Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician provides electro-mechanical operational, preventative, and emergency maintenance support for airport baggage handling systems. This role focuses on ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of conveyors, motors, power-turns, carousels, and related components through routine inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, and clear communication with the control center and technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide electro-mechanical operational, preventative, and emergency maintenance support for airport baggage handling systems.
• Work safely and correctly with a variety of tools and hand tools, consistently using appropriate safety procedures and personal protective equipment.
• Inspect curbside and ticket counter hardware, cladding, and belts on all three levels of the assigned area and document findings.
• Conduct assigned preventative maintenance tasks and promptly report any deficiencies or irregularities.
• Respond to E-Calls from the baggage handling system control center and maintain clear, timely communication regarding status and updates.
• Report to assigned areas and inspect all baggage handling system belts, motors, power-turns, and carousels for proper operation.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance tasks, including cleaning conveyors and surrounding areas and removing debris from between conveyors.
• Recognize potential issues through careful audial and visual inspection of equipment and components.
• Diagnose equipment failures under the guidance and direction of technical staff.
• Make minor electrical and mechanical adjustments to ensure system functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Clear and reset baggage handling system jams in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.
• Analyze situations and communicate effectively with Technicians and the Supervisor team to resolve issues.
• Take temperature and speed readings of components and conveyor belting as part of routine checks and troubleshooting.
• Perform full replacement and adjustment of components, including bearings, motors, reducers, belts, photoelectric cells, and pushbuttons.
• Perform general troubleshooting of electrical components such as motor control panels (MCPs), local functional electrical switch boxes, variable frequency drives (VFDs), automatic tag readers (ATRs), belt shaft encoders, and general wiring.
• Read and interpret repair manuals and basic mechanical schematics to support accurate and efficient maintenance and repair work.

Essential Skills

• At least 2+ years of mechanical work experience in an industrial or similar environment.
• At least 1+ year of basic electrical and/or electronic systems work experience.
• Ability to read and interpret repair manuals and basic mechanical schematics.
• Ability to perform general troubleshooting of electrical components, including motor control panels (MCPs), local functional electrical switch boxes, variable frequency drives (VFDs), automatic tag readers (ATRs), belt shaft encoders, and general wiring.
• Proficiency in performing full replacement and adjustment of components such as bearings, motors, reducers, belts (replacement and repair), belt tensioning and tracking, photoelectric cells, and pushbuttons.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience in preventative maintenance and repair in an industrial or service environment.
• Ability to work safely around moving equipment and electrical systems while following established safety procedures.
• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience as a maintenance technician in an industrial, airport, or baggage handling system environment is beneficial.
• Experience in mechanical maintenance, preventive maintenance, and industrial service work.
• Ability to analyze situations and communicate clearly with technicians and supervisory staff.
• Comfort working with tools and hand tools in a fast-paced, operational setting.
• Capability to successfully pass a drug screening, driver’s license check and validation, a ten (10) year History Records Check (CHRC), federal fingerprinting, and security threat assessment, as well as airport security badging processes.

Why Work Here?

Join a team that plays a critical role in keeping airport operations running smoothly and safely while working with complex, large-scale mechanical and electrical systems. You will gain valuable hands-on experience with advanced baggage handling technologies, collaborate with skilled technicians, and develop your technical expertise through real-world troubleshooting and preventative maintenance. The role offers a dynamic, active workday with variety in tasks and locations, providing opportunities to build a long-term career in industrial maintenance and airport operations support.

Work Environment

This role operates in an active airport environment around moving equipment, electrical systems, and baggage handling machinery. You will work in a variety of conditions, including small, high, dirty, and hot spaces, and you will frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, and climb throughout the day. The position requires regular use of ladders, steep industrial stairs, narrow walkways, and industrial catwalks. You will frequently lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds. Work is hands-on and physically demanding, with a strong emphasis on safety procedures, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to airport security and access requirements.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Denver, CO.

The pay range for this position is $31.00 - $31.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Denver,CO.

This position is anticipated to close on May 15, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.