Flight Line Operations Technician 2026 - 03105

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas•Fayetteville, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community. This is a safety/security sensitive position for purposes of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment. The role involves providing good customer service, maintaining positive working relationships, and ensuring reliable attendance. Key responsibilities include monitoring aircraft parking areas, moving aircraft, performing aircraft services like fueling and tie-downs, loading/unloading baggage, communicating via radio, processing payments, managing fuel operations, communicating advisories, maintaining apron cleanliness, reporting maintenance issues, performing grounds and facility maintenance, and routine maintenance on airport vehicles and equipment. The position also requires being on-call for after-hours service calls and serving as backup for the Customer Service Team.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
12 months of experience operating maintenance equipment or facility maintenance experience required.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Must successfully pass criminal background check, including but not limited to convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas to violent offenses, theft offenses and any offense under A.C.A. 21-15-103 or A.C.A. 21-15-111.
Ability to use mathematics involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculating ratios, rates and percents.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to speak clearly and be understood on radio systems, as well as understand what is being said by others on the radio systems, to ensure safety of self and others.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and provide service in a positive, friendly manner.
Ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
Ability to work independently and to make sound decisions relative to the work.
Ability to detect and correct or refer to proper authority any operating deficiencies in equipment.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear as necessary for safety reasons or to operate certain equipment, stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Certifications from National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and/or the National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA) related to flight line operations are preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor access to the terminal aircraft parking area and restrict access as may be appropriate.
Moves aircraft in and out of hangars and on ramp areas using hand and motor-drive tugs.
Parks, fuels and ties down/chocks aircraft; perform minor service such as airing tires on aircraft and adding oil as needed.
Loads and/or unloads baggage.
Uses airport and City radio networks to communicate with aircraft, Control Tower and Line Control.
Processes credit, charge and cash payments, balances cash drawer and prepares related reports.
Refills fuel service trucks, takes readings on trucks and tanks, performs fuel quality testing and completes fuel storage inspection reports.
Performs scheduled inventory of fuel and oil.
Maintains fuel trucks and fuel storage tanks.
Communicates airport advisories using appropriate systems.
Ensure parking apron is clear of debris.
Reports lights out and other maintenance issues to responsible authority for repair.
Performs grounds and facility maintenance, including custodial duties, as required.
Performs routine maintenance on airport vehicles and equipment.
Serves in a designated “on-call” status on a rotating basis to respond to service calls outside normal operating hours.
Serves as backup for Customer Service Team, providing assistance and convenience services as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.