Manager of Quality Assurance

National Air Cargo Group Inc•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

National Airlines, based in Orlando, FL, operates passenger charter service as well as customized military and commercial air cargo carriages worldwide. National Airlines specializes in over-sized, time sensitive, and special handling requirements, utilizing 747-400, 777, and A-330 aircraft to accomplish its missions. This role is responsible for participating in the company’s Safety Management System (SMS), promoting a positive attitude toward safety and compliance, preventing and correcting inspection problems, ensuring an ongoing quality assurance role, and continually monitoring inspections/maintenance operations procedures to ensure the highest degree of safety. The Manager of Quality Assurance also ensures CASP personnel understand their responsibilities, establishes and maintains the Continuous Analysis and Surveillance Program (CASP), compiles CASP data, prepares monthly CASP reports, audits and approves outsourced vendors, ensures compliance with the Internal Evaluation Program, performs Safety Risk Analysis and Management, and serves as the department’s safety analyst. The position is also responsible for maintaining CASP and Safety Data Base entries.

Requirements

Must hold a mechanic certificate with both airframe and power plant ratings and have held these ratings for at least 3 years.
Must have at least 3 years of maintenance experience on different types of large airplanes with 10 or more passenger seats with an air carrier or certificated repair station, 1 year which must have been as maintenance inspector or quality assurance auditor.
Must have at least 1 year of experience in a supervisory capacity
Must possess a demonstrated knowledge and full understanding of the CFR, 14 CFRs and the maintenance and airworthiness requirements.
Must maintain currency in the training as defined in National Airlines’ General Maintenance Manual and maintain records to document that the required training has been satisfactorily accomplished.
This position must be filled by an individual on a full-time basis.
Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
The Manager of Quality Assurance is subject to an annual qualification/performance standard audit and review. The audit/review will be completed by the Director of Quality Control.
Must meet the performance requirements and standards defined herein. The DQC will conduct periodic performance evaluations of the Manager of QA to ensure that he/she continuously meets the performance standards for this position.

Responsibilities

Participates in the company’s Safety Management System (SMS) in accordance with the responsibilities detailed in the Safety Management System Manual
Responsible for taking an active role in promoting a positive attitude toward safety and compliance within National Airlines
Preventing and correcting inspection problems/discrepancies.
Ensuring that National Airlines assumes an ongoing quality assurance role.
Continually monitoring inspections/maintenance operations procedures to ensure that the highest degree of safety is maintained.
Ensures that CASP personnel understand their responsibilities, with regards to the CASP process, to promote safe practices.
Establishes, maintains, and ensures compliance with National Airlines’ Continuous Analysis and Surveillance Program (CASP), as described National Airlines’ General Maintenance Manual (GMM).
Prepares, amends, and maintains National Airlines’ Continuous Analysis and Surveillance program (CASP).
Complies CASP data and the preparation of the monthly CASP reports in accordance with the procedures contained in National Airlines’ CASP Program.
Establishes, audits, and approves outsourced vendors. This includes overhaul facilities, contract maintenance facilities, and vendors used to inspect and/or calibrate tools and/or parts for National Airlines aircraft.
Ensures compliance with the items defined in the Internal Evaluation Program interfacing/relating to the CASP process/program.
Performs Safety Risk Analysis, Safety Risk Management functions and serves as the department’s safety analyst.
Responsible for maintaining CASP and Safety Data Base entries.
Performs other duties as assigned.