Inspector - Powerplant Building

Job Title

Inspector

Inspection Manager

Inspect aircraft engines and components for discrepancies. Inspect and evaluate work performed by mechanics, sheet metal mechanics, and avionics technicians to ensure proper rework of discrepancies.

• Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Review scope and detail of inspection requirements and inspect aircraft and components by obtaining and interpreting work cards. Complete visual inspections of aircraft areas opened by mechanics, including fuel tanks, empennage, cargo areas, under floor areas, fuselage skin, engines, pylons, wings, flight control surfaces, flight decks, and landing gear.
• Identify non‑routine work on aircraft engine systems, including engine performance, pneumatic/hydraulics, pressurization, air conditioning, electrical, fuel and flight controls. Identify the location of discrepancies using fuselage body stations and butt lines.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with all maintenance manual instructions, airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and fleet campaign directives.
• Ensure safety procedures are followed and potential damage to company property is minimized by overseeing aircraft handling activities, including jacking, fueling, defueling, and towing.
• Perform receiving inspections for new and continued service parts to ensure serviceability, including verification of certification from the manufacturer or overhaul facility, and inspection for shipping damage. Maintain control and inventory for the QC Bond quarantine cage, and submit reports of Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPs) to the Director of Quality Control.
• Conduct weight and balance analysis using approved maintenance manuals and scales.
• Ensure completion of logbook entries and release the aircraft as airworthy for test flight or flight operation checks.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable FAA regulations during the course of day‑to‑day assignments.
• Perform visual and dimensional inspections of articles, and determine serviceability and/or repair requirements by obtaining, reviewing, and interpreting inspection requirements.
• Ensure proper rework of discrepancies by inspecting and evaluating work performed by shop mechanics or technicians.
• Ensure completion of maintenance entries and work records for all articles inspected.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Inspection Supervisor or Senior Inspector.
• Requires travel; individual must be willing to travel and have a passport.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Hold both an Airframe and Powerplant certificate for a minimum of three years.
• Have at least two years of experience maintaining the same category and class of aircraft used by the company.
• Must have adequate documented training to substantiate qualifications.
• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Must possess exceptional attention to detail.

The ability to read, write and understand spoken and written English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to convert between different units of measure. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb and descend stairs, and bend.

Working where the aircraft is located either inside the hangar or outside on the ramp. Subjected to occasionally low‑to‑high noise levels.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.