PMI Evaluator & Estimator (E&E)

Kay and Associates, Inc. • Rota, IL

3h • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading a team in aircraft maintenance, inspections, and scheduled/unscheduled maintenance. The position requires extensive technical experience to supervise mechanics, provide guidance on maintenance operations, and perform, supervise, and inspect the duties of other mechanics. Responsibilities include maintaining, repairing, and modifying aircraft structures, components, and engines, troubleshooting complex issues by interpreting technical data like blueprints and manuals, and ensuring equipment is restored to operational condition. A thorough knowledge of aircraft mechanical component troubleshooting, repair procedures, component replacement, sheet metal/structural modification and repair, and non-complex electrical systems is essential. The role also demands detailed knowledge of aircraft-specific tools, providing technical support to engineers and customers, and excellent organizational skills for prioritizing workload to meet delivery schedules. The individual will be responsible for making entries in aircraft logs and records, and guiding lower-level technicians through modifications and maintenance efforts.

Requirements

• 10 years current or previous experience evaluating major military aircraft inspections and/or repairs
• Ability to evaluate aircraft items (e.g., airframe, power plant, accessories, equipment, equipage, etc.) under specified conditions to verify functional conformance to predetermined requirements IAW applicable directives
• Ability to evaluate aircraft conditions to determine action required and provided aircraft condition evaluation reports
• Ability to summarize, plan and estimate timeline, cost and manpower required to complete inspection/repair actions
• Individual (I) Aircraft Maintenance Qualification
• Must be able to work 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Weekend shift as required
• Must be able to work flexible schedule Mon-Fri, Sun-Thur and Fri-Mon as required
• Must be eligible for a Common Access Card (CAC)
• Satisfactory completion of T3/T3R National Agency Check Local Records Check and Credit (NACLC) or Access National Agency Check with written Inquiries (ANACI) resulting in eligibility for a SECRET clearance shall be required of employees assigned to perform: Maintaining MH-60S Avionics Systems
• Must be able to climb ladders, raised platforms, and aircraft
• Must be able to use hand and power tools
• Must have dexterity to handle small parts
• Knowledgeable of technical directives, NAMP programs
• Knowledgeable of and understand basic supply procedures
• Experience writing with clarity and technical accuracy, and ensure adherence to all applicable policies and procedures
• High degree of expertise in the control and coordination of aircraft maintenance
• Thorough working knowledge of applicable maintenance/technical manuals and publications
• Thorough working knowledge of aircraft maintenance records
• Working understanding of the aircraft and aircraft systems
• Ability to troubleshoot malfunctions in various aircraft systems
• Ability to perform general Organizational, Intermediate and Depot Level maintenance
• Possess one or more of the specialties of the assigned aircraft: Airframe/Structures, Blade/Pylon Fold, Power Plants and related Sub-Systems, Fuel and Air Systems, Rotor Systems, Electrical/Avionics and related Sub-systems

Nice To Haves

• Fifteen or more years rotary wing maintenance experience
• Qualified to certify H-60 aircraft Safe-for-Flight
• Naval Aviation Maintenance Control Management course (C-555-0053)
• Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representative (CDQAR) for Airframes, Power Plants and Electrical Systems
• Collateral Duty Inspector (CDI) for Line, Corrosion Control and Avionics Systems
• Quality Assurance Safety Observer (QASO)
• Ammunition & Explosive handling qualifications / Cartridge Actuated Device (CAD) qualified artisan
• Vibration Analysis Operator / Interpreter
• Tire and Wheel
• Hydraulic Contamination
• Aircraft Painter
• Integrated Mechanical Diagnostic System (IMDS) Interpreter
• Machinist
• Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Technician
• Welder
• IMRL

Responsibilities

• Perform aircraft Organizational, Intermediate, and Depot Level maintenance
• Provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance support for assigned MH-60s aircraft
• Perform inspection, disassembly, repair, servicing, TD compliance, modification, assembly, surface finish removal, corrosion control, preservation/depreservation services
• Engage in Maintenance Control planning and management
• Document aircraft maintenance actions via logs, records, forms, and electronic means
• Troubleshoot malfunctions in aircraft structure, landing gear, flight surfaces and controls, anti-icing, pneudraulic, engines, auxiliary power unit, and ventilation and heating systems
• Use hand tools, power tools, machines, specific and general aviation test measurement and diagnostic equipment, and sets kits and outfits (SKO)
• Read and interpret manufacturers' maintenance manuals, military technical manuals, service bulletins, technical data, engineering data, blueprints, manufacturers’ drawings, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components
• Perform confined space operations to include fuel cell entry
• Operate and inspect Support Equipment (SE)
• Conduct aircraft inspections
• Manage aircraft movement
• Provide support services
• Perform corrosion control
• Handle preservation and depreservation
• Conduct general aircraft maintenance
• Ensure Technical Directive compliance and modifications
• Maintain Aircraft, Engines, and SE Logbooks
• Perform general housekeeping and organization of workstation(s), shop(s), maintenance facility to provide a clean, safe, and FOD free environment
• Perform shift work and/or overtime as required
• Supervise subordinate mechanics and provide technical guidance on maintenance operations
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• All employees must be issued a Tarjeta Especial de Identificacion (TEI) to be granted base access.
• Employment is contingent on (a) your ability to provide appropriate proof of your identity and eligibility to work in the United States; (b) your references and any background check being satisfactory to the Company; (c) you successfully passing a pre-employment drug test; and (d) your ability to get a required clearance by your effective start date, if needed; and (e) KAI commencing performance on this contract.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed