Airport Ops Mechanic

City-of-Battle-Creek,-M; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Battle Creek is seeking a skilled airport maintenance technician to perform difficult trades and ensure operational and safety compliance. You will maintain runways, taxiways, lighting, gates, and support facilities, under supervision of the Airport Operations Manager.

Responsibilities include repairs, inspections, scheduling maintenance, and documenting logs such as NOTAMs and FAA records; you will operate heavy equipment, perform engine tune-ups, electrical work, and assist during

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1-3 years experience in equipment and automotive maintenance and repair; airport experience desirable.
• Possess SOS Mechanic Certification in automobile/light truck repair upon hire.
• Possess SOS Mechanic Certification in heavy duty truck repair upon hire.
• Valid Class A Commercial driver’s license within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, routine maintenance, repairs, and cleaning of vehicles, equipment, and facilities.
• Review maintenance records and schedule needed maintenance or repair.
• Assist during safety incidents or emergencies; support snow removal and ice control activities.
• Operate heavy and field equipment and perform engine tune-ups and major/minor repairs.
• Record logs, NOTAMs, FAA records and other required documentation.

Education

High school diploma or GED

SOS Mechanic Certification (auto/light truck)

SOS Mechanic Certification (heavy duty truck)

Tools

SOS Certification auto/light truck

SOS Certification heavy duty truck

Job description

Performs difficult skilled trades work ensuring operational and safety compliance activities, providing equipment and automotive maintenance and repair, while assisting in the maintenance of airport grounds and facilities, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work performed under the limited supervision of the Airport Operations Manager.

• Performs visual inspections, routine maintenance, repairs, and manual labor in maintaining all airport runways, taxiways, safety areas, grounds, fences, drainage, facilities, gates, pavement, lighting, and fixed structures. Performs pavement maintenance including paint striping and patching. Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, equipment and tools in clean and operable condition and facilities in good repair.
• Reviews operational condition and maintenance records of facility and automotive equipment and identifies and schedules needed maintenance or repair.
• Provides assistance during safety related or aircraft incidents or emergencies. Participates in snow removal and ice control monitoring and removal activities. Operates power driven heavy and field equipment and small tools to maintain grounds and facilities including landscaping, welding, grading, earthwork and clearing drainage waterways. Monitors environmental conditions, wildlife conditions and hazardous materials and provides appropriate response.
• Inspects, troubleshoots, overhauls, repairs, and maintains small engines, machinery, vehicles, air compressors, mowers, heavy equipment including trucks, front-end loaders, tractors, sweepers, blowers, plows, fire apparatus, and other motorized equipment. Performs engine tune-ups, oil changes, routine maintenance, major and minor repairs on gasoline, semi-diesel and diesel engines, transmissions, differentials, drive units, brakes, suspension systems, chassis, front and rear ends, cooling and heating systems, fuel systems, instruments, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, tires and accessory power equipment.
• Troubleshoots, installs, replaces or adjusts electrical fixtures such as outlets and runway/taxiway lights, generators and related parts, electrical repair, and light bulbs.
• Completes and maintains work records to include complaint resolution, maintenance and repair logs, vehicle repair logs, daily inspection logs, Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), FAA records and other related documentation.
• May interact with tenants and operators to inform and coordinate operational and maintenance outages or planned activity and responds to routine questions and/or complaints; participates as appropriate in ensuring that safe and correct maintenance procedures are being followed by tenants, control tower, consultants and contractors. Responds to routine requests for service and initiates problem resolution.
• Orders parts/materials as required and prepares records and reports

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1-3 years experience in equipment and automotive maintenance and repair. Recent experience in an airport environment is desirable.
• Possess SOS Mechanic Certification in automobile/light truck repair upon hire.
• Possess SOS Mechanic Certification in heavy duty truck repair upon hire.
• Valid Class A Commercial driver’s license within 6 months of hire.
• Federal fingerprint based criminal history background check required.

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, bending, reaching, hand dexterity (grasping, holding, keyboarding, repetitive movements), reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, seeing (near and/or far, color, depth, field of vision), hearing, using the telephone, contact with government officials and the general public, working overtime, and working inside and alone. Work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration, frequently requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a very loud noise location (e.g. jack hammer work, garbage recycle plant).