Maintenance Worker I - Limited

San Diego County Regional Airport AuthoritySan Diego, CA
$26 - $35Onsite

About The Position

The Facilities Management Department is seeking a dynamic and motivated Maintenance Worker I to join our team in a Limited Duration role. We’re looking for a quick-thinking, solutions-driven professional with a strong and versatile background in facilities maintenance. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of maintaining and enhancing our facilities and infrastructure, directly strengthening day-to-day airport operations and ensuring everything runs safely, smoothly, and efficiently. Your contributions will make a meaningful impact not only on the SAN traveler experience, but also on the overall reliability and success of airport operations. A limited role is a non-permanent position, ongoing full-time 40 hours per week position with eligibility for all benefits as permanent positions, continuation of the position is subject to annual budgetary approval.

Requirements

  • Graduation from high school or G.E.D;
  • One year experience in the use of hand, power tools, equipment, and machinery associated with construction, mechanical, electrical, or building trades;
  • Equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Maintain a valid driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the Authority’s vehicle insurance policy.
  • Successful completion of a fingerprint-based background investigation, training, and testing required for employment and operation of Authority and San Diego County physical security, surveillance, radio and telecommunications equipment.
  • Driving is an Essential Function
  • Applicants must maintain an acceptable driving record to operate Authority vehicles.
  • Compliance with Airport Authority vehicle use policies, including safety protocols and reporting requirements, is mandatory.
  • Applicants must acknowledge that driving Airport Authority vehicles is an essential function of this role.

Nice To Haves

  • Accurately assesses project scope and timeline by determining required process steps and resources needed to achieve defined outcomes and objectives; monitors and verifies task completion and resolves coordination issues to assure efficient, timely completion.
  • Cultivates interpersonal rapport and trust, both up and down, by exhibiting consistency and reliability; demonstrated awareness of others’ needs.
  • Effectively uses and generates information electronically integrates technology solutions and systems.
  • Work independently, critically reviews and translates project requirements, data and information to specify solutions or alternative practice in support of business objectives and strategies.
  • Proficiently exchange information through multiple opportunities including verbal, digital, written, facilitation of work completion and persuasion.
  • Operate and maintain hand and power tools, equipment common to the public works maintenance, building construction and maintenance trades.
  • Analyzes situation or factor, collaboratively generate alternative and practical solutions, readily adapts behavior or new work methods, evolving and unexpected situations. Exercise independent judgment and initiative within established guidelines and without close supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Performs routine-to-skilled duties with maintenance and repair with construction, concrete, sidewalks, driveways, monuments, curbs, gutters, asphalts, lots, maintenance and repair of physical plant, public works infrastructure, and facilities.
  • Assists craft and trade personnel such as electricians, HVAC technicians, carpenters, painters, plumbers, and maintenance mechanics with welding tasks and metal fabrication.
  • Monitors and inspects work performed by others and contractors, ensures compliance with safety standards and regulations, participates in the development and implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance standards and schedules; recommends special work or equipment maintenance.
  • Responds to emergency situations.
  • Operates light and medium-duty motorized maintenance and construction equipment including forklifts, trucks, trailers, aerial lifts and pavement and street sweepers, hand and power tools.
  • Complete physical labor-related tasks and relocates office furniture.
  • Operates and drives Authority vehicles daily to and from work sites, transporting necessary equipment to ensure timely arrival and efficient completion of repairs.
  • Operates computer to create and access records, timecards and work orders, operates vehicles to work sites, attends meetings with departments and performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • 14 paid holidays
  • 18 – 33 days of vacation (PTO)
  • parental and child care benefits
  • salary continuance for family & parental leave
  • tuition reimbursement
  • retirement plan options including our comprehensive pension plan and 457 defined contribution plan
  • annual employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account
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