Job Description

descriptionAirfield Operations Specialist Shift Lead / Training Manager is responsible maintaining situational awareness of airfield activities and overall responsibility for Airfield Management Operations (AMOPS) section while on duty in order to provide a safe, efficient, and effective airfield environment for aircraft operations. Performs airfield inspections and checks for safety and compliance with planning and design criteria.Plans, organizes and directs airfield activities to include but not limited to airfield construction/repairs, airfield driving program, ice/snow removal operations, and Bird/Wildlife control.Procures, maintains, and produces information on safe operation of aircraft through the national and international airspace system such as Flight Information Publications, aeronautical charts and maps, NOTAM, local airfield and navigational aid status and weather information.Process domestic and international flight plans.Coordinates with bases agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.Regularly monitor and inspect operational condition of runways, taxiways, navigational and meteorological aidsCoordinate with Operations and Maintenance Manager to ensure all facilities of airfield remain in operational conditions.Determine operational restrictions or hazards to flight and communication facility and advise airfield management; ensure implementation of Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) programIdentify flight safety issues including violations of airfield clearing criteria and hazards to arriving, departing, and parked aircraft; assess damage to airfield property; and monitor necessary actions to repair and reopen airfield facilities.