Airport Maintenance Specialist

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Airport Maintenance Specialist - Full Time Temporary

Prescott Regional Airport

Hiring Pay Range: $25.56 to $31.94

Pay Grade: 109

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Full Pay Range: $25.56 to $38.33

Deadline to Apply: 01/26/2025

Benefits Summary

Major Benefits for Full-Time Regular Employees:

• A diverse range of complimentary mental health and wellness services is available, including an Employee Assistance Program, a free subscription to Calm, and health coaching.
• Accrued paid sick time
• Free employee only coverage for medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Free family coverage for select medical and dental plans
• Pension and long-term disability through Arizona State Retirement System, click here for more details
• Supplemental benefits such as deferred compensation plans and additional life insurance
  
  

Position Summary

Oversees or performs a variety of manual, semis skilled, and skilled work to maintain and repair buildings, facilities, infrastructure, and equipment at Prescott Regional Airport.

Essential Duties

• Performs construction, maintenance, renovation, and repairs to facilities, equipment, and pavements; works on carpentry, concrete, masonry, plumbing, HVAC, electricity, painting, plumbing, and irrigations repairs/projects.
• Builds and repairs fences and retaining walls.
• Performs and documents mandatory monthly checks on FAA Navigational Aids (NAVAIDs).
• Performs and documents monthly insulation readings & records.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and repair airfield circuits, electrical meters, and regulators.
• Repairs roofs.
• Collaborates with contractors and other City departments on projects; reviews plans and specifications; and monitors work.
• Provides emergency maintenance.
• Maintains all areas to present a clean safe environment; minimizes disruption of services while performing work.
• Builds concrete forms; repairs potholes; paints street curbs, crosswalks, loading zones; and installs and repair parking meters.
• Installs flooring; fixes plumbing; installs and repairs doors; and makes tenant improvements based on assigned area.
• Makes electrical repairs and installs/replaces outlets, switches, and light fixtures.
• Clean and Maintain airfield lighting, signage, windsocks, PAPI's, REAL's, etc.
• Performs general grounds maintenance including mowing, drainage maintenance, and vegetation management; trims trees; and operates wood chipper.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs security doors, locks, and/or gates.
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs/coordinates repair of lighting systems.
• Ability to use electrical meters for insulation reading, AMP readings and trace out common circuit issues.
• Maintains air compressors; tracks and schedules repairs and maintenance, depending on assignment.
• Operates equipment such as bobcats, loaders, dump trucks, snow plows, bucket truck and street sweepers, as assigned; greases and maintains equipment as needed.
• Transports waste products to transfer station for proper disposal; hauls materials requiring a Commercial Driver's License if so assigned.
• Performs routine and preventative maintenance of treatment systems, equipment, buildings, and utility vehicles as assigned.
• Knowledge & Training on lock out/tag out, NFPA 7OE Electrical Safety Awareness.
• Depending on assignment, communicates on aviation radios for clearance from Air Traffic Control; follows instructions to safely navigate around airfield.
• Uses and maintains small hand and power tools.
• Inspects, diagnoses, and repairs a variety of small engine equipment, light vehicles, and heavy equipment; maintains equipment in good working order.
• Welds metals.
• Orders and stocks parts; maintains service records, and parts inventory.
• Fabricates parts as necessary and as assigned.
• Follows OSHA and City safety standards including the use of personal protective equipment; ensures crews follow safety practices and procedures.
• Conducts inspections of facilities and equipment to ensure compliance with regulations, maintains Airport logs and records in accordance to regulations.
• Assists in development of various documents for assigned department, such as Snow Removal Plan, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and Airport Certification Manual.
• Ability to work with & escort contractors relating to airfield projects
• Assists in installation of new and upgraded equipment.
• Performs effluent delivery rounds, depending on assigned area.
• Maintains records, schedules maintenance, schedules repairs, tracks equipment usage, and s workloads.
• Assists in the set-up, preparation, and clean-up of special events.
• Interacts with customers; discusses problems; and formulates solutions.
• Operates snow removal equipment and spreads cinders if so assigned.
• Conducts safety inspections such as presences of exit signs, emergency lighting, fire extinguishers, and appropriate protection gear for assigned duties.
• Knowledge of CCR (constant current regulators) Diagnose & repair as needed
• Perform preemptive maintenance on airfield hangar such as hangar doors and lights and repair as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.

Licensing, Certification, And Other Requirements

Possess a valid Arizona driver's license; pass a TSA-mandated 10-year security background investigation, pre-employment drug test, fingerprint background check, and driver record check. Completion of the Airport Operations training program, as outlined in the City of Prescott Airport Operations New Employee Orientation/Training Guide, within three (3) months of hire. Possess an AAAE ACE-Airfield Lighting Maintenance or have the ability to obtain within two (2) year of hire. Possess or have the ability to obtain Arizona Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements within two (2) years of hire.

Employee Core Beliefs

City of Prescott employees should seek to uphold the City's core beliefs throughout their day-to-day business and with every customer they come in contact with, both internal and external. Our core beliefs are: Act with Integrity, Work as a Team, Have Personal Commitment and Loyalty, Solve Problems, Take Pride In Excellent Results, High Level of Productivity and Being Nice

Knowledge, Skill And Abilities

• Knowledge of a variety of building and facility maintenance procedures and techniques;
• Knowledge of applicable state, federal, and local rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to assigned job duties.
• Knowledge of a variety of skilled trades related to building construction, maintenance, and repair.
• Knowledge of machinery, equipment and tools necessary for maintaining public areas.
• Knowledge of diagnostics, repair and basic preventive maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Knowledge of basic preventive maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of common hand and power tools.
• Skill in following oral and written instructions.
• Skill in operating and working around moving equipment.
• Skill in following safety practices and recognizing hazards.
• Skill in utilizing public relations techniques in responding to inquiries and complaints.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with State, Federal, and other local officials, elected officials, and City residents.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  
  

Physical Demands And Working Conditions

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors.
• Safety and effectively performs required duties.
• Safely operates required equipment and City vehicle as needed.
• Safely lifts 100 pounds occasionally with assistance, 50 pounds regularly without assistance, and pushes, pulls, twists, reaches, and bends.
• Requires working shifts during mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Work requires being on-call and responding to emergency situations (and airfield problems if assigned to Airport).
• Clearly, concisely, and effectively communicates both in person and over the telephone (and aviation radios if assigned to Airport).
• Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to self or others.
  
  

Successful candidate will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include:

• Drug screening
• Motor vehicle records check
• Criminal background screening
  
  

City of Prescott Contact Information

201 N. Montezuma Street, Suite 207

Prescott, AZ 86301

Email: hr@prescott-az.gov

Website: www.prescott-az.gov

Phone: 928-777-1410 / Fax: 928-777-1222

In accordance with A.R.S. 23 - 493, this position has been identified as "Safety Sensitive". The City of Prescott is an Equal Employment Opportunities/Americans Disabilities Act reasonable accommodation employer.

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