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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Penn State is searching for a full time Airport Attendant - Grade 4 to join the team. Duties include:
Inventory fuel and oil daily. Follow prescribed procedures to test AV-gas and jet fuel for contaminants
Report contamination to supervisor, accept or reject fuel as required
Record daily sales and quantity of fuels delivered
Operate fuel farm according to established procedures and practices
Change fuel filters and perform proper inspection of fuel farm, dispensing trucks and self-fueling equipment
Operate fuel-servicing vehicles and standing pumps to pump proper grade and amount of fuel into aircraft; ensure proper grounding and bonding
Manage fuel distribution in aircraft using onboard-computerized fuel management systems or manual systems as required
Perform “hot” fueling operations as required
Mix additives with fuel as directed
Check oil and add as necessary
Meet and direct incoming aircraft with proper taxi signals
Assist pilots and passengers as requested
Assist tenant and transient pilots in moving aircraft in and out of hangars and tie-down spaces
Tow, wing-walk, and moor aircraft as directed
Park aircraft according to established procedures
Clean windshield, provide auxiliary power or heat as directed
Provide services to aircraft such as, baggage loading and unloading, aircraft cleaning, lavatory services, potables water replenishment, catering delivery, air stairs. etc.
Operate Unicom system providing information regarding weather, traffic and field conditions, runway in common use, etc.
Record traffic count on aircraft traffic log
Monitor New York Center as required. Handle in-flight emergencies with proper response
Operate and drive snow removal equipment to plow snow or apply anti-skid material to walks, parking lots, ramps, aprons, taxiways and runways, as required
Sweep walks, ramps, hangars, etc.; shovel snow as required
Operate front-end loader to fill anti-skid spreader
Test runways for braking action using Tapley Meter mounted in pickup truck, and report to pilots as required
Perform maintenance and repairs on line-service vehicles and support equipment such as aircraft movers, tugs, heaters, gas trucks, front-end loader, deicing truck, baggage belt-loader, etc. as needed
Assist mechanics working on aircraft repairs as assigned
Perform maintenance, repairs and painting on airport equipment and facilities such as hangars, general aviation terminal, equipment storage buildings, chocks, segmented circle, runways, ramps, taxi areas, etc., as needed.
Clean, relamp and reset airfield and building lighting as necessary
Assist with inventory of parts and supplies for resale as directed
Deice aircraft as required using deicing truck and boom
Certify to pilot that deicing is completed correctly
Test and accept or reject deliveries of bulk deicing fluid
Operate deicing fluid recovery system
Make weather observations using such devices as the sling psychrometer for wet and dry bulb temperature, gas balloons, and stop watch for ceiling measurement, the altimeter barometric pressure, light projectors for visibility, a clineometer and ceiling light and other weather observing equipment and charts as required
Operate and maintain Automatic Weather Observation System to transmit “Notices to Airmen”
Observe and report weather conditions as a certified weather observer
Report observations to…