Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Routinely performs visual inspections of completed maintenance, repairs, rebuilding, and alterations to assure proper performance and quality of workmanship.
- Routinely performs the final inspection of items deemed critical to the safety of flight and approves the final release of the aircraft.
- Conducts preliminary, hidden damage, and final inspections of articles processed by the repair station as necessary.
- When required, conducts incoming visual inspections of aircraft exterior/interiors, inventories and secures owners property, and returns it back to the aircraft before departure.
- Progressively reviews work orders for proper and complete documentation and prior to final work order processing.
- Determines the airworthiness and final acceptance of articles on which work has been performed, outside the repair station, by non certificated persons, before use on an aircraft.
- Assists and addresses others as to the proper execution of maintenance and inspection processes.
- Responsible for making random checks on calibrated tools and equipment, to assure compliance with the repair station calibration program.
- Periodically checks and removes from inventory or shop use, consumable materials found to be beyond shelf life limits.
- On occasion, in the absence of the records manager, may be responsible for the proper execution of certain reports (Form FAA-8070-1 Service Difficulty Report, Form FAA-337 and log entries).
- Responsible to promote and assure compliance with the policies and procedures defined within the repair station and quality manual and / or as dictated by the Q.A. Department.
- Acts as liaison between the Service and Q.A. department in suggesting and implementing improvements for processes, procedures, increasing efficiencies and promoting safety.
- Other activities and projects as approved by the Quality Assurance Inspector.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work of the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position.
- Technical training in aviation field.
- 5-7 years in aircraft maintenance preferred.
- Meet the inspection personnel requirements of FAR 145.155
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
A & P License and/or Inspection Authorization License preferred.
Computer Skills:
Prefer ability to work in MS word, excel programs.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. Occasional periods of walking, sitting, rotation, bending, pushing, pulling, and reaching.
- Occasionally lifting up to 25 lbs, and frequently lifting up to 10 lbs.
Work Environment:
- Frequent exposure to general shop conditions, engine noise.
- Frequent exposure to aircraft exhaust, moving mechanical parts, lubricants, metals, and solvents.
- Frequent exposure to seasonal weather.
Yingling Aviation hires for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Yingling Aviation uses e-verify.
