Supervisor, Flightline

Management | Columbus Mississippi, United States

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an Supervisor, Flight line to join our Flight line team based in Columbus, MS. You will be responsible for supervising the “Part 21” H125 and H145, and “Part 145” H125, H130, H135, H145, and H160 Flight line teams through proper planning, execution, and accomplishment of flight test schedule and goals for all repair station and production aircraft.

Meet the team:
From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:
On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

• Financial Rewards:
  Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance:
  Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare:
  Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development:
  Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

• Supervision: 80
  Meeting delivery schedules by supervising a team of 15-20 flight test technicians. Adjusts manpower and work with other departments as needed to execute over 300 production work orders to support flight test and conformity of multiple Airbus Helicopters airframes (H145, H125, H130, H135, H160). Ensures that the Leads/Technicians have the tools, data and support required to perform their functions in accordance with the published schedule.
  
  Ensures compliance with rules/regulations and company policies and procedures, such as, but not limited to, FAA repair station, FOP/GOP, ISO, OSHA, etc. by maintaining a presence in the areas of responsibility and spot checking aircraft, work books, and quality gates on a regular basis. Review training requirements, records, and classes to ensure employees are up to date and qualified to perform the given tasks.
  
  Develop, schedule, and organize training sessions on topics that fall outside of the “Training Manager’s” responsibilities. Organizes weekly team meetings and communicates the needs of our customers and management to the flightline teams. Assists the team in troubleshooting problems and…