Engineer Maintenance Facility (Manager)

Gategroup Holding; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

gategroup is seeking an Area Engineer to oversee maintenance on flight kitchen units, ensuring uptime and regulatory compliance across North America. You will manage preventative, diagnostic, and corrective maintenance, read electrical schematics, coordinate vendors, and ensure a safe working environment.

The role requires 1–3 years as a maintenance mechanic/technician and 3–5 years in facilities maintenance leadership. Travel up to 50% may be required, with a full‑time, exempt schedule.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Completion of some mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or technical school training.
• Four year degree from college or two year degree from technical trade school is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains daily, weekly, and monthly reports and inspections.
• Performs preventative, diagnostic, and corrective maintenance on equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, overhaul or refurbish standard and special‑purpose equipment and systems.

Skills

Maintenance

Electrical

Plumbing

Mechanical

Diagnostics

Leadership

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade/Technical School Training

College Degree (plus)

Job description

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

The Area Engineer is responsible for a broad range of maintenance activities that are performed to keep flight kitchen units operating efficiently and effectively

Pay: $95,0000 to $100,000

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains daily, weekly, and or monthly reports and inspections as required.
• Responsible for performing preventative, diagnostic, and corrective maintenance on company equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, modify, overhaul or refurbish standard and special purpose equipment and systems.
• Performs HVAC, plumbing, and electrical maintenance as needed.
• Responsible for troubleshooting the production equipment in the unit.
• Reads and understands electrical schematics.
• Maintains on-site service logs/service books.
• Completes CAR requests for capital expenditures
• Coordinates vendors for maintenance and also obtains approvals before requests are completed.
• Ensures facilities maintain to be a safe work environment for all employees and visitors
• Ensures that all maintenance tasks are performed according to regulatory requirements such as environmental, safety etc
• In cases drives application and/or renewal of needed licenses, permits and inspections

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Completion of some mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or technical school training
• Four year degree from college or two year degree from technical trade school is a plus

Work Experience:

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience as maintenance mechanic/technician
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a facility maintenance manager or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)

• Strong technical aptitude and follow through
• In-depth knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance
• Excellent electrical, plumbing, and mechanical diagnostic skills required
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Candidate must be comfortable will all level of employees
• Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities
• Strong analytical and communication skills required.
• Electrical and or plumbing license(s) is a plus

Language / Communication Skills:

• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills

Geographic Responsibility: North America

Type of Employment: Full-time

Travel %: Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

Exemption Classification: Exempt

Work Environment / Requirements of the Job:

• Regularly stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 10+ hours.
• In a normal production kitchen facility, there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move product, equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.
• A rotating schedule of over fifty-five (55) hours per week is typical
• Works overtime as needed

Direct Line Manager (Title): Business Unit Leader

Number of Direct Reports: Varies by unit (Tech, Ops; Lead Tech, Ops; Spec, Ops; Facility Maintenance), up to 10

Estimated Total Size of Team: Varies by unit size, up to 12

gategroup Competencies Required to be Successful in the Job:

• Thinking – Information Search and analysis & problem resolution skills
• Engaging – Understanding others, Team Leadership and Developing People
• Inspiring – Influencing and building relationships, Motivating and Inspiring, Communicating effectively
• Achieving – Delivering business results under pressure, Championing Performance Improvement and Customer Focus

Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position

Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Integrity, Passion and Accountability. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:

• We treat each other with respect and we act with integrity
• We communicate and keep each other informed
• We put our heads together to problem solve and deliver excellence as a team
• We have passion for our work and we pay attention to the little details
• We foster an environment of accountability, take responsibility for our actions and learn from our mistakes
• We do what we say we will do, when we say we are going to do it
• We care about our coworkers, always taking an opportunity to make someone’s day better

Candidates will be required to go through Pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check, and/or airport fingerprinting.

gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law.

For further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

We anticipate that this job will close on: 09/04/2026