Quality Manager

Quality Atlanta, Georgia


Description

General Summary:  Inspect aircraft, review and analyze aircraft maintenance records, ensure compliance with repair station procedures and release aircraft.
 
Essential Job Functions:
 
  1. Monitor Repair Station activities to ensure continual compliance.
  2.  Interact and communicate with FAA Principal Maintenance Inspectors and other FAA Representatives (DAR’s, DER’s, etc.).
  3.  Assist in the work processes and coordinate with multiple departments to promote efficiency and completing jobs on time.
  4.  Assist in coordinating Quality Control concerns between multiple departments.
  5.  Assist technicians with technical and or regulatory concerns.
  6.  Assist with other processes/procedures to help ensure all required paperwork is completed in a professional and timely manner.
  7.  Help maintain open lines of communication between technicians, lead techs, departments, and other inspectors.
  8.  Help with solutions that ensure customers have received results that “Exceed their expectations,” but also meet all regulatory items.
  9.  Research aircraft maintenance records to determine the status of “time items” service bulletins and letters, Airworthiness Directives, special inspection requirements, overhaul and maintenance schedule requirements, etc.
  10.  Assist in airworthiness decisions based on FAA regulations, sound principles, good judgment, and high standards for the aviation industry.
  11.  Monitor repair station activities to ensure compliance with our Quality Conrol Manuel, Federal Aviation Regulations, and worker safety concerns.
  12.  Help coordinate the scheduling of Quality Control matters with all departments involved.
  13. Discuss issues with FAA personnel, manufacturers’ representatives, and or DAR’s as necessary for technical guidance, clarification of issues, determinations of airworthiness, etc.
  14.  Prepare major Repair and Alteration forms, FAA Field Approvals, 8130-3 forms, POH/AFM revisions, POH supplements, weight and balance revisions, Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, and other required paperwork as necessary.
  15.  Review work order discrepancy sheets on assigned aircraft for correct detail and timely completion.
  16.  Prepare maintenance record entries for assigned aircraft (logbook entries).
  17.  Perform inspection of various maintenance actions.
  18.  Perform Critical Flight Safety (CFS) final inspections and in-progress inspections.
  19.  Perform final reviews of completed work orders for accuracy and completion of all required data and signatures.
  20.  Perform final release procedures for aircraft.
  21.  Assist in resolving customer concerns with respect to quality control issues and or decisions.
  22.  Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending seminars and reviewing product trade publications.
  23.  Managers and above are required to review all processes in their areas of responsibility to achieve continuous improvement.
 
Job Specific Requirements:
 
Licenses:                 
  • A currently effective FAA Airframe and Power Plant certificate
                                   
Education and Experience:
  • Minimum ten years’ experience in maintaining piston and turbine powered aircraft
  • Efficient knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations pertinent to Repair Station operations, to include 14CFR Parts 1, 21, 23, 39, 43, 91, 135, and 145
  • Knowledge computer maintenance tracking systems, CAMP’s STARS, CESSCOM, etc.
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Previous experience as a lead technician