MX Compliance Auditor

About Northern Jet:

Personal. Private. Authentic. Northern Jet is a private aviation company with over 25 years of experience, offering personalized luxury travel with a focus on safety, convenience, and quality. We operate a fleet of 40+ jets and hold an ARGUS Platinum safety rating. Northern Jet's mission is to deliver seamless, client-focused travel experiences.

About this Role:

The Maintenance (MX) Compliance Auditor provides independent oversight of Northern Jet's maintenance processes, training, and operational compliance systems in accordance with internal and external audit programs.
This position performs system assurance auditing, ensuring that maintenance activities, documentation, and training programs are conducted in accordance with:

• FAA regulations (14 CFR Part 135, Pt5, Pt 43 and Pt 91)
• Company manuals (GMM, Mx SOPs, Line SOP's, OpSpecs, CASS, Mx Training Programs)
• Approved procedures and internal policies

The Auditor does not perform maintenance, manage maintenance personnel, or implement corrective actions. Instead, the role objectively evaluates whether organizational processes function as designed and documents areas of non
- compliance, risk, or procedural drift. The position supports the company's Safety Management System (SMS) and Continuous Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS) and through structured internal/external auditing and hazard reporting system

Location: Orlando, Florida

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Maintenance Compliance Auditing

• Conduct independent audits of maintenance processes, including:
• Return-to-Service (RTS) documentation accuracy
• Logbook and maintenance record compliance
• Adherence to the General Maintenance Manual (GMM)
• Inspection authorization processes
• MEL/CDL control and deferral procedures
• Vendor and contract maintenance oversight
• Parts traceability and life-limited component control
• Identify where actual practices differ from approved procedures.

CASS & System Effectiveness Audits

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the Maintenance CASS program by auditing:
• Capture of required operational data
• Tracking of repeat discrepancies
• Trend monitoring processes
• Root cause analysis documentation
• Corrective action tracking
• Evidence of corrective action effectiveness
  
  Note:
  
  The Auditor audits the system, not the maintenance work itself.

Training & Qualification Audits

• Audit maintenance training programs for compliance, collaborating with the
• Maintenance Training Manager to confirm records, qualifications, and alignment with
• approved manuals:
• Initial and recurrent training completion
• Training records accuracy
• Qualification and currency tracking
• Alignment between approved training programs and actual execution

SMS Safety Assurance Support

• Serve as part of the Safety Assurance function by:
• Performing scheduled and risk-based audits
• Identifying systemic hazards or compliance gaps
• Supporting Safety Review Board reporting
• Providing objective safety performance data

Manual & Procedural Compliance Reviews

• Audit organizational adherence to:
• General Maintenance Manual (GMM)
• Company policies and SOPs
• OpSpecs requirements
• Manual revision control and distribution
• Detect procedural drift between written policy and real-world execution.

Audit Documentation & Reporting

• Document findings clearly and objectively
• Classify findings (Observation / Finding / Critical Finding)
• Reference applicable regulations or manuals
• Prepare audit reports for Director of Safety and leadership
• Track closure status of corrective actions
• The Auditor documents and verifies - department leadership owns accountability and corrective action.

Audit Program Execution

• Execute audits in accordance with the company's 24-month risk-based audit schedule, including Maintenance and Operations functional areas.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Part 135 and/or Part 145 maintenance environment
• Strong working knowledge of FAA regulatory structure
• Familiarity with General Maintenance Manuals (GMM)
• Understanding of SMS and CASS principles
• Experience with maintenance records, airworthiness documentation & auditing
• Strong analytical and documentation skills
• Ability to communicate findings professionally and objectively
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, real-time operational…