Job Description

Job Title : Director of Maintenance

Location : Wilmington, NC

Contract : Permanent

Salary : DOE roughly $100k

Company Benefits:

Employee Medical Insurance, Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Vacation and Sick Time, Paid Holidays, HSA Account Funding, 401k Match

Other Available Benefits:

Buy-up Medical Insurance, Dental, Vision, Optional Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, 401k

The Company:

Our client is a private equity-backed platform company launched in 2018 that is focused on the fixed-based operator (“FBO”) sector. They are in an exciting period of growth and their goal is to build the third largest national FBO network in the United States.

The Role:

The Maintenance Director is the direct liaison to the FAA, state and customer. Overall responsibility for every function of maintenance and enforces adherence to the RSM and QCM (repair station manual and quality control manual) as required by the FAA.

Key Responsibilities

• Hire personnel with proper qualifications and maintaining proper staffing level
• Build a Team environment ensuring all reports feel valued
• Ensure the growth of the repair station by analyzing potential work and revising the repair station capability list as required
• Tracking of individual training records and training needs
• Developing and providing additional training necessary to grow the repair station
• Ensure adherence to RSM personnel requirements section
• Conduct daily briefs with employees, making sure they are on track with timeline and do not have an issue that may preclude them in performance of their duties
• Schedules maintenance personnel hours to maintain efficient operations of maintenance department
• Ensure that only current data is on hand and used
• Calibrate and properly track tools
• Inspect facility routinely so that it continues to meet FAA 145 guidelines
• Scheduling and tracking maintenance including outside customers
• Perform maintenance according to 135 operations manual if Repair Station serves 135 operations
• Conduct arrival inspections to document damage prior to acceptance as well as customer maintenance issues
• Inspect and track parts from arrival to installation as required by RSM/QCM
• Perform aircraft work in accordance with Maintenance Manual and the RSM/QCM. Random inspection by the D.O.M ensures personnel adhere to the rules.
• Complete ALL documentation prior to release of aircraft:
• Maintenance hours have been properly tracked
• All parts have been accounted
• Individual work items have been signed by both the performer of maintenance and the chief inspector
• Aircraft paper logs or computer-based logs have been updated
• FAA Regulatory forms submitted if/as required
• Customer has been fully briefed on what work was performed and if it will have any effect on control of the aircraft
• Ensure invoices are paid in full prior to release of aircraft

Requirements:

Must:

• Airframe & Power plant Certificates.
• Willing and able to work varied hours and schedules, as required
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 15+ years of aircraft maintenance experience, with 5+ years of aircraft maintenance management experience.
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Must possess strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Customer relations skills required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree or higher
• Additional related training or technical school education
• 2+ years FAR 145 Quality Assurance Maintenance experience

If you meet the above requirements and would like to be considered for this role, please don’t delay in emailing our Account Manager Sarah@tarcg.com

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