Apron Controller Trainee - 30 Posts at Kenya Airports Authority

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