Airport Maintenance Worker (Extra-Help)

AIRPORT MAINTENANCE WORKER

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. 

Essential Duties: 

• 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 insure safe and efficient airport operations involving airfield pavements, markings, lighting (check/replace/calibrate as needed), signs, obstructions, wildlife, and aircraft parking accommodations.

• Perform minor tune-ups and other routine preventative maintenance of equipment and facilities; operates 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; mows airport lawns and fields using push rider mower or tractor; may mix and apply a variety of chemicals for weed, insect and rodent control; plants, waters and prunes trees and shrubs; installs and maintains irrigation systems; sweeps 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; paints signs, taxiways and other facilities; repairs and installs fencing; adjust and lubricate hangar doors; collects garbage and litter using bags and a vehicle. 

• Fuel various types of aircraft including helicopters, piston and turbine aircraft; operates mobile fueling trucks within the airport property to fuel aircraft involved in both general aviation and commercial use; performs daily inspections, testing, and documentation of fuel quality and equipment to ensure the safety of fueling operations and reorders fuel as directed.

To review the complete class specification please click here: Airport Maintenance Worker

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.

Note: All CalPERS retirees applying for Extra Help positions must meet CalPERS post retirement employment requirements. Work must be performed for a limited duration and retiree annuitant may not work more than 960 hours per fiscal year. 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Experience: Any combination of experience, education and training which demonstrates possession of and competency in requisite knowledge, skills and abilities. 

Typical qualifying experience may include one year of experience in building and grounds maintenance, including experience related to airport operations. 

Preferably, airport experience will consist of fueling aircraft; reading meters and gauges; calculating costs; keeping accurate records; maintaining building and grounds.

Education: High school diploma, GED, or equivalent. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Applicants are required to possess a valid California Driver’s License, Class C. 

Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Chemical Applicator Certificate.

SELECTION PROCESS 

03/28/2025 – Deadline to submit application and required documents for the first review. 

Applications will be reviewed every two weeks thereafter until the position is filled.

Based on the information provided in the application documents, the qualified applicants may be invited for further examination and will either be pre-scheduled by the Department of Human Resources or be invited to self-schedule. All applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. Depending upon the number of applications received, the selection process may consist of an initial application screening, a mandatory information meeting, a supplemental questionnaire assessment, a written and/or practical exam, an oral board exam, or any combination listed. Responses to supplemental questions may be used as screening and testing mechanisms and will be used to assess an applicant’s ability to advance in the process; as such, responses to supplemental questions should be treated as test examination responses. Information contained herein does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

All potential new hires and employees considered for promotion to management, confidential positions or unrepresented positions will be subject to a background and reference check after contingent job offer is accepted. These provisions are subject to change.

RETIREES - Solano County invites all qualified candidates to apply for positions; however pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and 21224, hiring restrictions may apply to California Public Sector Pension Plan Retirees.

HOW TO APPLY

Please visit the County of Solano website, www.jobsatsolanocounty.com, to apply.

Applications must be submitted through the NeoGov system. Paper copies of applications are not accepted. All additional application materials as requested in the job announcement (degree/transcripts, certificates, DD-214 if applicable, ADA Accommodation Request) must be submitted by the final filing date. Be sure to include the recruitment title (Groundskeeper) and the recruitment number (25-973070-E1) in your email or fax.

Previously submitted application materials (e.g., copies of diploma and/or transcripts, etc.) for prior recruitments will not be applied for this recruitment but must be re-submitted for this recruitment. 

Any further questions can be directed to the Department of Human Resources at (707) 784-6170, business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EOE/AA.

Please note that all dates/times listed in the job announcement are Pacific Time.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS

In addition to uploading attachments when applying online, candidates may submit documents by fax to (707) 784-3424, or by email to recruitment@solanocounty.com. Be sure to include the recruitment title (Airport Maintenance Worker) and the recruitment number (25-973070-E1) in your email or fax.

Salary : $60,681 - $73,758