Aircraft Support Technician

About Sun Country Airlines

We’re not your average airline. We’re agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline, and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at an exciting and growing company, as an Aircraft Support Technician you’ll enjoy these benefits and more:  

• Work 4 days on and have 4 days off schedule
• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision 
• PPO and high deductible health plans 
• Health savings account and Flexible Spending Account 
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends 
• 401(k) match 
• Paid Time Off 
• Paid holidays 
• Life and AD&D Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family 
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support  

Aircraft Support Technician overview:

The primary responsibilities of the Aircraft Support Technician will be to assist the Maintenance Operation by positioning aircraft to/from the gates/hangar/parking ramps. Movement of ground support equipment and checking for arriving and departing aircraft at the MSP hangar facility. The technician will also be responsible for the operation and fueling of powered ground support equipment as well as working in the tooling distribution and ACC tower for communication of aircraft moves.  

Essential roles and responsibilities of an Aircraft Support Technician:  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for the safe and timely movement of aircraft
• Work the ACC tower; operating the radio to communicate movement of aircraft 
• May work the tooling distribution program; manage the receiving and distribution of tools, sending tools for calibration, and creating tool kits  
• Obtain and maintain MAC area movement license
• Assist maintenance with heat carts, ground power units, and stairs 
• Assist maintenance with aircraft parking and movement 
• Responsible for fueling ground equipment
• Responsible for washing aircraft
• Assist in stocking applicable supplies in hangar/work areas
• Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state, and federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines
• Assist aircraft technicians with maintenance tasks
• All inclement weather aircraft protection duties
• Hangar and Operations area cleaning and organizational duties as assigned
• Other duties as assigned by AST POC, MSP Maintenance Crew Chiefs, and Management

Classification: Full-time, Non-exempt 
Working Location: This position is open in Minneapolis, MN

Supervisory Responsibility: None

The qualifications we are looking for in an Aircraft Support Technician include:  

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be highly motivated and a self-starter
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving skills
• Work effectively with minimal supervision under stressful situations
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving skills
• Work effectively with minimal supervision

Preferred Skills: 

• Aircraft ground support experience
• Familiarity with aircraft tooling
• Experience distribution of aircraft tooling
• Aircraft experience civilian or military
• VHF radio communication experience 

Work Environment 

This job operates in the maintenance hangar, ramp area and ACC tower operations. This role is routinely exposed to all weather elements.

Physical Demands

Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds regularly. This position will also be required to lift to 100 pounds on occasion. Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Additional Notes 

Must be able to obtain MSP SIDA badge and customs seal.

Must have a valid driver's license.

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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