We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.
The Area Engineer is responsible for a broad range of maintenance activities that are performed to keep flight kitchen units operating efficiently and effectively
Annual Hiring Range:
Incentive Language
- This position is eligible for incentive pay of 10% per year, dependent upon successful attainment of company, team, and individual goals.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401k, with company match
- Company sponsored life insurance
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Voluntary short-term/long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary life, accident, and hospital plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discounts
- Weekly pay for union employees
- Free hot healthy meals for unit operations roles
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains daily, weekly, and or monthly reports and inspections as required.
- Responsible for performing preventative, diagnostic, and corrective maintenance on company equipment.
- Troubleshoot, repair, modify, overhaul or refurbish standard and special purpose equipment and systems.
- Performs HVAC, plumbing, and electrical maintenance as needed.
- Responsible for troubleshooting the production equipment in the unit.
- Reads and understands electrical schematics.
- Maintains on-site service logs/service books.
- Completes CAR requests for capital expenditures
- Coordinates vendors for maintenance and also obtains approvals before requests are completed.
- Ensures facilities maintain to be a safe work environment for all employees and visitors
- Ensures that all maintenance tasks are performed according to regulatory requirements such as environmental, safety etc
- In cases drives application and/or renewal of needed licenses, permits and inspections
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required
Completion of some mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or technical school training
Work Experience:
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience as maintenance mechanic/technician
- Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration)
- Strong technical aptitude and follow through
- In-depth knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance
- Excellent electrical, plumbing, and mechanical diagnostic skills required
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
- Candidate must be comfortable will all level of employees
- Ability to handle multiple tasks without losing focus on priorities
- Strong analytical and communication skills required.
- Electrical and or plumbing license(s) is a plus
Language / Communication Skills:
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a facility maintenance manager or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Four year degree from college or two year degree from technical trade school is a plus
Job:
- Regularly stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during shifts of 10+ hours.
- In a normal production kitchen facility, there may be physical discomfort due to temperature and noise
- Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move product, equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of twenty-five (25) pounds.
- A rotating schedule of over fifty-five (55) hours per week is typical
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
Demonstrated Values to be Successful in the Position
- Employees at gategroup are expected to live our Values of Excellence, Passion, Responsibility and Respect. To demonstrate these Values, we expect to observe the following from everyone:
- Excellence
- We put the customer at the forefront of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs, wishes and desires.
- We constantly learn by giving and receiving feedback, improving from our mistakes and bettering ourselves.
- Passion
- Hospitality, in its purest form, comes down to a single, core principle: care. We do everything with thoughtfulness, attention, and care.
- We have a growth mindset, a resilience that makes us determined to bounce back from failures and setbacks.
- Responsibility
- We care about what we do, and we understand the impact we have on others and the planet.
- We always look out for each other –creating a safe workplace environment is everyone’s responsibility.
- Respect
- Every job matters. We each do our part to ensure our colleagues and our customers succeed in their goals.
- We respect each other’s voices and foster a workplace that supports inclusion and belonging. We are all one gategroup.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary.
- In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Candidates will be required to go through Pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check, and/or airport fingerprinting. gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status or other category under applicable law. For further information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
We anticipate that this job will close on:
03/29/2026
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