Aviation Service Worker

The purpose of this position is to provide general maintenance and services to the airport.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs aviation work by directing air craft, fueling and towing aircraft, securing and tying down aircraft, performing aircraft lavatory services, and maintaining cleanliness in aircraft areas.
• Receives, inspects and processes aviation fuel deliveries
• Provides vehicle maintenance by performing inspections and ensuring proper preventative maintenance on motor vehicles, ground equipment and landscaping equipment.
• Performs landscaping maintenance by mowing and treating grass, repairing fencing, performing trenching, digging, and concrete work.
• Assists in airfield maintenance by maintaining the proper state of runways and taxiways and maintaining proper wiring connections for directional and obstruction lights.
• Performs building maintenance by engaging in remodeling projects and providing janitorial services.
• Performs quality control for fuel farm and refuelers including maintaining daily, monthly, and annual inspections of aviation fuels and providing sampling and testing of tanker truck deliveries.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Aircraft towing procedures and practices;
• Cleaning procedures and practices;
• Aircraft fueling practices

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver's License
• Must pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Threat Assessment and 10 year Criminal History Records Check clearances upon employment

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


Incumbents are required to obtain the following certification within 6 months of hire:

• NATA Safety 1 st Training

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, crawling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.

• Heavy Work: Exerting 50-100 pounds occasionally, 25-50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.

• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

Required Skills

• Towing aircraft;
• Fueling aircraft;
• Maintaining runways;
• Testing fuels;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Required Experience

High school diploma or equivalency; or the City may consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Please be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.


If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.


Tracking Code


3-4530-5-028

Closing Date


6.18.26