The GSE (Ground Support Equipment) Mechanic is responsible for the maintenance of company vehicles and ground equipment; assisting in the procurement of tooling equipment and vehicles and ordering and stocking of parts and consumables used for repairs. This is a night shift position.

Essential Functions

• Perform preventative and routine maintenance on all Ground Support Equipment in a safe and efficient manner
• Troubleshoot and repair vehicles and ground equipment
• Complete and process applicable paperwork for maintenance repairs
• Assist with coordinating repairs with outside vendors
• Ensure equipment and tools are maintained in good working condition
• Travel to repair Sun Country Airlines’ aircraft at outstations when needed
• Identify and report problems that could impact daily GSE maintenance operations
• Assist with training of newly hired individuals
• Accomplish housekeeping and repair of GSE shop as required
• Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state and federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or 2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must have own tools
• Ability to lift 75 pounds
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem solving skills
• Acceptable driving record required
• Work effectively with minimal supervision individually or as a team
• Qualified candidate must pass a criminal history background check as well as a pre-employment drug test
  

Preferred Skills

• Welding, diesel and hydraulics experience preferred
• Must be highly motivated and a self-starter

Work Environment

This job operates in the maintenance hangar and ramp area. This role is routinely exposed to all weather elements.

Physical Demands

Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds. Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Additional Notes

Must be able to obtain MSP SIDA Badge.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sun Country Airlines is an E-Verify Employer. We participate in the web-based system that allows the company to verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Sun Country Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace for all Safety-Sensitive functions. [1] A safety-sensitive function, as described in 14 CFR part 120, §§ 120.105 and 120.215, includes a flight crewmember, flight attendant, flight instructor, aircraft dispatcher, aircraft maintenance or preventive maintenance, ground security coordinator, aviation screener, air traffic controller, and operations control specialist. I understand and acknowledge that I will be required to undergo a DOT/FAA pre-employment drug test for the following prohibited drug (as defined in 49 CFR § 40.85) prior to being hired or transferred into a Department of Transportation (DOT) safety-sensitive position as defined in 14 CFR part 120[1]: All prospective employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP).

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)