Airport Baggage Systems Technician & Lead Mentor

Daifuku; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Line Services (ELS) is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Baggage Handling Systems and Passenger Boarding Bridges at the Chicago area airport. The role includes mentoring junior staff and coordinating tasks in the absence of senior technicians.

Responsibilities include diagnosing equipment issues, interpreting manuals and schematics, and ensuring safety compliance while working in confined spaces.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of previous mechanical or electrical experience.
• Ability to work a non‑traditional schedule including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Completes basic maintenance assignments involving preventive, routine and emergency maintenance, clearing system jams; shift inspections; cleaning, and electrical and mechanical adjustments.
• Diagnoses equipment failures under guidance of senior personnel and ensures equipment is running safely.
• Takes direction and seeks guidance from senior level personnel and accepts training and mentoring.
• Provides direction and guidance to personnel assigned to maintenance, conducts training and mentoring; may act as lead in the absence of Sr. Technicians and/or supervisors.
• Reads and interprets repair manuals, basic schematics and supervisor/manager instructions.
• Works in tight and/or high spaces utilizing appropriate PPE and fall protection equipment.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Reading blueprints

Reading schematics

PLC logic

Industrial HVAC

HVAC, welding/brazing, plumbing

Job description

Elite Line Services (ELS) is seeking an experienced maintenance technician to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on Baggage Handling Systems and Passenger Boarding Bridges at the Chicago area airport. The role includes mentoring junior staff and coordinating tasks in the absence of senior technicians.

Responsibilities include diagnosing equipment issues, interpreting manuals and schematics, and ensuring safety compliance while working in confined spaces.