City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

Airport Facility Supervisor

Under general direction, this position supervises personnel responsible for coordinating work and leading staff who provide housekeeping, security, and facilities services throughout Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and the AUS campus.

1. Supervises Facility Services staff in tasks that include facility maintenance, security, emergency services, general and detailed cleaning and disinfecting services using heavy and specialized equipment, and moving and arranging services for airport terminals and campus.
2. Provides information to Facility Services staff about airport operations to ensure airport and customers’ needs are met.
3. Performs administrative duties and responsibilities including preparing correspondence; distributing information to airport tenants; and documenting inspections and maintenance of vehicles, equipment, and materials.
4. Checks inventory to ensure appropriate inventory levels are maintained, and supplies and equipment are ordered as needed.
5. Provides customer service by responding to requests and assisting City employees, airport tenants, and airport customers. Interacts with airport tenants, Aviation divisions, City departments, and the general public to accomplish assignments and projects, coordinate events, and resolve issues.
6. Develops division policies, procedures, and inspection programs.
7. Assists in the development and monitoring of the division’s budget.
8. Stays abreast of technology and techniques related to facility services and aviation industries.
9. Enforces department’s safety, security, and operational policies and procedures.

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of airport janitorial processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations and mandates; and City, departmental, State, and Local rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of FAA and TSA Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) regulations and requirements.
• Knowledge of Airline Baggage Hygiene procedures.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques methods.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with others.
• Skill in identifying suspicious and unusual activities.
• Skill in using equipment and vehicles in airport services.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to pass and maintain TSA and SIDA security requirements.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to operate cleaning equipment or machinery, vehicle, and utilize computer software.
• Ability to walk and stand continuously.
• Ability to sit, bend, stoop, twist, climb, kneel, and crawl for periods of time.
• Ability to reach and stretch overhead.
• Ability to demonstrate repetitive hand and foot movement, finger dexterity, grasping, squeezing, and repetitive motions.
• Ability to carry, lift, push, and pull up to fifty (50) pounds unassisted, with occasional climbing of stairs and ladders.
• Ability to work in environments with exposure to vibrations, noise, mechanical and chemical hazards, fume and odor hazards, toxic waste and material hazards.
• Ability to work with possible contact with blood and other potentially infectious materials.

• Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus four (4) years of experience related to janitorial services, including one (1) year of experience which was in a lead or supervisory capacity.
• Completion of thirty (30) semester college hours may substitute for one (1) year of the required work experience, up to a maximum of two (2) years.

Valid Texas Class C Driver License.