Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance - Sr Lead
Listed on 2026-09-14
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Aircraft Maintenance/ Mechanic, Systems Engineer
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Job Title:
Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance – Sr. Lead
Job Code: 44108
Job Location:
Oklahoma City, OK (Onsite)
Job Schedule: 5/8:
Employees work 8 hours per day, 5 days a week;
Rotating Shifts;
Mission Dependent
The Sr. Lead Mechanic oversees and manages onsite aircraft and equipment scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and servicing for OA-1K Skyraider II / Air Tractor 802U aircraft. Supervises, or assigns a designated representative, repairs to aircraft and system components and engine repairs to ensure site aircraft are in good mechanical condition and safe for flight. Ensures contractual required FAA maintenance requirements/standards are maintained and releases aircraft for flight.
Essential Functions:- Schedules maintenance and inspections per the Original Equipment Manufacturer technical data.
- Ensures site personnel meet and maintain assigned training and certification requirements.
- Determines corrective action when advised of deficiencies affecting aircraft airworthiness.
- Ensures scheduled and unscheduled inspections in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) established procedures/specifications.
- Oversees/reviews aircraft maintenance records and historical document entries.
- Monitors/reviews deficiency reports for adverse trends.
- Monitors in-progress and follow-up inspections during and upon completion of maintenance actions.
- Responsible for ensuring employees maintain common hand tools and special tools in a safe and serviceable condition.
- Responsible for site, customer, and company tool accountability procedures to include reporting unserviceable tools and equipment to the appropriate responsible party.
- Ensures established policies/procedures and standards are properly complied with.
- Responsible for site compliance with all safety, environmental, security, and housekeeping standards.
- Assists in training newly assigned personnel as required.
- Operates vehicles, both special purpose and regular, as authorized.
- Accountable for good housekeeping practices, tool control, FOD awareness/prevention, and safety at all times with site‑assigned areas.
- Assists assigned personnel in researching and requisitioning aircraft parts and components and in determining the reparability and serviceability of these assets.
- Monitors bench stock items and tool inventory inspections.
- Actively participates in the Safety Program.
- Discusses discrepancies with aircrews to ensure adequate troubleshooting information and flight data.
- Other related duties as required to support contract and mission requirements.
- Responsible for strict compliance with all required Communications Security (COMSEC) policies and procedures.
- Obtains quotations from outside repair facilities for components/equipment that cannot be repaired or maintained in‑house.
- Recommends procedure changes to improve maintainability of aircraft and required inspections.
- Consults manufacturers’ manuals for specifications and determines feasibility of repair or replacement.
- Uses applicable technical data/manuals when…
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