Aviation Administration Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Aviation Administration (Intern)

Reports to: Finance & Administration Manager

Division: Airport Management Services Division

Location: Republic Airport

Basic Functions

Intern will rotate through Accounting, Administration, Maintenance and Operations departments. This position will not be certified to operate a vehicle on their own within the Aeronautical Operation Area (AOA) of the airport which includes all ramps, taxiways and runways. This position is for ninety (90) days working a maximum of twenty-five (25) hours per week between the hours of 9am and 4pm.

Accounting (3 weeks)

• Participation in the preparation and distribution of billing for airport fees

• Filing of invoices and checks
• Research aircraft activity and ownership information
• Research vendor information
• Follow up on delinquent accounts

Administration (2 weeks)

• Perform filing, including sorting and arranging of material into files according to prescribed system
• Open and sort incoming and inter-company mail for distribution. Prepare outgoing letters and packages
• Answer and screen phone calls in a professional manner
• Greet visitors and take messages

Maintenance Department (3 weeks)

• Assist with airside and landside maintenance tasks
• Assist with preventative maintenance on equipment
• Assist with building maintenance tasks

Operations (4 weeks)

• Record aircraft operations information
• Assist with daily inspections
• Assist with security inspections
• Update department reports

Skills & Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an aviation related undergraduate program or be a recent graduate of an accredited college with an Associates, Bachelor of Science or related degree.
• May be required to work under adverse weather conditions.
• Must pass drug test and complete New York State Support Staff fingerprinting process.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

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.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or craw, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.