General Maintenance Worker (GMW)

Location: Melrose Air Force Range (MAFR), Clovis, NM. Must have interim SECRET clearance before start date. Valid driver’s license required; ability to obtain CDL and herbicide/pesticide license as needed.

About the role

Altus is seeking a skilled General Maintenance Worker (GMW) to support facilities, equipment, and grounds maintenance at Melrose Air Force Range. This role performs a wide range of general, preventive, and corrective maintenance across multiple trades to ensure safe, functional, and mission-ready facilities. If you are hands-on, mechanically inclined, and comfortable working across buildings, equipment, and outdoor environments, we’d love to have you on our team.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
• Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools (hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches) to precision measuring instruments and electrical/electronic testing devices.
• Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs as necessary.
• Dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
• Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
• Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
• Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
• Align and balance new equipment after installation.
• Maintain inventory on tools and equipment.
• Practice workplace safety.
• Perform other duties, within or outside the assigned area, appropriate for the skills of the employee and the efficient and effective operation of EMI Services.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2–4 years of related maintenance experience and/or formal vocational or technical training.
• Working knowledge of multiple building and utility trades.
• Ability to safely use hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in an active operational environment.
• Must pass a background check.
• Capable of working outdoors in temperatures ranging from 0–100 degrees.
• Regular standing, bending, reaching, sitting, walking, and lifting; must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Overtime may be necessary depending on workload.

About Altus

Since 2004, Altus Technology Solutions has been committed to providing top-quality, performance-driven services to both government and commercial clients. As an ISO 9001:2015 Certified firm, Altus integrates proven solutions with industry-leading practices to tackle mission-critical challenges.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive salary of $35/hr based on experience.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings plan with employer contributions.
• Income protection through short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Education assistance for professional growth.
• Flexible paid leave and career advancement opportunities.

Schedule

Day shift (includes overtime, after-hours, and potential no-notice emergency support).