Shop Foreman

Job Opportunity:
Shop Foreman

Employee type:
Full-time, Permanent

Location:

Mesquite, TX (KHQZ)

Compensation: DOE

Come grow with us! Forsite is hiring a Shop Foreman to run the hangar floor for our Maintenance Team at our Mesquite, TX (KHQZ) maintenance facility. This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll supervise and develop our technicians, keep aircraft moving through the shop safely and on schedule, and own the records that show every aircraft is airworthy. Expect to spend roughly two-thirds of your time on the floor and one-third in the office;

that balance may shift with operational needs as the role develops. You’ll report to the Director of Aviation and work day to day with the Director of Maintenance on shop operations, scheduling, and airworthiness.

Forsite brings aerial patrol, LiDAR and imagery capture, analytics, wildfire science, strategic planning, and professional forestry together under one roof. We serve energy infrastructure, utility, and land management clients across North America and abroad, and we’re still growing.

We take pride in a team culture where backing each other up is second nature. We’re a people-focused business that grows by delivering value to our clients, creating opportunities for our employees, and building solutions that balance economic, environmental, and social goals.

We work hard to keep a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential. If you want a team that values collaboration and new ideas, and still has fun while doing work that matters, you’ll fit right in.

Shop leadership:

• Run daily maintenance operations at the Mesquite facility and set the standard for quality, professionalism, and aircraft safety and reliability
• Raise availability and work quality for every aircraft that comes through KHQZ
• Push technicians to bring their best work every day, with reliability and safety first
• Coach senior technicians, and train and mentor newer technicians as they build their skills
• Hold the team to standard: inspect work, give direct feedback, and call for rework when it’s needed
• Build the KHQZ work schedule with the Director of Maintenance to cover routine, overtime, and emergency maintenance
• Make sure the shop has the tools, equipment, and trained, qualified people it needs
• Step in for the Director of Maintenance when they’re away
• Keep the Director of Aviation informed on shop performance, staffing, and priorities

Maintenance coordination and airworthiness:

• Work alongside the Director of Maintenance to schedule maintenance and vendor services, inspect completed work, review work orders and logbook entries, and apply company policies at KHQZ
• Make sure inspections, repairs, and component changes at KHQZ follow manufacturer or FAA-accepted procedures and company standards
• Keep company aircraft airworthy, working with other Forsite bases when airworthiness questions come up
• Maintain compliance with maintenance procedures, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, service letters, and the Federal Aviation Regulations that apply to the aircraft in your care
• With the Director of Maintenance, keep the Director of Operations and Chief Pilot current on each aircraft’s airworthiness status and expected downtime, so maintenance is scheduled and discrepancies are deferred or corrected on time
• Approve aircraft for return to service in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations
• Find ways to make Forsite’s maintenance program more efficient and cost-effective

Compliance, records and safety:

• Confirm each technician’s certification, qualifications, and competency before they work on an aircraft, and make sure they are supervised as the Federal Aviation Regulations require
• Make sure overhaul manuals, service…