PORT MAINTENANCE JOURNEYMAN - Range 18 / ENG
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PORT MAINTENANCE JOURNEYMAN - Range 18 / ENG
$33.17 - $38.36 Hourly
1871 Anchorage Port Rd., AK
Regular / Full Time
2026-00311
Port of Alaska
Maintenance
05/07/2026
5/18/2026 11:59 PM Alaska
Job Information
Open only to the general public and any current Municipal employee.
This position is represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 302 and is subject to the provisions of the current agreement between the Municipality of Anchorage and the International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 302.
DEPARTMENT: Port of Alaska
HOURS OF WORK: 4/10 schedule
LOCATION:1871 Anchorage Port Road
To be considered for employment, applicants must be legally authorized to work and accept employment in the United States. The Municipality of Anchorage is not able to provide any type of sponsorship, including Student Visas and Employment Visas, under any circumstances.
Applicants shall be referred and considered for this position in the order as follows per the Collective Bargaining Agreement:
- Internal applicants currently working under the Operating Engineers Local 302 Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Local union dispatched applicants
- External applicants and other current Municipal employees not covered under this agreement
Example of Duties
Provide services and assistance to vessels calling at the Port. Provide general maintenance of Port facilities; buildings, offices, warehouse, Ship Creek, stevedore lounges, main dock, roads and main staging yards. Operates and performs basic maintenance on Loaders, Graders, Dump Trucks, Street Sweepers, Street Sander, 2-ton Forklift, 9-ton Forklift, Water Truck, Snow Blower Unit and all light/medium vehicles, portable compressors, oil/water separator unit, work boat, harbor craft boat etc. Assist Port maintenance staff on electrical, hydraulic, petroleum and plumbing tasks. Perform light and mild welding, rough carpentry work, and light concrete work to patch and repair. Provide basic maintenance on the complex petroleum off-loading facilities and valve yard transfer. Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications / Substitutions / Preferences
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and five (5) years of experience in operating medium and/or heavy equipment, of which two (2) years must have been with the Municipality as a Port Maintenance Technician II, or equivalent elsewhere.
All applicants must possess and/or obtain:
- A valid State of Alaska Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tanker endorsement at time of hire.
- Forklift operator certification within 30 days of hire.
- Backflow prevention device inspection certification within 6 months of hire.
- Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) within forty-five (45) days of hire
- Satisfactory Drug Screening at time of hire.
- Satisfactory Driving record at the time of hire.
- Satisfactory background check which includes criminal, education and employment history at the time of hire.
