Maintenance Repair Technician I - SLC Airport (PBB: Passenger Boarding Bridges)

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment, and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling, and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that support those in our communities who do some of the toughest work, including trusted brands like LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, and Jetway®.

About the role

As a Maintenance Repair Technician I, you will help maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) and related gate equipment. This role responds to routine equipment faults, outages, and service interruptions; performs preventive maintenance and standard corrective repairs; and assists senior technicians with more complex repairs.

Responsibilities

• Respond to passenger loading bridge and ancillary equipment faults, malfunctions, and outages.
• Use manuals, schematics, testing equipment, and supervisor guidance to diagnose issues, replace parts, and restore equipment operation.
• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, and standard mechanical/electrical repairs on passenger loading bridges, PCA systems, GPUs, and related gate equipment.
• Escalate complex failures, controls issues, repeat problems, safety concerns, or repairs requiring approval.
• Assist senior technicians with complex repairs, emergency maintenance, and escalated issues.
• Document work performed, equipment status, parts used, and repair activity in CMMS.
• Follow OEM procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, airport rules, company policies, PPE requirements, and all applicable safety/training requirements.
• Maintain tools, equipment, parts, and work areas in a clean and safe condition.
• Support 24/7 airport operations, including nights, weekends, holidays, emergency response, and work in ramp areas, tight spaces, and elevated areas as needed.

Requirements

• Valid Driver’s License.
• Ability to obtain and maintain necessary airport security clearances.
• Minimum 1 year of mechanical, electrical, industrial maintenance, airport equipment, or related experience; or demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Basic mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and follow technical instructions, work orders, repair manuals, basic schematics, and safety procedures.
• Ability to work variable schedules to support 24/7 airport operations, including day or night shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; equivalent mechanical, electrical, industrial maintenance, airport equipment, or related experience may be considered.
• Previous airport, aviation, industrial maintenance, field service, or facility maintenance experience.
• Familiarity with motors, sensors, control panels, PLCs, HMIs, mechanical drives, and electrical schematics.
• Experience using CMMS software.
• Basic computer skills, including word processing and spreadsheets.

Benefits

Joining Oshkosh AeroTech means becoming a valued member of a dynamic team with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, and 401K.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to climb, balance, work from ladders, and work in small or elevated spaces.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in outside weather conditions on an airport ramp, around aircraft, and near passenger boarding bridges and related gate equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Good hand-eye coordination is required.

Work Environment

• Work environment is similar to airport operations with vehicular traffic, aircraft activity, and heavy equipment.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, elevated work areas, outside weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, cold, vibration, and loud noise.
• Work on an airport ramp around aircraft and related airport equipment.