Shopping Assistant jobs in United States

Acts as a middle point between Procurement and Maintenance, to ensure that all Air Arabia and 3rd Party Aircrafts’ Technical procurement and purchases are timely and adequately available as per approved specifications and in consistency with quality approved standards and airworthiness regulatory bodies’ rules and regulations.

• Monitors the stores function and locations including items, systems, data and process flow taking into consideration safety measures, material shelf life, tools calibration, transportation, allotment, temperature, and humidity control. In addition, monitors all documentation and reporting in accordance with agreed formats and circulation terms.
• Acts as a middle point between the Stores, other Stakeholders and Quality Assurance to ensure the timeliness and adequacy of all aircrafts spare parts, tools and equipment received and issued, this would include those for AOG (MDD, ADD, CDD).
• Conducts different types of inspections on the stores, deliverable items, and documentations; verifies compatibility of items with data and issues certifications accordingly depending on the type of the spare parts, tools and equipment (Rotables, Consumable, Fabric) and depending whether the item is new or repaired, or modified.
• Ensures that parts are stored, maintained and issued as per approved standards, safety measures, and in line with specified regulations; this would include segregation, detection, and registration, storage, packing, labelling, loading, tagging and shipping of items.
• Verifies the In/Out shipments in terms of documentation, content, labelling, packing, serviceability, etc. all in line with adopted procedures, approved quality standards, and agreed specifications prior to issuing any certificates.
• Monitors the storage, transportation, and shipment of chemicals and dangerous goods as per (IATA DG) regulations. Maintains a register of parts in quarantine and submits reports to management in accordance with TPM procedures.

• Ensures that the shelf life and calibration reports are run and reviewed as per TPM procedures and that concerned staff are alerted to remove, repair, calibrate or safely discard any expired items as per adopted procedures.
• Checks the calibrated tools to issue certificate of Calibration (COC); includes the reference number of the Calibration Master in the certificate.
• Provides guidance to “Stores Controller” on how to segregate and store the items taking into consideration humidity and space, coding, etc..
• Liaises with the procurement team on all purchased items and on how to control or minimize the number of stored items in the Quarantine area.
• Coordinates with Inventory Controller on releasing items as per requirement, specifications and approved measures.
• Partners with the Stores Supervisor and staff to prepare the stores for audit checks ensuring adopted measures are followed to avoid any findings or non-compliance.
• Ensures compatibility of items, documentation and certification, stock and discrepancies, storage conditions and shelves, etc. all are as per agreed standards.
• Ensures all parts scrapped are documented and reported to finance.

• Bachelor degree in Engineering/ Management or equivalent from a recognized institution; a higher diploma in Engineering or similar combined with needed experience and exposure is acceptable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Very good communication skills (verbal, written) expressed in high level of accuracy.
• Very good English Language.
• UAE Drivers’ License is preferred.

• The ability to work in a rotating shift pattern.
• 3-4 years of related working experience in a similar capacity within the aviation industry; experience with low cost airline is a plus.
• Aware of the IQSMS reporting procedures and quality audits and standard practices.
• Working experience on inventory soft-wares shall be treated as an advantage.
• Has necessary working experience and exposure to GCAA rules and regulations pertaining to acceptance, storage and issuance of aircrafts technical spare parts, tools and equipment used for aircrafts maintenance.
• Knowledge and completion of IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations training will be an advantage.
• Physically fit and dynamic, capable of moving between stores.
• Proven skills in working with data and resources in a cost-effective manner.
• Dependable, self-initiative, takes ownership, and displays energy and enthusiasm.
• Multi-task oriented with high attention to details.
• Capable of working hard and under pressure.