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Job Title: Avionics Shop Lead – First Shift
Department: Avionics
Reports To: Avionics Manager
Internal applicants must submit an Employee Internal Application form. A signature from your current manager is required to be considered for position.
ORGINIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:
The Avionics Shop Lead reports to the Avionics Management Team.
BASIC FUNCTION:
Oversee the daily operations of the Avionics Back Shop, Avionics Tool Room/Wire Room, and Battery Shop.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Assist as needed with training new Avionics Tool Room personnel, Back Shop Technicians, and Battery Shop Technicians.
2. Maintain and encourage that all Avionics Back Shop, Avionics Tool Room/Wire Room and Battery Shop policies and procedures are being followed.
3. Maintain and assist with tooling locations in AMOS, physical inventory, and audits.
4. Ensure that release forms are used and filled out properly. Follow up with mechanics for tooling that is not returned on time.
5. Keep the Avionics Tool Room/Wire Room, Avionics Back Shop, and Battery Shop secure, and escort personnel when they need to enter any of these rooms.
6. Ensure all tooling that is found broken, defective, or otherwise not in working condition is properly tagged, noted and Avionics Management is notified.
7. Oversee work performed on back shop CM projects to ensure it is being performed with current industry standards. Ensure all documentation is in accordance with Kalitta Air and FAA requirements.
8. Read and interpret all maintenance instructions, such as AMM’s, CMM’s, EO’s, EA’s, etc., as applicable.
9. Inspect and ensure all equipment and tooling calibration dates is not going to go overdue.
10. Provide oversight and support to Avionics Tool Room/Wire Room, Avionics Back Shop, and Battery Shop personnel ensuring effective performance, knowledge sharing while maintaining a safe work environment.
11. Any other duties assigned by the Avionics Management Team.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• 2+ years of experience in Heavy aircraft avionics systems or 2+ Backshop operations experience.
• The demonstrated ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Preferred valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant license, Airframe license, Repairman’s certificate or sufficient experience to receive a company issued repairman’s certificate.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school graduate; some college and/or technical school.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, write and understand spoken and written English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to give verbal and written direction to assigned staff.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee isfrequentlyrequired toreach withhands and arms, stand; walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, feel oroperateobjects, tools, or controls. The employeeis occasionally required tosit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed primarily inaconstruction,maintenancesetting. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call (734) 544-7010. Please include your contact information and details about posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.
**Must be a United States Citizen**
Job Title: Avionics Lead – Second Shift
Department: Avionics
Reports To: Avionics Manager
ORGINIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP:
The lead reports to the Manager of the department to which the lead is assigned. In the absence of the lead, the Supervisor will appoint qualified replacement to perform these duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assign daily job tasks. Lead, direct, and provide oversight of the work performance of subordinate crewmembers.
- Coordinate with the Supervisor/Foreman for the scheduling and assignment of daily job tasks.
- Ensure that productivity and work quality is satisfactory.
- Ensure that all identified maintenance discrepancies are documented.
- Perform troubleshooting. Assist in determining the proper course of maintenance action when a discrepancy is found.
- Assist subordinate crewmembers with interpreting maintenance manual or SRM instructions.
- Ensure that all maintenance performed by subordinate crewmembers is in accordance with approved maintenance data, such as the AMM, SRM, CMMs, WDM, Service Bulletins, EAs, etc. Ensure that all maintenance actions performed by subordinate crewmembers are properly documented.
- Provide OJT as necessary to subordinate crewmembers.
- Provide oversight of subordinate crewmembers and assist the Supervisor/Foreman in identifying the need for training or remedial training.
- Assist subordinate crewmembers in the accomplishment of assigned tasks.
- Assist the Supervisor/Foreman in identifying any safety related deficiencies.
- Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Foreman.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• 2+ years of experience in Heavy aircraft avionics systems.
• The demonstrated ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Preferred valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant license, minimum of an Airframe license or repairman certificate.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school graduate; some college and/or technical school.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, write and understand spoken and written English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to give verbal and written direction to assigned staff.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stand; walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed primarily in a construction, maintenance setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call (734) 544-7010. Please include your contact information and details about posted position of interest. Only inquiries regarding assistance for those who need accommodation with the online application process due to a disability will be returned.
**Must be a United States Citizen**
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