Job Purpose
The job holder will be responsible for regulating entry/exit and ground repositioning of aircraft on the apron through radio telephony for orderly movement of air traffic.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Marshalling aircraft into/out of aircraft bay/aircraft parking space for success of arrival and departure activities of the flight turnaround schedules;
- Inspecting the bay to ensure it is free of FODs for the safety of aircraft, passengers, ground crew and ground support equipment and appliances;
- Operating Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS);
- Operating lead service vehicle (Follow Me Car);
- Guiding flight into and out of allocated bay safely;
- Controlling of ground flight movements using International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard and recommended practices;
- Operating passenger boarding bridges for safe embarking and disembarking of passengers;
- Uploading air traffic movement into the Airport Operations Data Base (AODB)/ Daily Aircraft Movement Records (DAMR);
- Enforcing of airside operations safe standard rules and regulations;
- Enforcing airside safety by ensuring that safety regulations, IATA and ICAO and other internationally recognized standards are adhered to all the time;
- Inspecting the Apron for any hazards, Oil spillage, Foreign Object Debris (FODs) to ensure safety of the passengers, aircraft, vehicles, equipment and people on the airside;
- Collecting and recording data to show the number of aircraft handled as well for management decision-making;
- Docking and retracting the air bridges for embarking and disembarking passengers to ensure passenger safety;
- Marshalling and monitoring aircraft movement into and out of the apron through aeronautical radio telephony communication;
- Filling in the daily aircraft records for the billing, parking and air bridge charges;
- Reporting of any incidents / accidents on the ramp for further action;
- Overseeing the refueling of aircraft at the airside to ensure they comply with safety requirements; and
- Directing the safe movement of passengers, vehicles, equipment and airport operators at the airside.
Key Qualifications and Experience
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Grade C or equivalent
- Certificate in Airport Operations will be an added advantage
- Working experience in Ground Flight Safety is an added advantage
- Proficiency in Computer applications.
- Born on or after 1st January, 1998.
Skills and Competencies
Teamwork, good communication and interpersonal skills
