Maintenance Worker I - Limited

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority • San Diego, CA

9h • Onsite

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 This role requires regular driving as a critical part of performing work-related duties, specifically involving the operation of Airport Authority vehicles.
• A valid California driver’s license is required, along with strict adherence to all traffic laws and safety regulations.
• 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.
• The candidate selected for this vacancy may work a non-traditional work schedule which requires night shift and weekend work; including being called back to work during emergency situations.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED