Facilities Utility Specialist

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.<br><br>Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.<br><br><h2>Description</h2><blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"> <p class="MsoNormal">At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial;"></p> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">Key Responsibilities:</h3> <p style="font-family: Arial;"></p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">As a Facilities Utility Specialist you will work in a fast-paced Facilities Maintenance Operations department. The Facilities Utility Specialist plays a very important role in providing quality service to our internal customers. The Facilities Utility Specialist performs work in accordance with guidelines established in the collective bargaining agreement.</p> <ul> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Identifying and checking tools, test equipment and certain commodities in and out of the warehouse, as well as the service, cleaning, inventory storage and accounting of tools, test equipment and commodities used in the daily operation</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Performing routine maintenance tasks of a general nature, such as servicing, cleaning and transporting equipment as well as cutting, sizing, and forming materials</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Assisting in the operation of the airline baggage system including and not limited to monitoring, managing and clearing of baggage related jams and operational support of the baggage handling systems</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Surface treatment of facility component parts with chemicals and sandblasting equipment</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">General shop and housekeeping responsibilities as related to storage, break, and work area cleanliness</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Supporting the department through the transportation, inventory and accounting of parts and components needed to complete tasks</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Assisting Technicians with work as requested</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Facilities Utility Specialist must be able to work around the clock shifts, including weekends and holidays, in the outdoors in all weather conditions</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Schedules are bid and awarded according to seniority</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Facilities Utility Specialist are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Salary increases will be coordinated according to the current IBT/United contract</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Shift differentials are paid for working an afternoon or evening shift respectively as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">New employees are required to join the union within ninety (90) days of employment</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">There is an initiation fee for joining the union and subsequent monthly union dues</li> </ul> </blockquote><h2>Qualifications</h2><blockquote dir="ltr"> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):</h3> <p style="font-family: Arial;"></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Must have a high school diploma/GED or education equivalent or a certification from an accredited trade school</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Must possess valid state issued Driver’s License</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Strong social skills and the ability to function as a team member in a demanding service environment</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Good verbal and written communication skills</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Ability to work any shift assigned (nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed) within 24/7 operation</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Ability to climb and work from ladders, and/or walk for extended periods</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Ability to work outdoors in all temperatures and weather condition</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Ability to work in an environment with exposure to high noise levels</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Moderate lifting</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Customer focused</li> <li style="font-family: Arial;">Must be at least 18 years of age</li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Open Sans', 'Segoe UI', Frutiger, 'Frutiger Linotype', 'Dejavu Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.02px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"></p> </blockquote><br>The starting rate for this role is $22.11.<br><br>United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact <a href="mailto:JobAccommodations@united.com" target="_blank">JobAccommodations@united.com</a>

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