Lead, Technician (TFE731 Disassembly)

Standard Aero • Dallas, TX

70d

About The Position

Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success. Take charge of our day-to-day operations, so we remain the trusted source for aviation repair and maintenance. Work with your team to implement the right processes and practices across our organization to help ensure flight and product efficiency. As a Lead Technician (TFE731), you will assist the Operations Manager with production flow, support, and troubleshooting. For a portion of assigned working hours, will continue to perform hands-on technical work based on existing qualifications attained as a Technician and assumes responsibility for the satisfactory completion and quality of all job assignments.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance in the applicable work area.
• Highly proficient with in depth knowledge of products, processes and technical functions within the assigned production cell.
• Expertise with technical documents and manuals including, but not limited to company instructions, company processes, overhaul manuals, service bulletins and OEM manuals.
• Must be able to read and interpret technical manuals, instructions, blueprints and drawings.
• Must be proficient in the use of tools, PME, and instruments necessary for the accomplishment of job duties.
• Must have an understanding and working knowledge of hazardous material handling and disposal.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess leadership qualities to include demonstrated ability to cooperate and work well with others.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to guide and train other levels of technicians.
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Must have demonstrated ability to use good judgment and make sound decisions.
• Must have ability to perform high quality of work in a reasonable length of time, lead and direct the work of others.

Responsibilities

• Assists Operations Manager with production flow and work schedules.
• Leads, assigns work to and directs all work within the production cell.
• Reviews work in process and checks completed work to ensure quality and timely completion of job assignments.
• Monitors and pro-actively addresses overtime, productivity, efficiency and barcode discipline of cell members.
• Assists with and conducts daily stand-up meetings and attends daily business unit production meetings in absence of Operations Manager.
• Eliminates ordinary difficulties encountered in regular job assignments.
• Demonstrates and encourages a team environment and works with team members to resolve conflicts.
• Instructs other employees in the proper method and procedures of performing jobs when required.
• Uses production systems to generate production routings, retrieve technical work instructions, document product condition, requisition material, report labor usage, and report product location and production status.
• Generates measures of performance (MOP’s) and assists with analysis and development of actions.
• Provides support and guidance to production team and able to troubleshoot issues/problems.
• Works with the Operations Manager to determine cell training requirements, monitors progress to the plan and addresses any gaps.
• Assists with maintaining the cell skills matrix and iteration tracking.
• Provides performance evaluation input to the Operations Manager for team members within the assigned cell.
• Recognizes and understands flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Responsible for immediately reporting any flight/product safety concerns.
• Participates in pro-active risk analysis of flight/product safety critical parts and processes.
• Updates and reports out on cost of poor quality.
• Leads and participates in identification of root cause and corrective actions.
• Activity promotes CI, monitors progress within the cell and assists where required to ensure goals are met.
• Acts as the primary liaison with engineering and other production personnel as required to troubleshoot, research, and solve technical problems.
• Coordinates and monitors cell preventive maintenance and calibration activities to ensure continued efficient operation of the cell and maintain compliance.
• Ensures all applicable safety requirements are followed and address any unsafe practices/conditions immediately.
• Updates and validates timesheets.
• Reviews timesheets for accuracy and trends.
• Acts as back-up to the Operations Manager.
• Performs hands-on technical work based on existing qualifications attained as a Technician.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees