Jet Bridge Technician Apprentice

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority•Dulles, VA

8d•$21 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Jet Bridge Technician Apprentice serves in the Airport Maintenance Department at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) as a participant in the Airports Authority’s state-approved Trades Apprentice Employment Program. The program provides on-the-job and classroom training to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become a licensed Jet Bridge Technician I. The apprentice performs increasingly complex equipment maintenance and repair work as proficiency grows, along with related duties. The apprentice learns to diagnose operating problems and repair heavy equipment, passenger boarding bridges, generators, ground power units, and aircraft pre-conditioned air (PCAir) units. The role includes learning to use technical manuals, electrical diagrams, schematics, diagnostic software, tools, and instruments; assisting journey-level Jet Bridge Technicians; and carrying out preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and modifications to mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and hydraulic systems. The apprentice also learns safe electrical work and lock-out-tag-out procedures, applicable environmental and trade regulations, work-order practices, and airport vehicle operations. This is a non-career, term job. Work is physically demanding and is typically performed on an airfield near operating aircraft and outdoors in varied weather. The job may involve exposure to hazardous chemicals, extreme temperatures, and loud equipment noise. Night work, weekends, hold-over, and recall for essential services and emergencies may be required.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old at the time of hire.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Ability to learn the knowledge and skills of the Equipment Maintenance trade according to the Trades Apprentice Employment Program progression schedule.
Ability to drive a pickup truck and learn to use similar vehicles while transporting tools and parts.
Ability to work safely and knowledge of applicable safety rules, regulations, and procedures.
Ability to speak and write effectively.
Skill in using a computer, computerized work-order system, and time-and-attendance system.
Ability to successfully complete an Airports Authority background investigation.
High school diploma or GED by the time of hire.
Completion of at least one trades course in high school, such as Electrical, HVAC, or Electrical Controls, or current enrollment in a degree or certificate program at a trades school accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.
State driver’s license in good standing.
Depending on assignment, may be required to obtain a Class B Commercial Driver’s License within 90 days of hire, promotion, or placement in the job.
Ability to stoop, crouch, access confined and hard-to-reach places, climb and ascend large vehicles such as Mobile Lounges and passenger boarding bridges, and use fall-protection arrest systems.
Ability to work on slippery surfaces and lift, push, pull, or position items weighing up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work outdoors in varied weather and around operating aircraft, hazardous chemicals, temperatures exceeding 115°F, and loud motor and engine noise; use personal protective equipment.
Subject to night hours and weekends, hold-over, and 24-hour recall for essential services and emergencies such as snow removal.
Must operate a vehicle airside and landside, requiring an AOA permit.
New hires are subject to a background security investigation.

Responsibilities

Learn to determine causes of operating problems and repair heavy equipment, passenger boarding bridges, generators, ground power units, and aircraft pre-conditioned air units, progressing from elementary to proficient skill levels.
Learn to use manuals, technical guides, electrical diagrams and schematics, laptop-based diagnostic software, hand and power tools, instruments, and devices used in the trade.
Assist journey-level Jet Bridge Technicians by assembling and transporting tools and materials, handling tools at job sites, completing work, and cleaning up.
Under the guidance of journey-level technicians, learn to perform preventive maintenance, locate defects, diagnose operating problems, and repair or modify mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and hydraulic systems for heavy mobile equipment, passenger boarding bridges, PCAir units, and ground power units.
Learn to work safely with electrical circuits and use lock-out-tag-out procedures.
Store and stock materials and equipment, remove debris, and clean shop and work areas; perform other trade-related tasks at the appropriate apprentice skill level.
Learn and apply EPA refrigerant-handling regulations and other applicable codes and regulations for the trade and airport environment.
Assist in preparing and maintaining work orders, trouble calls, and preventive-maintenance records using the Airports Authority’s computerized work-order system.
Drive a pickup truck or similar vehicle on the airport complex, landside and airside, and to and from suppliers, transporting tools and parts and using handheld and vehicle-based two-way radios.
Perform other duties as assigned.