Tasks: 

• Perform supervisory responsibilities for assigned employees and area(s), for example, performance review and feedback, opportunities for professional development and growth, and personnel decisions concerning hire, fire, disciplinary issues, and salary adjustments
• Lead, direct, and coach aircraft inspectors in performing aircraft heavy maintenance, line maintenance, and repair and overhaul quality control and inspection activities
• Assign inspectors in the areas of aircraft, parts, and NDT inspection based upon skill, experience, and qualification of individual team members
• Perform verbal and written tie-in/turnover indicating status of work progress
• Provide inspector training and certification to include classroom training, OJT, testing, and return to service authorization letters
• Develop, administer, and maintain the written practice procedure for the qualification and certification of nondestructive testing personnel including serving as certifying authority
• Review and resolve controversial and/or circumstantial write-ups including presentation to higher authority
• Oversee periodic audits of aircraft records and logs to ensure compliance with applicable FARs
• Oversee records filing system for each aircraft, for example, aircraft flight log, airframe log book, engine log book, component records, delivery records, certificate of airworthiness, airworthiness directives, and radio license
• Serve as a point-of-contact for customers (including FAA as applicable) concerning maintenance operations, for example, compliance, conformance issues, and overall relationship
• Review, develop, and implement recommendations for aircraft maintenance concerning, for example, proposed/published manufacturer’s recommendations, service bulletins, and FAA airworthiness directives
• Review, develop, and implement recommendations for associated technical operations manuals, for example, minimum equipment lists (MELs), maintenance procedures, and quality policy manuals
• Assume the responsibility of and act as acting QA Manager during absence of QA Manager as required by assigned site
• May be responsible for serving as the primary point-of-contact for the FAA and maintaining the overall relationship with other regulatory agencies as required by assigned site

Qualifications
As our ideal candidate,
• You must have A&P certification
• You have 6+ years experience in quality assurance within aerospace industry (or relevant experience)
• You have 2+ years of supervisory or lead experience either in aircraft maintenance or quality
• You must be available to work all shifts.
• You have working knowledge of applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, including but not limited to, part 21, 25, 43, 65, 91, 121, 135, and 145
• You have interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with our customers, regulatory agencies and representatives, suppliers, and all levels of management team and other departments and sites throughout Bombardier Aerospace
• You have working knowledge of computer skills including but not limited to SAP, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office software (Work, Access, Excel and PowerPoint)
• You demonstrate leadership to train employees in the performance of duties in area of specialization
• You have the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and organize effectively
• You have working knowledge of requirements for obtaining approved data for major alterations and repairs conducted to aircraft interiors and working knowledge of Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA), Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) STC development process- preferred
• You have working knowledge of flammability testing requirements for aircraft interiors in accordance with FAR 25.853 and conforming flammability test plans - preferred
• You have experience with gaining Foreign Aircraft Maintenance Organization Authorizations & Certifications & writing police and procedures such as Foreign Maintenance Manual Supplements - preferred
• You have experience and exposure to external audits to include entities such as the FAA, Foreign Civil Aviation Authorities & FAA Part 135 Operators - preferred
• You have experience related to obtaining both US Certificate of Airworthiness and Export Certificate of Airworthiness - preferred
• You have experience with obtaining FAA Ferry Permits and Special Flight Authorizations for both U.S. and foreign registered aircraft - preferred