Airport Operations Technician

Salary: $17.82 - $23.49 Hourly
Location : Airport, 3116 S. Great Southwest Pkwy., Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2026-00155
Department: Airport
Division: Airport
Opening Date: 05/22/2026
Closing Date: 6/26/2026 5:00 PM Central


Job Summary
Are you fascinated by the ins and outs of the aviation industry? Do you have a variety of technical skills? Do you want to be a part of a world-class team that allows you to learn more about aviation operations? You're in luck! The City of Grand Prairie Municipal Airport is in search of an Airport Operations Technician! In this position, you will learn a great deal about airport operations, working independently at times, and alongside a tight-knit team at other times, to maintain the interior and exterior of the Airport facilities and grounds by performing routine maintenance. The friendly working relationship between airport staff and customers is genuine and inviting. To top it all off, enjoy a 10% employee discount at the onsite Airport Café! The ideal candidate will match the City's personality: forward-thinking, aggressively friendly, hard-working, and bold. Our mission is to create Raving Fans by delivering World-Class service, and we need people like YOU to help us achieve it!
Essential Job Functions

• Maintains the interior of facilities by painting walls; vacuuming and cleaning carpets; buffing and mopping floors; moving and assembling furniture; dusting and polishing furniture; removing trash; and replacing interior lights.
• Maintains the exterior of facilities by sweeping sidewalks; using the pressure washer to clean outside walls and sidewalks; removing litter, debris, and trash; mowing lawns; and replacing exterior lights.

• Maintains grounds by picking up litter; cleaning and repairing restrooms; emptying trash barrels; mowing grass; trimming trees; planting shrubs and flowers; and maintaining turf.
• Provides customer service to the public by providing information as requested and ensuring the security of guests.
• All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

Minimum Qualifications


Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

• Education: Work requires the ability to read and understand written instructions, to understand simple processes and the routine operation of machines. Level of knowledge equivalent to less than high school or equivalency.
• Experience: 1-2 years of related experience.
• Licenses : Valid Driver's License required.
• Certifications Required:
• Reading : Intermediate - Ability to read and understand papers, periodicals, journals, manuals, written directions, policies, etc. Typically, this level is obtained in high school up to college.
• Math : Intermediate - Ability to deal with system of real numbers; practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios/proportions and measurement; typically this level is obtained in high school up to college.
• Writing : Intermediate - Ability to write reports, prepare business letters, expositions, and summaries with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Ordinarily, such education is obtained in high school up to college. However, it may be obtained from experience and self-study.
• Managerial : The employee normally performs the duty assignment after general instructions, procedures, methods are communicated. Employee has some discretion on a limited basis when confronted with choices.
• Budget Responsibility : None.
• Supervisory / Organizational Control : Job does not supervise others.
• Complexity : Work involves choices of actions within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgement is required to apply the proper course of action.
• Interpersonal / Human Relations Skills : Conversations occur 20% or less of the time

Additional Information

OVERALL PHYSICAL STRENGTH DEMANDS: The physical demands of this position are considered medium in nature and primarily involve work in an office setting. Typically, this means exerting 20-50 lbs. occasionally, 10-25 lbs. frequently, or up to 10 lbs. constantly.

PHYSICAL and NON-PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This position includes the following physical demands in the daily course and scope of duties: constant use of vision when inspecting facilities and diagnosing repairs; constant use of vision when attending safety meetings, radio, and equipment; constant use of talking to control tower personnel, employees, and the general public; frequently sitting when filing inspection reports, logging fuel records, and driving truck; frequently walking and lifting when picking up litter, materials, and while weed eating; frequently carrying tools and materials to work site; frequently pushing and pulling when working with the push mower; frequently handling power tools and hand tools; frequent use of fine dexterity when using tools and equipment; frequently bending and twisting when using parts; equipment, and doing ground maintenance; frequent use of foot controls when driving vehicle and using mowing equipment; occasionally standing when doing paint work; occasionally climbing and balancing when standing on ladder; occasionally reaching when replacing a bulb, lights, and ceiling tiles; occasionally crouching when picking up panels and sheetrock and while doing ground maintenance; occasionally crawling when doing building maintenance such as on roofs.


Non-Physical demands include frequent time pressure to ensure deadlines are: Change of tasks and priorities are routine and frequent. Effective ability to multi-task and work closely with other team members is required and essential. Additionally, ability to complete tedious and exacting work with efficiency and accuracy is required.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND WORK AIDS:
Pushing and riding mowers, weed eater, tractor mower, dump truck, backhoe trencher, power tools, garden tools, paint brush, caulk gun, truck, hammer, drill, electric saw, shop saw, table saw, concrete tools, woodworking tools


ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: This position works primarily in an outdoors environment and is therefore daily exposed to chemical hazards, electrical hazards, fire hazards, extreme temperatures, noise, vibration, and physical hazards; weekly exposed to mechanical and respiratory hazards; monthly exposed to fire ants, wetness, and humidity; and never exposed to explosives, communicable diseases, and physical danger or abuse.


PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:
Gloves, safety glasses, safety hat, rubber boots, dust mask, knee pads, safety belt, hard hat, earplugs
01


What is the highest level of Education obtained?

• Some high school, no diploma or GED
• High School Diploma/GED
• Some College, no degree
• Technical or Trade School (Did not complete)
• Technical or Trade School (Completed)
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate Degree

02


In what area of maintenance do you have experience?

• Masonry
• Forklift Operations
• Carpentry
• Lawn Care/Landscaping
• Tools/Machinery
• Custodial
• Repair/replace plumbing, electrical, HVAC
• Other

03


Which type of equipment do you have knowledge in operating? Mark all that apply.

• Loader
• Mower/Riding Mower
• Tractor
• Mobile Sweeper
• Weed Eater
• Concrete Shaker
• Pressure Washer
• Jack Hammer
• Forklift
• Compactors
• Bulldozer
• Other
• None of the above

04


How much COMBINED experience do you have in maintaining buildings and/or grounds?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year to less than 2 years
• 2 years to less than 3 years
• 3 years to less than 4 years
• Over 4 years

05


Are you able to lift 50 lbs. occasionally?

• Yes
• No

Required Question