Lead Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Lead Facilities Maintenance Mechanic

Salary

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Location

Billings Logan International Airport, 1901 Terminal Circle, Billings, MT 59105

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

202600141

Department

Aviation and Transit

Division

Airport Building Maintenance

Opening Date

06/22/2026

• Description
• Benefits

"Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis."

Position Overview

Salary Range: $30.0593 - $33.1523/hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 3 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent on the applicants education, experience, and training.

Work Schedule: Schedule varies based on operational needs. Position includes participation in an on-call rotation

Required Attachments for Application:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job Summary:

The Lead Facilities Maintenance Mechanic performs a combination of lead worker duties of assigning and evaluating work, routine equipment maintenance and intermediate troubleshooting of malfunctions relating to plumbing, HVAC, electrical and mechanical equipment. Incumbents combine a daily and weekly preventive maintenance routine with responses to immediate repair requests. Duties may include supervision of Facilities Maintenance staff, work on the immediate grounds and parking areas associated with an assigned facility. Duties may include being observant of potential safety and security problems. Incumbents regularly work independently on the more complex repairs or equipment replacement activities.

Scope of Responsibility:

Work typically involves working within established precedent and with limited need for supervision and technical advice. Work may include directing the work of other Facilities Maintenance Support staff as part of a work crew. Makes non-routine choices within established precedent, considering objectives, under limited supervision, where positive and negative impact directly or indirectly affects the function and output of the work unit or team, with limited financial impact. Performs intermediate troubleshooting or analysis; problems require interpretation of data using generally prescribed procedures. Failures and successes impact the department or functional operations, with moderate financial impact on the overall organization. Requires frequent interaction to provide basic information and/or occasional interaction requiring detailed procedural explanations or technical responses, where relationships involve cooperation within the overall organization and/or directly interfacing with individual customers or vendors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Lead worker responsibilities

• Leads, plans, and reviews the work of staff responsible for providing skilled building maintenance services including carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and mechanical repair work.
• Trains assigned employees in the areas of work methods, techniques, and the use and operation of equipment.
• Verifies work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable standards and specifications; ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures.
• Supervises the use of and operates a variety of building maintenance tools and equipment.

Performs routine and non-routine preventive and repair maintenance of facilities

• Estimates time, materials, and equipment required for jobs assigned; requisition materials as required.
• Replaces motors, pumps, belts, filters and other HVAC equipment
• Operates and troubleshoots computer/electronic building control systems equipment and adjusts, reprograms or repairs controls as needed.
• Determines when a problem requires the use of outside vendors or other skilled trades, such as electricians or plumbers
• Repairs or replaces water heaters, sinks, toilets or other plumbing fixtures
• Replaces lubricants in pumps and motors and may add refrigerant fluid to compressors
• Replaces lights, light fixtures, heating elements, switches and other basic electrical items not requiring an electrician; or, assists electricians with repairs.
• Installs, adjusts, repairs, and inspects heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment including forced air furnaces, boilers, water pumps, chillers, air conditioning units, exhaust fans, air filters, compressors, cooling towers, and heat exchangers.
• Maintains preventative maintenance records and logs.
• Maintains and repairs City facilities, equipment, and buildings by performing a variety of skilled and semi-skilled carpentry, electrical, painting, plumbing, and mechanical repair work.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs a variety of mechanical tools and equipment such as power saws, power sanders, drills, air compressors, paint sprayers, sewer augers, and various hand tools required for carpentry, plumbing, and maintenance skills.
• The job requires the ability to operate personal computers and software including, but not limited to, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, etc.

Performs a regular maintenance parts and materials inventory and notifies the supervisor when material stocks are low

• May order department supplies in order to maintain a working inventory, prepares purchase orders for replenishment as directed by policy
• Receives maintenance supplies and stores them in designated areas

Observes people or conditions that may present a threat to safety and security and reports them to the proper authorities.

• Responds to tenant and public inquiries in a courteous manner; provides information within the area of assignment; resolves complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Observes unattended packages left in the facility and calls for assistance if there is a possibility of a hazard.
• Assists in security measures and participates in Airport emergency plans. Performs security sweeps and report violations of airport security measures. Locks and secures building at night. Provides assistance during emergency events and training.

Performs additional facilities duties of a less routine nature

• Performs journey level carpentry work including the construction, installation, remodeling and repairing of cabinets, partitions, walls, windows, doors, roofs, foundations.
• Reads and interprets schematics, diagrams, and blueprints.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• A high school diploma or GED
• One (1) year of specialized training in the building trades
• One (1) year experience supervising or leading others
• Boiler's operator license or must be obtained within one (1) year from the date of employment or promotion
• Must have strong communication skills and the ability to interact with vendors, staff, and the public
• Must have a Montana driver's license or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of employment
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and a Federal fingerprint based criminal history check

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Four (4) years of related experience
• One (1) year experience or formal training on personal computers with Microsoft applications and operating an automated Building Management System

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Work is mainly indoors with regular exposure to outside areas. Occasional physical effort involving lifting of 25 to 60 pounds is required. Intermittent (less than 15% of the time) lifting of amounts over 60 pounds is required. Work requires moderate attention to detail or deadlines between 45% and 70% of the time. There is occasional exposure (15% to 45% of the time) to multiple disagreeable elements, such as dirt, grease, odor, or unpleasant weather conditions. Exposure to intensely disagreeable conditions may occur intermittently. Driving is required intermittently.

Some requirements in this job description may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and experience required. To perform this job successfully, the worker must possess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The City retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.

The City of Billings offers a complete benefits package to our full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement/pensions, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. The City offers life and long term disability insurance to all full-time employees. Optional plans are available for employees that include health savings account, flexible spending account, and 457 deferred compensation accounts.

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Benefits-at-a-Glance

Employer City of Billings

Address 316 North 26th Street

Billings, Montana, 59101

Phone 4062376210

Website https://billingsmt.gov