Aviation Safety Inspector, Assistant Partial Program Manager (APPM), UPS CMO, AFC-130 (ACM)

Federal Aviation Administration • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

The Assistant Partial Program Manager (Maintenance) Part 121 serves as a full assistant to a Partial Program Manager (Maintenance) Part 121, supporting assigned portions of the airworthiness program. The role performs inspections, surveillance, and certification duties for air carriers, air operators, air agencies, airmen, and designees, and assists in establishing inspection and surveillance work programs.

Under the general direction of the Front Line Manager, the inspector supports technical administration, certification, and surveillance. This includes evaluating organizations and their maintenance programs, coordinating approvals and enforcement actions, investigating complaints and incidents, reviewing manuals and training programs, and monitoring continuous airworthiness maintenance operations. The inspector may also be assigned other duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Submit an SF-50 and all required certificates.
• Meet Aviation Safety Inspector qualification standards for the 1825 series.
• No more than two separate incidents involving Federal Aviation Regulations violations in the last five years.
• Valid state driver's license.
• Fluency in English.
• No chemical dependency or drug abuse that could interfere with job performance.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Be physically able to perform the duties safely and efficiently; have adequate distant vision in each eye and be able to read printed materials (glasses or contact lenses permitted); be able to hear conversational voice (hearing aid permitted); and have no physical condition that creates a hazard or interferes with flying as a passenger in various aircraft.
• Experience maintaining and repairing airframes, power plants, and systems of multi-engine aircraft over 12,500 pounds maximum certificated takeoff weight under an airworthiness maintenance and inspection program.
• Aircraft maintenance experience in a repair station, air carrier or airline repair facility, military repair facility, or local, state, or federal government agency.
• Experience maintaining and repairing aircraft airframes, power plants, and systems with responsibility for certifying airworthiness.
• FAA Mechanic Certificate with Airframe and Power Plant ratings.
• At least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (FG-12/GS-12 or Pay Band H) as an Aviation Safety Inspector, Air Carrier Maintenance 1825. Specialized experience includes evaluating and deciding on proposals to change authorized organizational programs; monitoring, planning, or conducting inspection programs; assuring organizations meet staffing, equipment, training, record-keeping, facility, and procedural requirements; or conducting enforcement investigations and preparing final reports and recommendations.
• Qualification requirements must be met by the vacancy announcement closing date.
• Provide detailed work-history information in the resume/application, including job title, duties, employer name and address, supervisor name and phone number, dates of employment, full-time or part-time status and hours per week, and salary.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Partial Program Manager (Maintenance) Part 121 with assigned airworthiness program duties, including inspections, surveillance, certification, and planning inspection and surveillance work.
• Assure assigned organizations are appropriately organized, staffed, and equipped, and maintain acceptable training, record-keeping, facilities, and procedures.
• Visit organization stations and offices, maintain contact with management officials, and coordinate deficiency correction with principal inspectors.
• Develop maintenance program requirements through participation on Maintenance Review Boards.
• Coordinate Minimum Equipment List approvals with the principal operations inspector and take enforcement action for noncompliance.
• Conduct enforcement investigations and prepare final reports and recommendations on disposition.
• Perform emergency suspension of certificates or cancellation of operations specifications.
• Conduct or direct reexamination of certificated airmen or recertification of operators or agencies.
• Investigate public complaints, congressional inquiries, and aircraft incidents and accidents.
• Provide technical assistance to legal counsel, testify at trials and formal hearings, and give depositions.
• Coordinate nonroutine air carrier surveillance with geographic inspectors.
• Conduct initial and ongoing certification of air carriers, aircraft, airmen, and air agencies, and recommend appointments of designees.
• Evaluate and approve or disapprove requests to operate under conditions not previously specified in the maintenance portion of operations specifications, including any necessary conditions and limitations.
• Guide assigned air carriers in developing required maintenance manuals and record-keeping systems.
• Review manuals and revisions for adequacy and compliance with regulatory requirements and safe practices.
• Approve operations specifications and amendments.
• Determine whether air carrier maintenance facilities and contract maintenance arrangements are satisfactory; review changes and negotiate with management to resolve problems.
• Determine whether overhaul and inspection time limitations warrant revision.
• Evaluate proposed reliability programs for compliance with national policies, advise operators of deficiencies and required changes, and approve or disapprove the programs.
• Determine whether air carrier training programs meet regulatory requirements, align with the maintenance program, and effectively produce competent personnel.
• Direct or participate in proving flight evaluations and recommend changes needed before approval.
• Direct or perform inspection and surveillance of air carrier continuous airworthiness maintenance programs.
• Monitor air carrier maintenance, engineering, quality control, production control, training, and reliability activities; analyze trends for deterioration in maintenance programs.
• Monitor activities of air operators, air agencies, airmen, and designees.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; eligibility depends on the position type. Contact the hiring agency for specific benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED