Airport Utility Person bei Massachusetts Port Authority, MA

About the Department

The Massachusetts Port Authority is Powering What’s Possible™ for your career.  We are a dynamic organization that connects people and businesses to the global community by air, land, and sea. Our employees are essential in moving planes, cargo, and cruise ships safely, efficiently, and sustainably. We are an economic engine, managing real estate assets where people live, work, and play.  Together, the properties we own and operate generate $20 billion for the region’s economy. With a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and being good neighbors, we achieve results that positively impact the people and businesses of New England.

Massport’s Worcester Regional Airport connects central Massachusetts and surrounding regions to the world, fostering economic growth and ensuring that each passenger feels welcomed and valued through our core commitment to exceptional customer service. Collaborating with our stakeholders, we stimulate tourism, commerce, and job opportunities, engaging with local businesses, educational institutions, and community organizations. We prioritize sustainability and aim to minimize our ecological footprint, reduce emissions, and uphold safety, security, and operational excellence for our employees, passengers, and the communities we serve.

Position Duties

As an Airport Utility Person (Bargaining Unit, Local Union No. 25), you are a dedicated and safety-conscious individual with expertise in general maintenance, signage, and equipment operation, ensuring the highest standards of compliance and safety at Worcester Regional Airport. You possess strong landscaping and groundskeeping skills, support wildlife control efforts, and exhibit physical strength and agility to perform physically demanding tasks. Committed to emergency response and teamwork, you are reliable, adaptable, and always ready to contribute to the mission of maintaining and enhancing the functionality and safety of the airport and its surrounding areas.

What you will do: 

• Performs repairs, preventative maintenance on airport facilities, and ensures airfield compliance with FAR Part 139 and ACM regulations, participating in recurrent training.
• Manages landscaping tasks, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, and weed control, while also maintaining cleanliness by removing trash, painting streets, and handling heavy items.
• Operates a range of heavy equipment, including snow removal and maintenance machinery, while performing preventative maintenance.
• Swiftly responds to airport emergencies, following procedures and codes, and actively contributes as a member of the first response team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read and demonstrate basic oral, written, mathematical, manual, and machinery operation skills, along with standard English communication.
• Current and valid Commercial Driver's License / CDL B 

Other Qualifications

Collaboration with colleagues at all levels of leadership from all different disciplines, from Aviation to Maritime and beyond. Every day is different at Massport and the breadth of our impact on the Massachusetts region through our facilities provides many opportunities for our employees to grow, learn, and explore the many areas of our business.  Our business is all about connecting.  We support and take pride in the employees that make those connections possible each and every day. 

What we believe in: