Airport Maintenance Worker III Temp

About the role

The Airport Maintenance Worker III performs skilled and semi-skilled work to ensure the airport remains safe, compliant, and operational 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. They maintain and inspect airfield facilities, pavements, lighting systems, grounds, buildings, and aircraft operating areas in accordance with FAA 14 CFR Part 139 requirements, airport policy, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Carry out operational tasks and assist with maintaining airport equipment and related equipment.
• Perform repair and maintenance of airport equipment and grounds under the direction of the supervisor.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for operational needs, including winter snow removal on nights and weekends when assigned.
• Execute all duties safely within an active airport environment where aircraft operations are ongoing.
• Maintain airfield facilities in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations upon completion of required training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Required in general maintenance, construction, equipment operation, or a related field.
• Skills: Ability to safely operate basic tools, light-duty machinery, and vehicles; basic understanding of workplace safety practices; willingness to work in an airfield environment and learn airport-specific operations.
• Preferred Experience: Experience working at an airport, aviation facility, or similar operational environment; some experience operating heavy or specialized equipment; coursework or training in aviation, airport operations, facilities maintenance, construction, mechanics, or a related field; familiarity with airport layouts, airfield markings, basic FAA rules, or general airport operations; prior involvement in snow removal, groundskeeping, or maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain airport credentialing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to communicate effectively in writing and orally, including by the use of aircraft radio communications.
• Must be fingerprinted and pass a ten-year criminal history background check as required by TSA to work within airport secured areas.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Frequent: Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.
• Light to moderate physical effort that includes frequent standing or walking or maintaining arms and hands in the same position for repetitive tasks. Frequently works with light objects and light hand tools.
• Moderate to considerable physical effort that includes working from ladders in awkward positions. Frequent use of light or medium weight objects (e.g., 25-50 lbs) and use of medium weight tools.
• Strenuous to extreme physical effort that includes frequent use of heavy objects (e.g., 50+ pounds) and may also use heavy tools or require strenuous application in awkward positions.
• Exposure to routine office noise and equipment.
• Exposure to hazards typically found in general office environments where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident.
• Exposure to hazards that are predictable or well protected against.
• Exposure to marginal to moderate conditions that are unpredictable and may lead to injury.
• Exposure to heat and noise along with working outside in the elements.
• Exposure to hazardous conditions that may lead to workplace injury such as working in heights, exposure to fly ash and/or energized electrical equipment.

Additional Working Demands

• Twenty-four (24) hour on-call response is required for events such as winter snow removal and safety or security incidents, including weekends during scheduled duty periods.
• This position is safety sensitive.