GSE Maintenance Specialist — Airfield Deicing Operations (PHL)

Inland Deicing Services, LLC is devoted to one mission: delivering safe, efficient, and professional deicing and anti-icing services to our airline customers. If you thrive on keeping complex equipment reliable when it matters most, this role is for you.

Imagine This

It’s a freezing morning at Philadelphia International. A deicing unit powers up because you scheduled the maintenance, diagnosed a hydraulic issue, sourced the right part from the illustrated catalog, and verified the fix against the schematic—then logged it precisely. That’s impact.

Role Highlights

• Lead local maintenance scheduling and execution to maximize equipment readiness.
• Perform skilled maintenance using established procedures and best practices.
• Leverage manuals, drawings, blueprints, schematics, and parts catalogs to complete assignments.
• Quickly troubleshoot electrical and hydraulic systems and resolve issues within expected timeframes.
• Keep complete, accurate maintenance records; conduct both planned and unplanned inspections.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; 18 years or older.
• English proficiency to read/write instructions and provide verbal direction; able to speak and hear efficiently.
• Basic to intermediate computer literacy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to handle multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of fluid types and diesel-powered machinery; familiarity with repair/maintenance practices.
• Discretion with confidential information.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Bring your own basic tools (sockets/wrenches) up to 1" in size and up to 1/2" drive.

Equipment & Diagnostics

You’ll use standard and specialty tools along with diagnostic equipment such as photo tachometers, scanners, meters, and related hardware.

Work Setting

Be prepared for a physically demanding environment with prolonged standing, potential exposure to high noise, safe but sometimes unpleasant odors, and fluctuating temperatures/humidity around heavy moving equipment.

Physical Demands

• Use of hands to handle/feel tools and controls; reaching with hands and arms; clear speaking and hearing.
• Extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

What You’ll Gain

• Competitive wages
• Health, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Advancement opportunities
• On-the-job training
• $300 referral bonuses (unlimited)
• My Flex Pay

Bring your expertise to a team that keeps airfield operations safe and dependable—especially when winter weather hits PHL.