Maintenance Technician III

Job Title

Maintenance Technician III

Job Description

Vanderlande is responsible for the Service & Maintenance of the Baggage Handling System at Myrtle Beach International Airport.

The Maintenance Technician III will carry out preventive and corrective maintenance at the mechanical and electrical level of the material handling system. The preventive and corrective maintenance will be completed as such to reduce any incontinence to our customers.

Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities):

• Inspect, diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical systems

• Communicate with various parties on the work performed and present status of specialty systems. 

• Interpret engineering drawings in reference to layout, location, and operation of the system(s).

• Complete Scheduled maintenance tasks and ensure job quality completion. 

• Reporting through CMMS 

• Attend to Faults called out from the Control Room, supervisor or manager  

• Preventive Maintenance – Inspection, adjustment, cleaning, replacement

• Tote running 

• Attending to stoppages and bag jams

• Exercise safe working practice always following company policies.

• Inspect and diagnose mechanical/electrical systems on the Automated Baggage System and the Passenger Boarding Bridges including the PCair units (HVAC)

• Preform Specified preventive maintenance and Corrective action

• Communicate with parties on the work performed and present status of specialty system.

• Interpret engineering drawings for troubleshooting, layout, location, and operation of the systems. 

• Monitor, report and respond to alarms, Warnings or reported problems for other parties 

• Complete tasks assigned daily as well as respond to problems reported through the shift

• Attended to all call outs, faults, alarm, bag jams and warnings. Then resetting the faults to restore the systems back to normal. 

• Accurately record description of work, inventory, and time in Maximo

Required Education and Experience

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience as a Commercial HVAC Service Technician

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

• Technical experience in an industrial environment: electrical, mechanical work, and HVAC and building controls

• Valid Driver’s License

• Experience with welding fabrication

Other Requirements:
Must be able to attain and sustain an Airport I.D. Badge

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies)

• Knowledge of Commercial Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC)

• Working knowledge of Mechanical, Electrical systems and Controls (PLC’s, VFD’s etc.) Allen Bradley preferred

• Metal Fabrication (Welding, Cutting, etc.)

• 10 Hour OSHA Certification preferred

• Team player with strong verbal and written communication skills

• Customer and service oriented

• Proactive and strong work ethic and initiative, who would like to grow and develop within the organization.

• Ability to solve problems under pressure

• Pro-active attitude towards process improvement 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Full time position; 24/7 operation; 3 shifts; overtime, weekend and holiday work. Flexibility is required.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work environment/physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job: Technicians work in secured baggage handling areas, in repair stations, or on airfields. They often must meet strict deadlines to maintain flight schedules.

Workers frequently bend, stoop, and reach from ladders and scaffolds.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. They will be lifting parts and tools for extended periods of time and handling equipment such as conveyor systems. Technicians identify and fix mechanical problems with machinery, and they commonly work with greasy parts and tools, sometimes in uncomfortable positions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is working with and exposed to the baggage handling system, mechanical parts and vibration.

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