Line Technician (Airport)

The Airport Line Technician performs airport line services to base customers and transient customers safely, efficiently, and professionally while maintaining the FBO facility, hangars, and other airport buildings and grounds to ensure Hickory Regional Airport is prepared for daily flights and customers.

This opportunity is primarily a Monday-Friday schedule however flexibility for occasional after hours or weekend coverage is required.

Salary Depends on Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Major Duties

• Performs daily runway inspections, verifying lights, signs, and markers are visible and functioning correctly, removing any debris as needed.



• Moves planes in and out of hangars and fuels planes as directed by the pilot.



• Directs aircraft to the proper parking area and secures aircraft.



• Takes service orders from pilots and/or customers and communicates with the Customer Service desk.



• Fuels planes and provides GPU, lavatory, and other ground services as needed



• Performs safety inspections to include, but not limited to, fuel farms, mobile fuel trucks, FBO facility, ATC Tower, and hangars.



• Reports any incident involving accidents, aircraft damage, or security breach and FAA incursions immediately to airport management and helps with an investigation as needed.
• Maintains and cleans FBO facility, ATC Tower, and hangars, including but not limited to entranceways, floors, bathrooms, and breakrooms.
Work with the maintenance team to help maintain the airport buildings and grounds.



• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Ability to safely perform fueling tasks.



• Ability to safely operate airport equipment, including but not limited to mobile fueling trucks, GPU, tugs, towbars, golf carts, and forklifts.


Ability to follow instructions for safe and authorized movement on the runway all taxiways, and airport property.


Ability to prioritize work and time management.

• Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina.

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to frequently/repeatedly stand; walk; use hands and exert forces needed to handle various types and sizes of tools, equipment and objects; reach with hands and arms and perform elevated work for periods; climb ladders and balance; climb into vehicles and equipment; stoop; kneel; half-kneel; squat; crouch; or crawl; and talk; or hear. The ability to navigate oneself throughout the various areas of the airport in a safe manner.
• Must be able to frequently lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to successfully pass a “Functional Prework Screen” administered by a professional and impartial third-party specialist.

• The position has been identified as safety sensitive. The employee in this position will be part of a random drug testing pool.

• The work in this position is typically performed in an office, hangar, and outdoors. The employee is exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, irritating chemicals, and inclement weather. The work requires using PPE, such as but not limited to masks, goggles, or gloves.

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The City of Hickory provides a generous benefit package valued at over 30% of an employee's annual salary. Employer provided benefits include:

• 11 paid holidays
• 12 paid sick leave days per year
• Paid vacation
• Health insurance for employees and family members
• Dental and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program – 5 FREE visits
• 15.1% contribution per employee to the NC Local Government Retirement System
• Up to 5% matching contribution to 401k
• Free Life insurance of 1.5 times salary up to ($125,000)
• Tuition Assistance Program
• On-site Wellness Clinic
• A selection of voluntary benefits such as additional life insurance, dependent life, short-term disability insurance, accident, and critical illness insurance.