Job Description

Posting Date

05/14/26

Application Deadline

Open Until Filled

Pay Range

MIN - MID - MAX
$32.00 - $38.25 - $44.50

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Sheriff

About the Position

The Aviation Mechanic provides routine maintenance and repair on all office owned and operated fixed wing and rotorcraft aircraft with a heavy emphasis on the rotorcraft experience. The Aviation Mechanic is responsible for ensuring safety for both the general public and the Sheriff’s Office pilot core, all the while meeting the Federal Aviation Administration standards and regulations.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community? We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency where we come together as a team to support and provide public safety.

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

• High school diploma or G.E.D.

Experience

• Possession of a current Mechanic’s license with airframe and power plant ratings issued by the FAA.
• Three (3) years of experience of repair and maintenance of rotorcraft/helicopter aircraft.
• Knowledge and experience working with both piston and turbine powered aircraft.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

• Other combinations of education or experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year for year basis.

Other requirements

• Must possess a current mechanic’s license with airframe and power plant ratings as issued by the FAA.
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain by the time of hire, a valid Arizona driver’s license.
• Training with the exception of Arizona driver's license to be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS – IS100 and 700; OSHA training; ADP payroll training; PREA training
• Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS – IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.
• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• Bell Helicopter Factory School Training and/or experience maintaining Bell 407, Bell 429 or other Bell Helicopters.

Preferred training, certifications and/or other special requirements:

• Current FAA Inspection Authorization and/or Arizona CDL with Hazmat certification.

Compensation is more than just a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Choice of three medical plans – starting as low as $70/month
• Holidays – 10/year + 1 personal day
• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
• Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 30% daycare discount at KinderCare facilities in the Valley
• 50% daycare discount at MCKids Club to serve County employees and their families exclusively
• MCSO Mentoring program to provide personal and professional growth opportunities for all employees
• Access to free County gyms
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Performs routine maintenance and repairs on fixed wing and rotorcraft owned by MCSO.
• Conducts periodic inspections and returns office aircraft to operational service.
• Operates precision measuring devices and special tools.
• Orders, retrieves, and maintains stock of spare parts and supplies for aircraft.
• Maintains aircraft maintenance records.
• Documents aircraft parts and component records.
• Provides and sustains organization of hangar and office area.
• Performs routine fuel samples on office fuel trailers and trucks.
• Maintains valid mechanic’s license with airframe and power plant ratings required by FAA.
• Performs necessary steps to obtain inspection authorization for the FAA within the first three years of employment.
• Participates in on-call calendar to report to work outside regular work hours for unscheduled aircraft maintenance.
• Be present at work site to perform tasks as scheduled and assigned by the Supervisor.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions. Tasks require manual dexterity of hands and body to operate equipment and machinery as well as managing frequent interruptions, time pressures, and high work volumes. Travel to and from job related locations occur during the course of a scheduled workday. Responsibilities require concentration, accuracy, and ethical conduct.

Work environment

• Sitting, standing and walking.
• Driving a vehicle.
• Speaking, hearing, seeing, and reading.
• Climbing up and down ladders and maintenance stands.
• Crawling and working on the ground while on your back.
• Reaching and twisting.
• Distinguishing colors.
• Bending/Kneeling.
• Lifting floor to waist one hundred (100) pounds.
• Lifting waist to shoulder of seventy-five (75) pounds.
• Lifting shoulder to overhead of fifty (50) pounds.
• Carrying a weight of fifty (50) pounds for a distance of up to 100 feet.
• Pushing/pulling a weight of two hundred (200) pounds for a distance of up to 2,000 feet.
• Use of precise dexterity.

Physical environment

• Equally indoors and outdoors.
• In temperatures frequently above 90 degrees and rarely below 40 degrees during outdoor activities.
• In conditions involving aircraft fumes, chemicals, smoke and dust and occasionally wet/damp area.

• In conditions involving unprotected heights, use of stairs/ladders, high noise levels, both dim and bright lighting.

• In hazardous environment.

Social environment

• Handling frequent interruptions.
• Handling multiple or complicated tasks, and frequently changing and unscheduled tasks.
• Managing high volumes of work.
• Working under deadlines or time pressures to complete tasks.
• Accuracy and concentration/vigilance.
• Decision making.
• Working in a team environment, in close proximity with others, and/or in isolation.
• Overtime/rotating shifts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic systems on fixed wing and rotorcraft.

Skill in

• Trouble shooting and programing software into systems.
• Performing routine maintenance on fixed wing and rotorcraft and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Ability to

• Return office fixed wing and rotorcraft aircraft to service.
• Perform maintenance, follow instructions, and interpret drawings and diagrams.
• Maintain clear recordkeeping and organizational standards within the work environment.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate, up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.

Minimum Education

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

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