Job Overview
Employment Type
Hourly
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Exact $39.10
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Training and Development
Job Description
This esteemed Air Traffic Control Tower operates as a critical hub ensuring the safe and efficient management of aircraft within its visual flight rules (VFR) airspace. The organization prides itself on delivering seamless air traffic control services that guarantee the orderly flow of departing and arriving flights. Known for its commitment to aviation safety and operational excellence, the facility houses a team of highly skilled professionals dedicated to maintaining aviation standards while adapting to the dynamic changes in air traffic. The Air Traffic Control Tower plays a pivotal role in coordinating air traffic, liaising with various aviation agencies, and employing... Show More
Job Requirements
- Hold a CTO certificate
- Have a current Class II Medical Certificate
- Subject to drug and or alcohol testing per DOT and FAA requirements including pre-employment, random, reasonable cause, suspicion, post-accident
- Have held a Control Tower Operator Certificate with a facility rating or FAA credential with tower rating for a minimum of six months in an Air Traffic Control Tower
Job Qualifications
- Hold a Control Tower Operator Certificate with a facility rating or FAA credential with tower rating
- Possess a current Class II Medical Certificate
- Minimum of six months experience in an Air Traffic Control Tower
- Ability to make timely and critical decisions
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Knowledge of FAA regulations and air traffic control procedures
- Ability to maintain situational awareness and multitask under pressure
- Experience with air traffic control technology and navigational aids
- Capable of conducting on-the-job training
Job Duties
- Make decisions involving the order of departures ensuring equitable treatment and compliance with center or approach control clearances
- Determine times and directions of takeoff and necessary turns for departures
- Decide whether inbound aircraft land immediately or circle and manage spacing
- Select active runways and coordinate simultaneous use of other runways
- Manage arrival and departure interspersing to minimize traffic delays
- Clear landing and departing aircraft to assure standard separation
- Sequence arriving traffic to ensure a safe flow on final approach
- Apply IFR separation standards in limited airport areas
- Determine usability of communications frequencies and navigational aids
- Monitor navigational aids and control panels including BRITE display
- Instruct pilots to change radio frequencies and radar beacon codes
- Coordinate with other controllers on arrival and departure movements
- Preplan traffic sequencing and separation in non-approach terminals
- Set up checkpoints to maintain traffic separation
- Maintain continuous mental picture and evaluation of changing traffic
- Maintain continuous radio watch with contacted aircraft
- Handle IFR traffic responsibility
- Study weather reports and forecasts and obtain weather certifications
- Provide weather and operational information to aircraft
- Operate light guns, runway lights, and field lighting
- Orient pilots lost or in difficulty
- Coordinate with operations offices and emergency services
- Perform lower grade duties as necessary
- Provide on-the-job training to others
Job Qualifications
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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