Quality Assurance Auditor

A FAR Part 121 Supplemental Air Carrier, Gridiron Air is a leading charter airline specializing in customized flight solutions using its fleet of company aircraft. We are committed to delivering new levels of safety, hospitality, and operational excellence to the charter market. Our talented flight and cabin crew operate across the globe, 365 days a year. These talented team members are supported by dedicated professionals out of our corporate office - including our state-of-the-art Operations Control Center and world-class Maintenance Operation - located at AFW, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Flexibility is required to meet the needs of our business and will require evening and weekend availability, when needed.

The Quality Assurance Auditor is responsible and accountable to oversee the compliance of the airline Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program as described by the Code of Federal Regulations. The Quality Assurance Auditor coordinates and manages the Gridiron Air Technical Operations Quality Assurance Program, Quality Assurance Audit Programs, Quality Assurance Vendor Management oversight, and the regulatory and business case oversight of support facilities as they apply to power plant, airframe, articles, shops, or vendors, including MRO’s.

Work requires technical knowledge and understanding of the Gridiron Air Ops Specs, Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program, and CFR’s. The Quality Assurance Auditor’s role is to assist with the development, establishment, and enforcement of quality assurance standards and measure for the maintenance, engineering, and the vendor management functions within the Technical Operations organization. The Quality Assurance Auditor also monitors the performance of the quality management system and produces data and reports on performance, measuring against set indicators.

He/she coordinates with the other Auditors and staff throughout Gridiron Air to ensure that the QA system is functioning properly. Where appropriate, the Quality Assurance Auditor advises on changes and their implementation and provides training, tools, and techniques to enable others to achieve quality.

The Quality Assurance Auditor will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate maintenance, repair, engineering, vendor management, and related processes through careful testing and analysis in order to maximize the benefit of business investments in compliance and quality initiatives. The Quality Assurance Auditor establishes and maintains fair and harmonious relationships with the operations management team, AMT’s, internal customers, vendors, FAA, and all business contacts.

He/she carries out their activities in support of policies, goals, and objectives established by Gridiron Air and Management.

• Plans, coordinates, executes and reviews audits of 121/145 shop maintenance or vendor activity
• Provide data in support of the Quality Assurance Program as a part of the Technical Operations Safety and Quality Management Systems (SMS)
• Provide data in support of Quality Assurance and Continuous Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) auditing activities that are a part of the CASS. This includes the composite collaborative auditing of assigned base and line maintenance, repair shops and vendor activities, as well as related engineering and support function
• Develop checklists to target specific audit findings and prepare technical reports communication Quality Assurance review of audit findings
• Track audit findings, provide follow-up, and ensure closure of all audits
• Manages the day-to-day quality and compliance activities including batch record review, process validation, change control, non-conformance investigations, customer complaints, and new process introduction
• Responsible for implementing compliance programs, performing annual product reviews, tracking and reporting quality metrics, driving continuous improvement, and performing quality assessments to determine compliance to internal policies and guidelines and regulatory commitments/requirements
• Coordinate and participate in investigations as required
• Identifi…