Maintenance Quality Manager

958 Ferry Rd, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0Y8, Canada

Job Description

Position Title: Maintenance Quality Manager

Location: Winnipeg, MB

Status: Full Time

Start Date: Immediately

Who We Are!

Calm Air International is a regional airline serving the Northern part of Central Canada. From its main bases in Winnipeg, Thompson and Churchill, Manitoba, and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Calm Air operates frequent, daily scheduled passenger, charters, and cargo flights throughout Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.

At Calm Air International LP, we value our customers, passengers, and the communities we serve. We are only as good as the employees who work with us. We are looking for highly motivated, well-organized individuals, who work well in a fast-paced environment, to join our team!

About the Opportunity

Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to work with a group of high performing professionals? Do you like to work independently as well as part of a skilled team? If so, we would like to hear from you! We are looking for a highly motivated, well-organized individual, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, to join the Calm Air family.

What You'll Get to Do
The Maintenance Quality Manager will be responsible to ensure the Maintenance department complies with airworthiness requirements. They will also be responsible for various traditional Aviation Maintenance quality position duties. This position will build strong, operational cohesiveness within the Maintenance bases and departments.

Operations:

• Ensure Maintenance department complies with airworthiness requirements
• Ensure all Maintenance publications are reviewed and actioned as required
• Assist with all major modifications and repairs and ensure documentation post mod or repair is filed as required
• Upkeep of dent and buckle logs
• Chair and document maintenance regulatory review process
• Ensuring all procedures for recording and submitting Service Difficulty Reports is carried out in accordance with CAR 521, Division IX
• Responsible for the review and acceptance of the initial issue of Instructions for continued Airworthiness, Airworthiness Directives, and Service Bulletins and the subsequent revisions to these documents
• Ensure aircraft empty weight and balance reports/amendments are carried out correctly and filed as required
• Ensure all STC documentation is catalogued and up to date and a review is completed every 6 months
• Completing follow up of heavy check paperwork including CPCP findings
• Review all technical publication revisions and ensure revisions are incorporated into Calm Air maintenance tracking system or maintenance system as required
• Carry out quality control checks at all bases to ensure company standards are consistently met
• Assist in ongoing company projects as required
• Carrying out Quality Assurance functions as directed by the VP of Quality & Safety
• Assisting with and supporting all policies and procedures regarding the Calm Air SMS Program, as outlined in the company Safety Management Manual, CAV-1001
• Adhere to and promote safe working practices within the department
• Other duties as assigned

Safety and Leadership:

• Change management leader – execute change while supporting employees through communication listening and actioning
• Lead and develop all purchasing/stores employees
• Ensure any incidents are reported through the safety management system
• Actively support the safety management system by following SMS processes and encouraging a safety reporting culture in your department
• Promote occupational health and safety within your department, and participate in the development and monitoring of safety training
• Proactively communicate hazards and SMS initiatives with your department
• Embark on employment equity initiatives; engaging with all employees to promote employment equity and encouraging employees to undertake the self-declaration survey updating as necessary
• All levels of the organization share responsibility for human rights within the organization
• Overseeing and promoting continuous improvement on human rights and employment equity initiatives

Skills & Experience We Value

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Must possess a valid AME license
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent knowledge of Win Air is an asset and must be computer literate
• Good interpersonal and practical communication skills required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain valid security clearances
• Inuktitut language considered an asset
• Preference will be given to Inuit Land Claims Beneficiaries

The Benefits of Joining Our Team
Along with being one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, we are proud to provide a cooperative and enriching work environment. In addition to a strong compensation package, Calm Air provides exceptional benefits which include:

• Registered Pension Plan starting at 5% matched after one year of employment
• Comprehensive Group Benefit Plan available upon hire with the exception of dental coverage which has a three month wait period
• Airline travel and freight privileges
• Corporate and family events
• And more!

If This Sounds Like the Job for You, Contact Us!

At Calm Air, we value diversity and provide equal opportunities and accessibility for all qualified candidates. We encourage all members of a designated group or those requiring accessibility support to self-declare when applying. Applicants may request a reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the application process by emailing recruitment@calmair.com.

Please submit a resume in confidence by May 4, 2025.

We thank all those who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.