Airfield Shift Operative

Airfield Specialists Operative work in the Airside Management Department. The role reports directly to the Airfield Facilities Manager and will carry out both planned and reactive maintenance on a diverse range of airfield & landside infrastructural assets including runways, taxiways, aprons pavement, airfield paint markings, footpaths, roads, grasslands, drainage infrastructure, security fence, boundary gates in Ireland’s busiest airport to ensure safe and efficient operations at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining critical infrastructure in a dynamic live operational environment ensuring that works are carried out safely and efficiently.
• Conducting specialist semi-skilled maintenance and repairs of asphalt and concrete pavements on the airport’s runways, taxiways, aprons, and airside roads.
• Operating heavy equipment on the airfield to maintain grasslands and ensure visibility of airfield signs and lights, in compliance with wildlife management plans and health, safety, EASA regulation and security policies.
• Maintaining all airfield grasslands and hedgerows and carrying out all chemical spraying and trimming to ensure its continuous healthy condition.
• Providing snow and ice control through the application of specialised anti-icing/de-icing chemicals and operating heavy snow removal equipment during winter operations (20+ weeks of the year).
• Maintaining storm water drainage systems at Dublin Airport through cleaning, maintenance and assisting specialized contractors.
• Maintaining perimeter/boundary fences, gates, and road safety equipment (barriers and other traffic control devices).
• Assisting with equipment maintenance, special events and projects at Dublin Airport.
• Provide support and assistance in line with Dublin Airports Aircraft recovery plan for the safe recovery of disabled aircraft at Dublin Airport (Cork and Shannon) on a 24/7 and 365 days a year basis.
• Assist and carry out airfield paint marking maintenance including refreshing and removal.
• Provide escort driving to external contractors when required throughout the Airfield.
• Provide assistance as required to support the Heavy Fleet team in preparing equipment and machinery for airfield maintenance and winter operations.
• Assisting the airfield management team with ad hoc duties within the scope of the team’s abilities as and when required.
• As required carrying out ad hoc pavement repairs on the landside at Dublin Airport.
• Promote a safety culture to ensure safe working practices at all times while carrying out role and duties and ensuring the full adoption of all Health and safety documentation and procedures.
• Work with all team members under a common vision – “We keep you moving through Engineering Excellence”.
• Always promote and ensure the company values individually and collectively i.e., Always Better, Brilliant at The Essentials, Passing the Baton Not the Buck, Respecting Each Other’s Values.
• Promote, embrace, and ensure the adoption of all new technology and assets, to support the Safe and efficient maintenance and/or operational requirements of the business.
• Support and assist new team members/colleagues in the adaption to working environments, skillsets, and new ways of working to ensure the longevity of the role and airport operation.
• Provide flexibility to move with work as and when required.
• Support and adapt to multiskilling roles and work practices to support a lean and dynamic working business model.
• Safety is everyone’s responsibility and individuals must actively promote, engage, adapt, and assist in taking ownership of relative actions.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• FAS Safe Pass Accreditation.
• Experience in operating plant and machinery.
• Full clean C1 Licence Driver holder.
• Experience of working in a highly regulated safety critical environment.
• Experience or similar experience in the provision of winter maintenance skills and operating heavy equipment in a live operational environment.
• Full clean C1 Licence Driver holder.
• Acts with honesty and integrity at all times.
• Has a realistic sense of own abilities and impact on others.
• Maintains composure and optimism in challenging situations.
• Manages own workload and work life balance to minimise stress.
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with ATC in a safety critical operational environment.
• Experience in operating plant and machinery.
• Ability to safely operate heavy equipment, power tools and hand tools – relevant construction site experience.
• Ability to accept and adopt to new technology.
• Strong work ethic with a high level of initiative and enthusiasm, and an ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to use initiative to work on their own and with a team safely.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including communication and judgement, are required so that operational issues are addressed in a professional and efficient manner.
• The role will involve external working in sometimes challenging and demanding environments.
• The role is a physical role requiring persons to be physical fit to carry out physical work activities.
• The role requires operatives to work in a highly regulated environment requiring adherence to stringent working, operational and health and safety practices and procedures.
• The role will be a shift role with a requirement to work, Days/Nights/Weekdays/Weekends (12hr shift patterns).
• Committed to daa values.

daa is an equal opportunities employer committed to celebrating diversity & inclusion and recognising the value that difference can bring, both for our business and for our people. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience. We ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all and offer reasonable accommodations to applicants at all stages of the selection process.