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Closing Date: 7/8/2026, or sooner upon receipt of the first 50 application submissions
Join the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport family and live in the vibrant city of Milwaukee known for its rich history, summer festivals, delicious food, and vibrant art scene. With plenty of shorelines and parks, Milwaukee offers a unique blend of natural and urban beauty.
As an Airport Operations Coordinator with Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, you will be a part of a family you can connect with, grow with, and have fun with!
Do You Have What It Takes?
Do people notice your positive attitude, your work ethic, and your excellent communication skills? Do you have the ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced and team-focused environment? A successful candidate will be passionate to provide exceptional guest service and ensures passengers' safe, legal, and efficient flow through the busiest airport in Wisconsin.
This role exists to comply with Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration regulations required to operate a commercial airport, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) and a general aviation airport, Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC). This position is responsible for ensuring the efficient flow of passengers and traffic through MKE facilities and roadways, completing daily airfield inspections at MWC, and to handle several forms of communication and dissemination of information to personnel at MKE and MWC according to established procedures.
We Need YOU!!
Your role includes:
- Performing inspections of airport facilities and roadways and evaluate hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, security issues, and compliance with Airport’s policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Document and take appropriate corrective action to ensure compliance and prevent personal injury and/or damage to airport property. Provide on-the-job training for new employees.
- Monitor, operate, identify, analyze, and respond quickly and logically to the following systems: Fire Alarm, Security, Camera, Paging, Radio, Weather, Surface System; Flight Tracking.
- Respond quickly and logically to airport emergencies, incidents, and accidents of various size, scope, and scale as a second responder. Follow established emergency procedures and ensure compliance with 14 CFR Part 139 and 49 CFR Part 1542.
- Take appropriate actions to ensure the safe and efficient flow of passengers and traffic through the Domestic and International Terminals, Concourses, Roadways, and other facilities at MKE. Monitors and ensure that various airport construction and maintenance projects will not have an adverse effect on the safe and efficient operation of the airport.
- Monitors wildlife activity and movement of aircraft at Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC). Opens and closes airport movement areas as conditions warrant and responds to emergency situations until relieved. Ensures compliance with Federal, State, County and Airport policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and ordinances to ensure safe and secure operations
- Assist with customer needs. Answer phones, radios, and computer communication platforms. Disseminate information in an organized manner. Meet with various airport users and tenants to resolve routine operational problems and process routine requests and complaints. Provide escorts, facilitate tours, act in an airport security capacity in the absence of Public Safety and Security personnel. Knowledge of airport and communication skills.
- Enters information thoroughly and concisely in accordance with FAR Part 139.
- Collect flight schedules from airlines and input into a consolidated database. Create graphics upon request from Airport Management. Manage aircraft assignments for all flexible use gates, hardstand, and parking locations. Ensure compliance with the Flexible Use Resource policies and procedures. Monitor and troubleshoot AirIT gate and ticketing stations.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Authorized to work in the US
- Must have a Wisconsin Driver’s license within 6 months of hire, which must be maintained through employment
Candidates with any one of the below minimum qualifications will be considered:
- High School Diploma/GED and at least 2 (two) years of aviation experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, Business Administration, or Public Administration with no experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AAAE Airport Certified Employee-Operations
Background Check:
Must undergo a criminal history background check to maintain security clearance for unescorted access to secured areas of the airport.
Hourly Pay Range: $23.92 - $35.88
Working Conditions:
Physical Demands: standing, sitting, reaching, driving, hearing, talking, visual and typing
Non-Physical Demands: communication/interpretation, sustained mental activity: auditing, problem solving, composing reports, reading, and writing.
Environmental Demands: high volume public contact, loud noises, and physical danger
Demands/Deadlines: cyclical work pressures or occasional exposure of distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; work requires frequent, substantive contacts with people in highly stressful situations; delicacy and unpredictability of contacts routinely create considerable strain or heavy stress regularly.
Work Schedule: considerable irregularity of hours due to frequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.
Note: This Original Examination is open to all qualified applicants authorized to work in the United States. The incumbent must establish residency in Wisconsin within six (6) months of appointment and maintain such residency throughout their incumbency. The selection process will be job related and will consist of one or more of the following: education and experience evaluation; written, oral, or performance tests, or other assessment methods.
Milwaukee County is committed to fostering an equitable working environment, free from discrimination and harassment, on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. We prohibit any form of discrimination, harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, pregnancy related condition, national origin, age, disability, FMLA status, sexual orientation, military status, marital status, or any other category or status that is now or in the future protected by federal, state, and local law. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, background checks and pre-employment physicals subject to job requirements. If special accommodations are needed, please contact 414-278-3936.
