WHO WE ARE

The Loomex Group is a North American group of companies that provides strategic, operational, and tactical services for clients across Canada and the United States. Our clients include airports and aerospace industries, emergency services providers, private corporations, institutions, communities, and all levels of government.

Qualifications considered an asset

• TP312E course or equivalent experience
• Firearms Possession and Acquisition Permit
• Current C.P.R. and First Aid training
• Previous aviation experience
• Restricted Aeronautical Radiotelephone Operator’s License
• Chainsaw Certificatio

The Loomex Group is actively seeking candidates for the position of airport operations specialist at Peterborough Regional Airport with occasional shifts supporting Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport.
Reporting to the Airport Manager; this position will support the day-to-day operations; maintenance of the grounds, vehicles and facilities; as well as the site safety of the airports. Operating both hand tools and heavy machinery for grounds maintenance, you will also assist with occasional duties relating to emergency response, special events, and security.
The rate for this role is $23 an hour.

What you’ll do

• Operate heavy equipment including tractors and attachments, loader, snow blower, sweeper, and single and tandem axle trucks for winter and summer maintenance activities including grass cutting, vegetation control, and snow clearing.
• Performing and recording repairs and maintenance to buildings, equipment, and airport property
• Use of chainsaw, hand and power tools
• Attend and participate in airport training and safety programs
• Provide Unicom advisories to air traffic and escort persons/vehicles airside,
• Perform airfield/runway inspections, wildlife inspections and control
• Assist with emergency response, special events, security
• Customer Service
• Periodic days working at Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport.

What you’ll bring to the table

• Grade 12 secondary school education
• Valid “D” Driver’s License with “Z” brake endorsement/Heavy Equipment Operator’s Certificate, or equivalent experience is an asset
• Communication skills, written and verbal, to respond to customers, and to interpret instructions and procedural manuals.
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to analyze situations in order to problem-solve effectively
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Clean drivers’ abstract
• Criminal Record Check Level 2

Qualifications considered an asset

• TP312E course or equivalent experience
• Firearms Possession and Acquisition Permit
• Current C.P.R. and First Aid training
• Previous aviation experience
• Restricted Aeronautical Radiotelephone Operator’s License
• Chainsaw Certification