Supervisor, Maintenance 1st shift

AAR•Lake City, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Supervisor supervises assigned employees with the assistance of Lead Mechanics in accordance with company policies and procedures. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment, managing costs and delivering quality aircraft/product on time.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate (Composites Skill requires only Airframe certificate)
Five (5) plus years’ experience performing as an accomplished aircraft mechanic with progression of responsibilities or two (2) year previously demonstrated ability within AAR
Must be on the electronic roster.
Read, write, speak and understand the English language
Capable of interpreting drawings and blueprints to accomplish a specific task
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to interact with a wide variety of people
Basic computer skills and a high school diploma or equivalent are required
Normal or corrective hearing.
Minimum visual acuity of 20/40 corrected.

Nice To Haves

Flexible hours and off shifts may be required

Responsibilities

Supervise and direct activities of all personnel assigned assuring all maintenance is completed in compliance with established company policies, procedures and applicable FAA regulations
Promote a culture of safety by ensuring work is performed within AAR safety guidelines
Prioritizes all work to be accomplished during a specific shift for assigned area and forecasting for the next 48 hours
Plan and review with Project Manager accomplishments on the project planned vs. actual for each previous shift as well as the upcoming planned 24-hour period
Obtain customer approval on original, additional and/or revised estimates to accomplish maintenance on customer’s aircraft and components and manage OASIS with assistance from the Project Manager
Update Project Manager daily of the following: Planned man-hours on the aircraft that day, Man-hours expended on previous day plan VS actual and variance, Percentage of routine and non-routine items open and completed, Areas that may affect the release date of the aircraft to include parts, engineering and lengthy elapsed work orders, All items which exceed or are approaching their estimates
Assist Project Manager to coordinate with all support groups to ensure they are supporting the aircraft schedule including checking the status of certain jobs with the support shop
Coordinate with the Inspection department during the primary inspection phase to ensure the plan is followed and during delivery to ensure paperwork accountability
Assist the Project Manager with billing the service order within the 5-day goal after the aircraft departure
Communicates with management from other shifts to assure smooth shift turnover
Supervise assigned employees by prioritizing and assigning work with the assistance of Lead Mechanics, ensuring that milestones and deliveries are met
Conduct employee meetings to inform employees of important work issues
Assist with HR related duties for assigned area including: Interviewing internal and external job applicants, Conducting performance coaching, evaluations and disciplinary actions, Monitoring attendance records, Scheduling employees to meet aircraft work requirements
Provide clear communication to employees regarding work
Ensure employees are qualified for the work they perform and develop employee technical skills as needed
Assure employees attend training classes as scheduled
Perform administrative functions including: Audit paperwork, Toolbox inspections, Check tooling log for proper usage, Assure mechanics are assigned to correct jobs with no unassigned time, Write RFTS, assisting engineering with information needed, Write N/Rs with the assistance of the Lead Mechanic, Assure parts are available for aircraft and shortages are resolved
Communicate with onsite customers and assist with customer needs
Perform other work as instructed by Project Manager.