Job Profile
The Aircraft Handler/Fueler position is available in Bay City, WI. As an Aircraft Handler/Fueler, you will provide ground support to arriving and departing aircraft and efficient, professional, and courteous service for crew members and their passengers. Additionally, you will perform daily line service operations by safely and accurately conducting general flight line operations.
Red Wing Aviation (Bay City, WI) is an affiliated operating partner of Vista in the US - the largest charter group in private aviation and the world’s first private aviation ecosystem, integrating a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-light solutions to cover all key aspects of business aviation.
Vista has a global reach with operational hubs across the globe and an expert workforce of over 4,000 aviation professionals.
Aircraft Handler / Fueler Responsibilities
- Provide a wide range of aircraft and customer support services
- Greet, park, tow, move and marshal aircraft arriving or departing ramp area
- Fueling/defueling/de-ice aircraft as requested
- Provide shuttle service for passengers/crew as required
- Ground power servicing
- Assist passengers and/or crew with baggage/cargo as needed
- Assist with general cleaning and clearing of debris from hangars and ramp areas
- Routine daily quality control inspections and procedures of fueling equip and fuel farm
- Provide oil service for aircraft as requested
- Assist with wing-walking duties as required
- Reloading of fuel vehicles
- Routine equipment maintenance and upkeep
- Required periodic quality control inspections of equipment
- Restocking of catering items for revenue flights
- Interact with others in a professional and respectful manner
- Recommend process and communication improvements
- Work with accuracy, clarity, and an eye for detail
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Must pass all conducted drug/alcohol screens, background and security checks and prove eligibility for employment in the United States
- High School Diploma; some college preferred
- Experience with aviation ground handling preferred
- Valid state driver’s license
- Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills
- Ability to act under pressure and be adaptable to change on a constant basis
- Professional verbal/written communication skills
- Excellent listening and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Physical Demands
- Requires operation of vehicles in excess of 50,000 pounds
- May require lifting/carrying/moving/pushing/pulling up to 100 pounds
- Ability to communicate with crew/tower using base radio and with customer service rep and line service manager via two-way radio
Benefit Overview:
- Salary and medical, dental, vision plans
- 401k program – dollar for dollar match annually to $8,000/$11,000 – No Vesting period
- Career progression – upgrade and flow through to Vista partners/sister organizations
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
To ensure a safe environment for all, we require a drug screening, FBI fingerprinting and background check.
We are committed to developing and training members of our team at every stage of their career. Although our standards are high, we’ll help you reach them.
The affiliated operating partners of Vista are equal employment opportunity employers. The affiliated operating partners of Vista do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. The affiliated operating partners of Vista also prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
