Airport Technician - LGA

Airport Technician - LaGuardia Airport

Job Description

:This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications, which may be required of employees assigned to this job classification

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Essential Job Function

s:Technicians are responsible for the operation of the belt. Must ensure proper spacing of bags and monitor the buildup of bags on the carousels. Must ensure that the bags are aligned as required and/or immediately clear any resulting jams. Technicians are responsible for the manual movement of baggage in the event of a system outage. Must perform general cleanup of work areas in and around the conveyor equipment at a frequency required to maintain units free of trash, dirt and debris. Maintainers perform semi-skilled maintenance under the supervision of a Dispatcher or Superviso

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Technicians must be able to perform the following functions in variable weather and environmental conditio

• ns:Bend, stoop, and crawl to work in tight, restricted areas. Push, pull, lift and carry components weighing up to 40-75 poun
• ds.Must be able to climb 10 – 25 ft. in height on ladders and perform duties. Must have good coordination and good balan
• ce.Must be able to stand 60 – 75% during an 8-hour shi
• ft.Must be able to operate the controls for a forklift or man lift (authorized employees only) in congested ar
• ea.Drive vehicles weighing up to 3 tons on selected assignments in congested areas requiring good depth perception and ability to distinguish colo
• rs.Must have good eyesig
• ht.Work with color-coded wiring and other components which requires the ability to differentiate colors to include but not limited to red, green, yellow, blue, black, brown, white, and oran
• ge.Work in a high noise-level environment, and tolerates dust and jet fumes. (Dust masks and earplugs are provide
• d).Write and type legibly to complete forms/paperwork as requir
• ed.Must be able to communicate – verbal and written – in English and be understood by othe
• rs.Be familiar with computers and Microsoft based operating syste
• ms.Must be able to regulate own work with little supervision and accomplish tasks on o
• wn.Ability to work rotating shifts including weekends, holidays i.e. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and days o
• ff.Reports to work on a regular and timely bas
• is.Ability to work rotating shifts including weekends (i.e. Friday, Saturday and Sunda
• y).Help training new hir
• es.Cleaning the Bag room, MIT & TSA ar

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All of the above functions are normally performed within certain narrow time constraints which are usually dictated upon the actual arrival of an aircraft and its scheduled departure. The failure to perform these functions may result in passenger inconvenience caused by delayed aircraft departure and passenger and employee safety. The failure to perform these functions properly may result in serious injury to passengers, employees, damaged ground equipment and/or aircr

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ies:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without not

ice.Disclaimer: The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities as needed to support organizational goals and operational requireme