AIRPORT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN III

Do you desire variety in your workday? Do you enjoy working outside performing manual labor? Have training and/or experience with building and grounds maintenance or building construction work? Looking for steady work and desire to make a difference in your community? If you enjoy variety in your day and are not looking for a desk job, consider joining the Paine Field Airport team and

Paine Field Airport is hiring a full-time Airport Maintenance Technician III. This position does a variety of semi-skilled and skilled building and grounds maintenance tasks including building, electrical and plumbing repairs, routine mechanical maintenance, and the operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment. Candidates should be comfortable working inside and outside in all types of weather. You must have a valid State of Washington Driver’s License. CDL is strongly desired.

to put your talents to work supporting Snohomish County’s primary economic driver.

Benefits

Paine Field Airport Snohomish County offers outstanding benefits and competitive wages, job flexibility and stability, employer paid ORCA cards, and a friendly, diverse team atmosphere where employees are appreciated and make a real difference to the citizens we provide services to. Snohomish County is thriving and is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a lifelong career at Snohomish County. Visit our New Employee Benefits Summary for more information about employee benefits.

About Snohomish County

Snohomish County, north of Seattle, is located in northwest Washington between the Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains. The county has rich scenery, numerous activities, and a thriving economy. Snohomish County is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Snohomish County - The Future We Choose - video.

BASIC FUNCTION

To perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled building and ground maintenance tasks including a variety of routine building, electrical and plumbing repairs, routine mechanical maintenance and service work, multi-day project supervision and the operation of a variety of construction and maintenance equipment such as backhoes, dump trucks, snow plows, front-end loaders and similar equipment.

STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

1. Performs a variety of minor building repairs such as repairing or replacing baseboard molding, ceiling and floor tile, doors, locks, windows, patching leaking roofs and similar work.
2. Performs a variety of rough and finished carpentry work including remodeling a variety of structures and building bookcases, cabinets, docks, fences, garbage boxes, picnic tables, shelves, stairs, and other wooden structures and fixtures.
3. Hangs and/or repairs paneling, plasterboard, and other drywall materials; taps, spackles, and sands drywall and prepares it for painting.
4. Paints a variety of interior and exterior building surfaces, fixtures, furniture, roads, parking lots, ramps, taxiways and runways; prepares surfaces for painting by sanding, scraping, washing, and filling as necessary; mixes paints, stains, varnishes, and other protective coatings as required; applies paint or other protective coatings to surface being finished using brushes, rollers, and/or spray painting equipment.
5. Performs a variety of minor electrical repairs such as replacing or repairing broken fixtures, outlets, lamps, fuses, circuit breakers, and switches.
6. Installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of plumbing fixtures including faucets, flushometers, sprinklers, sinks, toilets, urinals, and water and drain lines.
7. Inspects, maintains, and services heating, ventilating and other mechanical equipment including pumps and motors; lubricates, oils and adjusts equipment as necessary; clean and perform minor repairs on oil burners and boilers.
8. Builds and installs concrete catch basins, retaining walls, walkways, foundations, bases, and other structures as directed; builds concrete forms and places reinforcing steel as required; mixes and pours concrete; trowels, sweeps, edges and finishes new concrete as necessary.
9. Inspects, maintains, and repairs concrete and asphalt floors, roads, parking lots, ramps, taxiways and runways; applies a variety of materials to seal, coat, maintain, and patch said surfaces.
10. Operates a variety of construction and maintenance equipment such as backhoes, bulldozers, dump trucks, forklifts, front-end loaders, man-lifts, tractor mounted mowing machines, snowplows, snowblowers, and similar equipment in order to dig trenches, load trucks, move materials and maintain grounds, roadways and other areas; performs routine maintenance on assigned equipment by checking fluid levels, lubricating, and adjusting equipment as necessary.
11. Acts as project supervisor on multi-day projects