Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Our Aviation Academy is seeking to hire a full-time Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician. Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Please complete the online application in its entirety. See our FAQs for more details. Search Information The first review date of applications may be as early as 10 business days after posting. Subsequent review dates will be based upon department needs.

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Position

Purpose:

To keep the training fleet for Lane Aviation Academy's Aviation Professional Pilot program in a safe, airworthy condition. This is by the mechanic's own work, assignment of work to other mechanics and, in some cases, referring work to outside providers.

Essential Functions:

Responsible to perform, oversee, and/or arrange for: service, scheduled preventive maintenance, and repairs, in order to maintain the airworthiness of the fleet of training aircraft used by Flight Technology to train pilots. This will be based on the mechanic's IA certification. Work will include maintenance or replacement of a wide variety of aircraft components and systems including airframe, power-plant, propellers, including complete raw data weight-and-balance measurements and calculations.

Sign off work on aircraft as required by FAA regulations. May complete in-flight evaluations following maintenance or repair work. Assure compliance with all FAA and other applicable regulations. Expedite maintenance and repairs to enhance aircraft availability, while maintaining safety, and maximizing reliability. Keep all records required for aircraft maintenance in a Part 141 training school; all records required by the FAA.

Meet and build positive relationships with FAA maintenance inspectors, as well as Lane faculty, staff, and students. Assure that aircraft maintenance and repairs status is kept updated on Sky Scheduler or other manner as required by the Dean/Director. Assure aircraft in service have all required documents current, and on board. Lead the work of other part-time or full-time mechanics at Flight Technology (plans work, assigns tasks, trains, provides priorities).

Order parts, return cores for reimbursement, track and maintain inventory of parts and supplies as needed to maintain the fleet. Includes keeping itemization of parts and labor records of all maintenance accomplished on each aircraft on a monthly basis. Participate with the Dean/Director and the Chief Flight Instructors in making decisions about the fleet. This includes referring aircraft to contracted specialists when needed, and getting outside help during times of heavy workload.

Support the Dean when they send an aircraft to another facility for inspection, or invites Lane AMT faculty to provide quality assurance and safety recommendations. Participate as part of the larger team that makes up the Aviation Academy, including Professional Pilot program, the AMT program, and the UAS training program. Ensure that the aircraft are kept clean and protected from the elements as much as possible.

Help educate and, sometimes, re-educate flight instructors and students regarding best practices in the use and care of our aircraft. Work hours as assigned by the Dean/Director to best service student needs. This may include some weekend work. Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.

Other duties as assigned.

Supervision Statement:
Reports to and works under the general supervision of the Dean of the Aviation Academy. Work is performed independently according to industry standards and federal regulations. This position leads the work of one or more aircraft mechanic positions. This position plans work, assigns tasks, trains, provides priorities and is available to answer questions or troubleshoot problems on a daily basis.