Airport Maintenance Technician-Per Diem

Responsibilities

• Perform Airfield Inspections To Ensure Full Compliance with FAA regulations, advisory materials, directives, and orders.
• Inspections include identifying, preventing, and removing aviation hazards such as FOD, wildlife, and other obstructions.
• Issue and record NOTAMs in accordance with established procedures.
• Monitor and support daily construction activities to ensure operational safety in all movement and non-movement areas.
• Oversee fueling operations for safety compliance; report and support cleanup of any spills.
• Maintain and monitor the physical security of airport gates, fencing, and access points.
• Limit wildlife ingress and conduct wildlife management and removal within the airfield perimeter, consistent with applicable plans and permits.
• Assist in coordinating Snow Removal Team operations as directed by airport management and in accordance with the airport\'s snow plan.
• Support vegetation management and enforcement of airport security requirements and operating rules.
• Safely and efficiently operate a wide range of heavy, specialized, and complex equipment (e.g., plows, tractors, backhoes, loaders, skid steers, forklifts, generators, and similar machinery).
• Operate landscaping equipment and hand tools such as mowers, trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, pressure washers, and snow removal tools.
• Perform light maintenance, servicing, and upkeep of airport maintenance equipment, including fluid checks, lubrication, cleaning, implement changes, and replacement of wear items.
• Conduct light maintenance and basic upkeep of airport facilities.
• Maintain airfield lighting, signage, and related equipment (e.g., bulb replacement, minor repairs).
• Maintain Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) and the maintenance facility in a clean, organized condition.
• Order and track maintenance supplies in coordination with airport management.
• Perform general labor and support tasks such as loading/unloading equipment, asphalt spreading, trenching, sign installation, snow shoveling, brush trimming, mowing, leaf removal, and similar operational duties.
• Perform all other duties and related work as required or as Assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Education Or Equivalent.
• Two Years of acceptable experience (preferably airport experience) operating heavy equipment such as dump trucks, loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, tree removal equipment, trailers, or other construction and agricultural equipment.
• Ability to meet Pittsfield Municipal Airport\'s FAA standards for conducting day and night airfield inspections, reporting, and NOTAM\'s and conducting inspections and reporting on a regular basis.
• Ability to operate two-way radio communications equipment in an airport operating environment.
• Working knowledge of motorized construction and agriculture equipment operation, maintenance, accessory tools, capabilities, and limitations and considerable knowledge of hazards and safety precautions in operating equipment in this class.
• Electrical experience (electrician\'s license a plus).
• Ability to obtain and maintain required licenses and certifications, including:
  • Massachusetts FID or LTC
  • Massachusetts Class D driver\'s license (unless CDL is held)
  • Class A or B CDL with Air Brake endorsement
  • Hoisting Licenses (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D)
  • Excavator Licenses (2A, 2B, 2C)
  • Specialty Side Boom Mower License (4G)
• Ability to pass and maintain DOT medical certification and DOT drug testing requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain professional, positive interactions in all circumstances.
• Ability to follow detailed oral and written instructions, including those of a technical nature.

Schedule

This position is classified as per-diem and provides coverage during scheduled employee vacations, staffing shortages, or weather-related emergencies such as snow events. Hours will vary based on operational needs, and shifts may be assigned with limited notice depending on conditions.