self-driven, able to identify and resolve safety and maintenance issues without oversight
• responds to aircraft emergencies upon notification and performs aircraft rescue and firefighting during emergency incidents for general and commercial aviation aircraft.
• treats individuals in medical emergencies as first responder.
• must be able to work effectively at any time of the day or night (emergencies and snow events)
• works rotating shifts, weekdays, weekends, holidays, or on-call as needed
• responds to after-hours call outs such as snow removal, security concerns and tenant concerns
• measures, records and reports airfield conditions, by use of the federal notam system
• conducts daily airport self-inspections for faa part 139 and tsa part 1542 compliance
• carries unicom radio, 2-way radio, and airport duty phone on person during work hours or on-call
• uses effective verbal communication to relay location and surface conditions to aircraft / pilots
• interacts and effectively communicates with contractors, consultants, coworkers, airport tenants and all interested stakeholders
• assists the airport operations supervisor in maintaining the airport certification manual to ensure compliance with part 139 regulations
• assists with preparations for faa 139 annual safety inspections
• maintains and repairs all airport facilities and surfaces as required
• operates snow removal equipment (sre) including but not limited to snow plows, sweepers, rotary snow plows, and spreaders
• operates heavy equipment on the airport including tractors, mowers, backhoes, loaders, etc.
• applies herbicides to maintain the air operations area (aoa) and airport property landscapes
• monitors airfield and airspace for compliance with 14 cfr part 77 (obstructions to navigable airspace)
• monitors airfield construction, weather conditions, wildlife activity to maintain a safe operating environment
• closes and opens aircraft movement areas as conditions warrant through the federal notam system
• performs a variety of tasks such as painting, carpentry, electrical, and asphalt repair
• performs routine maintenance of vehicles and equipment
• repairs and maintains all runway and taxiway lighting systems
• participates in airport exercises, including the triennial emergency full scale exercise and tsa avsec
• general building custodial duties of the airport terminal
• computer skills including record keeping is essential to this position
• reads and interprets facility drawings and blueprints
• creates and interprets airport work orders
• competent in the operation of tablets and smart phones
• adheres to part 139 regulations and policies, creates reports, updates documents, daily logs, and reviews faa advisory circulars and cert alerts
• may have duties and responsibilities in one or more core programs such as equipment coordinator, wildlife coordinator, inventory coordinator, navaid coordinator, etc.
• other duties as assigned by airport operations supervisor or airport manager

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