Maintenance Specialist, Airside

Job Description

Job Description

As infrastructure critical to the region’s growth and prosperity, Nashville International Airport  ® (BNA®) is a vital asset for Middle Tennessee and serves as a gateway to Music City and beyond. The State of Tennessee’s 2025 Economic Impact Study reports that in 2024 alone, BNA generated $13.8 billion in total economic impact, supported 80,000 jobs and contributed to $2.1 billion in federal, state and local taxes. BNA receives no local tax dollars. For more information, visit  flynashville.com . Follow us on Facebook: @NashvilleInternationalAirport , X: @Fly_Nashville and Instagram: @FlyNashville . Learn more about New Horizon, our $3 billion growth and expansion plan for the airport, at  BNANewHorizon.com . 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Drug Free Workplace

  Hiring Process:

• Apply online
• Interview(s)
• Offer
• Ten (10) year background check, including criminal history check, motor vehicle check, pre-employment drug screen, and breath alcohol test
• Onboarding

  Benefits : 

• Deferred compensation plans
• Educational Assistance
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• Health Screenings
• Paid Holidays
• Annual/Bereavement/Military Leave

Accepting Applications Until Filled

Shift: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm (Work schedule is subject to change based on business needs)

Hourly Range: $23.04 (Min.) - $31.35 (Mid.) - $39.66 (Max.)

*Final pay offer will be based on relevant skills and experience to the position.

Job Summary: The Maintenance Specialist, Airside is responsible for operating vehicles, machinery, tools, and heavy equipment on airport properties to perform maintenance, operational, construction, and safety services, to include but not be limited to turf management, pavement management, snow removal, spreading stone, grading roads, clearing drains and culverts, removing trash, moving equipment, loading and unloading materials, and mounting signs.  These activities are conducted both on and off the airfield, throughout over 4,000 acres.  

Essential Responsibilities:

• Maintains all airport properties. Operates vehicles, machinery, tools, and construction equipment to perform airport service, construction, and operational activities, to include but not be limited to turf management, pavement management, snow removal, spreading stone, grading roads, clearing drains and culverts, removing trash, moving equipment, loading and unloading materials, and mounting signs.
• Operates vehicles and heavy machinery safely in areas congested with airplanes, other vehicles, and/or pedestrians, and in adverse weather conditions on runways, taxiways, movement areas, non-movement areas, perimeter roadways, and other property areas.
• Ensures proper operation and operator level of maintenance on heavy machinery and other equipment assigned and required for job duties.
• Supports and maintains the Airports daily pavement management, assessing issues and facilitati