Plane Captain-VMG

The successful Plane Captain performs aircraft handling, servicing, daily and turn around inspections as required. Provides pre-operational inspections and fuels ground support equipment, technical assistance, guidance.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs the duties and responsibilities of the Aircraft Washer and Plane Captain Helper classifications.
• Performs daily and turn around inspections as required to the applicable procedures.
• Initiates and completes applicable maintenance forms.
• Performs Aircraft fuel sampling/servicing as required IAW established procedures.
• Launches and recovers aircraft.
• Serves as aircraft taxi director during launch and recovery operations.
• Tows aircraft and act as aircraft brake rider when required.
• Ties down and covers aircraft utilizing established procedures.
• Provides technical, assistance, guidance and instruction as required.
• Utilizes two-way communication equipment as required.
• Ensures compliance with Foreign Object Damage (FOD), Hazardous Waste, Egress Familiarization, and Tool Control programs.
• Ensures compliance with all established general and industrial safety rules and regulations as applicable to the contract, facility and job assignment.
• Ensures safety, security and preservation of government and company owned equipment.
• Provides courteous and professional customer service.
• Operates portable firefighting equipment.
• Maintains the cleanliness of the work center.
• Performs other qualified duties as assigned.

Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Two (2) or more years’ experience in aviation maintenance and / or flight line operations.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Must obtain/maintain any government/company license, qualification, certification, and clearance requirements for the position.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate the English language and follow verbal and written instruction.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable safety and maintenance manuals.
• Thorough working knowledge of aircraft flight line operations, aircraft handling, servicing, marshaling, common hand tools and normal operational safety requirements of the aircraft.
• Ability to climb, bend, stoop, squat, crawl, crouch, kneel, carry, balance and reach above shoulder level, push or pull weight up to (70) pounds.
• Must have close vision to include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to hear at the normal range.
• Must complete training program and be certified in writing as a plane captain.  Required to re-qualify semi-annually.
• •Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret US Government Clearance.  Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Secret Clearance.
• Required to be qualified on all assigned T/M/S.
• Must be able to work all assigned shifts & schedules.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in F-18 (A-F), EA-18G, E-2C, F-16 and /or MH60 strongly preferred
• Licensing certification requirements:
  • Hazardous Waste Communications Training
  • FOD and TCP Awareness Trained
  • ISO 9001-2000 Program Awareness
  • Operational Risk Management (ORM) Training 
  • Licensed on support equipment such as tow tractor, nitrogen servicing cart, engine wash cart and engine start unit, etc.
• May be required to handle hazardous materials in performance of assigned duties
• Ability to use eye hand coordination and manual dexterity.
• May require the use of respirator.