Flight Test Crew Chief Supervisor
- Employer
- Cirrus Aircraft
- Location
- Duluth, Minnesota, US
- Salary
- Join our team!
Job Details
- Interface with customers and represent flight test in all matters associated with the Flight Test Maintenance Department.
- Ensures that all aircraft maintained by the flight test crew chiefs are returned to service in an airworthy condition and that all work is performed in accordance with pertinent Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and company procedures.
- Determines Maintenance Department personnel requirements based on present and projected workloads.
- Hires and discharges Maintenance Department personnel as required.
- Reviews, assesses, and revises maintenance-related Company manuals and procedures.
- Schedules aircraft for maintenance, including coordinating contracted work at other facilities or with individuals at other locations.
- Ensures that aircraft discrepancies are properly documented and that all work is properly documented as required by Company manuals and FARs.
- Remains knowledgeable about, and maintains access to, all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations.
- Ensures that all Quality Assurance functions performed by Company maintenance personnel or authorized contractors/vendors on aircraft, engines, components, or accessories maintained by the Company, are in accordance with Company manuals and FARs.
- Provides direction to the Crew Chiefs.
Successful applicant will:
- Hold a current drivers' license.
- Be able to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test and a background check.
- Have 5-10 years' experience in maintaining experimental aircraft.
- Have a firm comprehension of FARs.
- Be experienced in dealing with the customers.
- Possess good organizational and planning skills.
- Be experienced in leading and communicating with subordinates in an effective, positive manner.
- Interface and communicate well with flight crews.
Education and/or Experience:
Prefer IA, A&P, aviation management or equivalent experience.
Understands the FARs, Airworthiness Directives, methods, techniques, and practices contained in the applicable manufacturers' maintenance and alteration documents, and other data acceptable to or approved by the FAA.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime hours may be required.
Cirrus is dedicated to a drug free work environment promoting equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, national origin, color, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, veteran status, marital and family status, sexual orientation, receipt of public assistance, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Company
Since day one in 1984, Cirrus Aircraft has been committed to the future of aviation through smart safety, ease of operation and most adamantly, continuous innovation. Along the way, every turn has meant challenges and opportunities to grow general aviation–improving the flying experience as a whole.
Our goal is to utilize technology to drive enhanced safety, performance, sophistication and comfort. We are proud that today, after 30 years of dedication, the Cirrus brand is associated with these accolades and hallmarks that mean so much to us. Our line of all-composite personal aircraft-–the SR20, SR22 and turbocharged SR22T–lives up to this by incorporating advanced electronic and standard safety technologies including Cirrus Perspective by Garmin avionics and the unique Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).
Our latest aircraft, the Vision Jet, raises the bar even higher as it ushers in a new era in personal transportation and introduces the world to “the personal jet.”
We’ve traveled far, but in many ways, we’re only just taking off. Join our team and become a part of the future today.
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