Responsible for maintaining the Quality Control Program at the site level in support of assigned aircraft and support equipment.
Inspect, remove, install, repair, replace, modify, disassemble, reassemble, and calibrate complex aircraft mechanical and electro-mechanical systems in accordance with maintenance manuals, test procedures and other military publications.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform the receiving, in-process, final quality, flight safety inspections and functional operational tests during organizational, intermediate and depot level maintenance, modification and repair of military tactical aircraft systems or associated components.
- Accept or reject work accomplished to ensure compliance with customer specifications, standards, and technical data.
- Perform analysis of defects and interpret quality control rejection and failure trends in order to provide creative solutions for improvement.
- Monitor safety, training, and certification requirements.
Monitors training and certification requirements of the site Quality Control department.
- Perform Safety and Foreign Object Damage Inspections.
- Monitor tool control programs, inspects, and maintains records to ensure that measuring and test equipment meet calibration requirements.
- Review aircraft forms and records IAW contract requirements.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws.
- Promote a positive safety culture within the Quality Control department.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
**Qualifications**
EDUCATION
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant License.
Preferred:
- A.A./A.S or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- FAA Inspection Authorization.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Required:
- Minimum six (6) years of experience, of which four (4) must be specialized in supporting an aviation/aerospace program.
- Minimum two (2) years of leadership/supervisory experience.
- Prior Quality Control experience.
- Host nation language proficiency per contract requirement.
LATAM countries: Spanish Level 2 in both Listening and Reading (L2/R2).
- Must pass and/or obtain a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) or LN Embassy Check / RSO as required for the position, prior to hire.
- This role requires the employee to be fully vaccinated against COVID.
Preferred:
- Previous Quality Control experience on rotary aircraft.
- Knowledge of Army Regulations 95-1, DA PAM 750-8, DA PAM 738-751, ATP 3-04.7 and/or Air Force Technical Orders System.
Familiar with CFR Part 43, 91, 121, 135, 145 Quality or Inspection procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Focus on Results - Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals; achieves targeted results with mínimal supervision; is accountable for own actions.
- Communications - Possess excellent verbal & written communications skills; Provides timely, well organized verbal & written information that is audience appropriate; listens attentively to others and retains/processes information.
- Teamwork - Builds alliances, partnerships & collaboration with others including those different from him/her; deals tactfully with others; assumes helps with a variety of team roles.
- Strategic Planning & Decision-Making - Develops strategic short & long term plans; arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important and unimportant in order to meet goals & deadlines; consults & collaborates with appropriate people.
- Initiative & Innovation - Generates new ideas personally & encourage team to do the same; stays up-to-date on technology & approaches to work; provides creative solutions & input when faced with challenges.
- Interpersonal Relationships - Builds effective relationships with internal & external customers; ability to work independently and coordinate work with others; resolves conflicts in a professional manner.
- Quality & Safety - Adheres to all safety & security policies and regulations; demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough & efficient.
- Continuous Improvement - Examines personal & organizational processes, promotes opportunities for improvement; analyzes successes & failures to learn and improve.
- Training & Development - Completes required & suggested training; shows eagerness and capacity to learn; receptive to coaching & feedback.
- Integrity - Committed to passionately and consistently promoting a professional culture that is trustworthy, honest, socially responsible, and where differences are respected and valued.
- Leadership - Builds commitment