Supervisor Blade Repair Shop

Airbus•Grand Prairie, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Blade Repair Shop Supervisor to join our Blade Shop Repair team based in Grand Prairie, TX. Your duties will consist of supervising Blade Shop employees and activity maintaining compliance with Airbus approved repair techniques, procedures and safety standards. Responsible for inventory control functions, monitoring material usage, improving processes and procedures while providing leadership and direction to ensure that high standards of performance are maintained in the areas of safety, compliance, costs and quality to meet the Company Business Plan and Objectives.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum 2 years of previous supervisory/leadership role
Minimum 7 years in the aviation industry, preferably in repair/manufacturing
Highly Proficient in MS Office including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to work in a team in diverse / multiple stakeholder environments.
None
Exceptional time management skills
Ability to multi-task and handle high volume workloads.
Understands customer requirements and Airbus capabilities
Enthusiastic to support others and achieve the highest level of customer service.
Proficiency in FAA and FAR regulations.
Knowledge of personnel protective equipment in order to work with hazardous materials and hazardous waste.
Onsite 90% of the time
Able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.
Able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.
Able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.
Able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.
Able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.
Able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.
Able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer.
Able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.
Able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.
Able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.
PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
Authorized to Work in the US

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree
SAP and/or Excel Experience (3+ years preferred)
FAA Airframe Certificate, FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P)
None

Responsibilities

Support the manager in planning and prioritizing the workload of all assigned personnel to ensure on time delivery of components in accordance with delivery schedules.
Maintain the delivery schedule up to date, taken into account parts, technician availability and interface with the business office accordingly.
Drumbeat the flow in order to reach target turnaround time and 95% On Time Delivery.
Ensure shop process is in compliance with FAA/OSHA and with Airbus procedures.
Coordinate inspection requirements with quality assurance, paint shop and all support functions to maintain and meet delivery schedules.
Train and mentor new employees in proper job procedures and department processes.
Support the manager in conducting periodic performance evaluations and timecard approvals.
Inspect and verify test and tooling equipment.
Make sure the standards are applied in the shop (safety shoes, glasses, gloves, FOD, cleaning of parts, parts protection all along the process…)
Support the shop manager in resolving discrepancies and/or any blocking points during the repair process.
Coordinate technical status updates to Business Office, internal & external customers as required.
Analyses of trends and advises management accordingly.
Identifies process improvements to encourage lean operations.
Maintaining status of WIP.
Develop, implement, and improve processes and procedures that ensure accurate and effective operations.
Support periodic performance review process, help set and monitor team performance goals, make recommendation to management related to personnel action.
Maintain documentation used along the DCR process, configuration and data (including SAP) updated taken into account new configuration, obsolescence and airworthiness directives.
Make sure the maintenance, repair manuals as well as all the repair documentation used in the workshop is up to date.
Challenge and update regularly the target hours for every operation as well as the turnaround time.
Support the shop manager in providing the necessary information to follow-up the production costs.
Assist quality to make sure that 100% of the quality gates are passed at the first time.
Coordinate with Airbus Helicopters design office and technical support in order to get technical feedbacks in a timely manner to reach target delivery dates.
Be responsible to maintain up to date the tooling used by the technicians in the workshop.
Coordinates schedule and priorities with the Business Office demand.
Ordering and expediting parts and consumables from suppliers and local warehouse.
Review purchasing pattern with technical input from repair shop.
Recommend minimum / maximum stocking levels to minimize inventory while ensuring TAT is in compliance with Airbus service agreements and goals.
Coordinate blade pick & deliveries with logistics team.
Identify, propose and implement shop processes improvement.
Support the shop manager for any make or buy analysis and associated project.
Accountable for the visual management in the workshop such as SQCDP or schedule.
Perform PDCA or PPS (problem solving) for any discrepancy identified throughout the process or during audit.
Assist the shop manager and the quality manager during audits.
Identify new ways of working in order to live up the values in the shop.
Demonstrate creativity, propose and implement innovations in the shop in order to reach the top company objectives.
Analyze and improve the activity through LEAN methodologies.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
retirement savings plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off including personal time
holidays
generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
prescription
dental
vision
life
disability
Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
other supplemental benefit coverages.
Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path
opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes
national and international mobility.
relocation assistance