Airport Maintenance Worker (Extra-Help)

Solano County, CA • Fairfield, CA

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About The Position

The Airport Maintenance Worker performs maintenance and repair work in the care of airport facilities, grounds and equipment, performs airfield inspections, fuels aircraft, and performs related duties as required. This recruitment is intended to fill the Airport Maintenance (Extra-Help) position. Extra-help employees do not have rights to a regular position or continued employment and are excluded from civil service. The hours worked cannot exceed more than 999 hours in a fiscal year.

Requirements

• Any combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates possession of and competency in requisite knowledge, skills and abilities.
• One year of experience in building and grounds maintenance, including experience related to airport operations.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Experience fueling aircraft; reading meters and gauges; calculating costs; keeping accurate records; maintaining building and grounds.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Chemical Applicator Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Patrol airport in a vehicle or on foot in all kinds of weather to inventory parked aircraft, inspect and maintain airport facilities and equipment to ensure safe and efficient airport operations involving airfield pavements, markings, lighting, signs, obstructions, wildlife, and aircraft parking accommodations.
• Perform minor tune-ups and other routine preventative maintenance of equipment and facilities; operate a variety of small hand and power tools and grounds maintenance equipment such as sprayers, fertilizers, sweepers, mowers, tractors, bushhog, front end loader, pickup and dump trucks.
• Maintain airport grounds and landscaped areas; mow airport lawns and fields using push rider mower or tractor; mix and apply a variety of chemicals for weed, insect and rodent control; plant, water and prune trees and shrubs; install and maintain irrigation systems; sweep runways and taxiways of dirt, rocks, and debris as needed.
• Perform routine building maintenance work such as minor plumbing, electrical and mechanical work and general custodial duties in the care of airport facilities; paint signs, taxiways and other facilities; repair and install fencing; adjust and lubricate hangar doors; collect garbage and litter using bags and a vehicle.
• Fuel various types of aircraft including helicopters, piston and turbine aircraft; operate mobile fueling trucks within the airport property to fuel aircraft involved in both general aviation and commercial use; perform daily inspections, testing, and documentation of fuel quality and equipment to ensure the safety of fueling operations and reorder fuel as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees