Aircraft Mechanic

Gridiron Air•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing all assigned maintenance duties in accordance with the Company General Maintenance Manual (GMM). The Aircraft Mechanic is responsible and accountable for all work performed, ensuring proper completion of all Company forms, and the correct handling of parts, units, assemblies, and aircraft during the repair process. Key responsibilities include maintaining current documentation of discrepancies and corrective actions, ensuring the adequacy and correctness of all maintenance and inspection documentation, and identifying and reporting mechanical interruption events. The position also requires timely submission of OJT tasks, maintaining a safe and clean work area, and proper care and use of tools and equipment. Immediate notification of any condition compromising aircraft airworthiness to the Manager of Maintenance and other appropriate personnel is critical. The role also involves performing inspection tasks, overseeing inspection and quality control methods, recommending and verifying corrective actions, and exercising initiative and sound judgment regarding aircraft airworthiness and maintenance quality. Continuous surveillance of the maintenance process, performing RII inspections, ensuring accurate documentation, and performing Receiving Inspections (RI) of incoming parts are also key duties. The Aircraft Mechanic will review Work Packages for RII items, perform Technical Representative duties when assigned, and maintain continuous surveillance of work in progress, including performing audits and spot inspections. Approving maintenance and inspection tasks before work begins and stopping work when critical findings are discovered are essential. Ensuring provider employees are properly trained and qualified, and that tools and equipment are maintained and calibrated, are also part of the role. Maintaining a progress log, attending and/or calling meetings related to the aircraft work and inspection process, acting as a liaison between the Provider and the Company, overseeing pre-flight inspections, accompanying test flight crews on functional check flights, and ensuring proper release of aircraft to and from service are also required. Finally, the role includes performing acceptance checks for Company-acquired aircraft during delivery inspections.

Requirements

Maintain a valid Airframe, Powerplant, or Repairman Certificate.

Responsibilities

Perform all assigned maintenance duties in accordance with Company General Maintenance Manual (GMM).
Responsible and accountable for all work performed.
Proper completion of all Company forms on all work assigned and performed.
Proper handling of all parts, units, assemblies, and aircraft while in the repair process.
Ensure that all documentation is kept current with open discrepancies and completed corrective actions.
Ensure the adequacy, correctness, and completion of all associated and required documentation for all maintenance or inspections performed.
Identify and report mechanical Interruption events at their location to the Manager of Maintenance.
Timely and continuing submission of personal OJT tasks.
Maintain the work area in a safe, clean, and operative condition and ensure all tools are accounted for at completion of all assigned tasks.
Proper care and use of the tooling and equipment used for aircraft maintenance.
Immediately notify the Manager of Maintenance and all other appropriate personnel of any condition that would compromise the airworthiness of Company aircraft.
Maintain a valid Airframe, Powerplant, or Repairman Certificate.
Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by Maintenance Leadership, MOC and/or DOM.
Perform inspection tasks when exercising Designated Inspector privileges.
Oversee the application of inspection and quality control methods and procedures to ensure safety.
Recommend, initiate and verify corrective actions, control unsatisfactory conditions, and report to the DQ on any quality issues.
Recommend corrective action on methods, materials, and workmanship to ensure the highest level of flight safety.
Exercise individual initiative and sound judgment to make decisions regarding the airworthiness of aircraft and the quality of maintenance work, materials, and practices to ensure that all aircraft, engines, or appliances released for flight are airworthy.
Conduct on-sight monitoring of the overall maintenance process to ensure a high level of quality and compliance throughout the entire maintenance process.
Perform Required Inspection Items (RII) inspections to ensure the quality of the workmanship.
Ensure the documentation of inspection work is complete and accurate.
Perform Receiving Inspections (RI) of all incoming parts to ensure conformity and required documentation.
Review Work Packages (WP) for designated RII items.
Perform all other duties assigned by DQ.
Perform Technical Representative duties when assigned.
Continuous surveillance of work in progress.
Performing audits during and after work is completed.
Performing spot inspections of work in progress.
Performing continuous surveillance of maintenance support shop areas.
Approving all maintenance and inspection tasks prior to start of work.
Stopping work and notifying the DOM when a critical finding has been discovered.
Ensuring that Provider employees are properly trained and qualified to complete the tasks they have been assigned.
Ensuring tools and equipment are properly maintained and calibrated.
Maintaining a progress log that accurately presents the current status of the aircraft and remaining work and inspection requirements.
Attending and/or calling all Provider meetings relating to the aircraft work and inspection process.
Acting as a liaison between the Provider and the Company.
Overseeing pre-flight inspections and accompanying test flight crews on functional check flights.
Ensuring proper release of aircraft to and from service including work package review.
Is assigned to a delivery Inspection and performs acceptance check for Company acquired aircraft.