Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Gridiron Air; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gridiron Air is seeking an Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations on Company aircraft in accordance with the General Maintenance Manual and federal regulations. The AMT reports to the Manager of Maintenance.

Responsibilities include ensuring all documentation is current, maintaining safe work areas, and performing RI/RII inspections as required. Certification and extensive experience with widebody aircraft are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Maintain a valid Airframe, Powerplant, or Repairman Certificate.
• Experience on B777, B767 or other widebody aircraft.
• Experience maintaining large airplanes with 10+ passenger seats.
• Three years of experience returning airplanes to service.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of Company aircraft in accordance with the GMM and regulations.
• Ensure documentation is current with open discrepancies and corrective actions.
• Maintain safe, clean, and operative work areas; ensure tools are accounted for.
• Oversee inspection tasks with Designated Inspector privileges when assigned.

Skills

A&P Certification

B777/B767 experience

Widebody aircraft experience

Job description

The Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) performs maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of Company aircraft, including airframes, engines, appliances, emergency equipment, and parts thereof, in accordance with its manual and federal regulations. Reports to the Manager of Maintenance.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Perform all assigned maintenance duties in accordance with Company General Maintenance Manual (GMM).


• Responsible and accountable for all work performed.


• Proper completion of all Company forms on all work assigned and performed.


• Proper handling of all parts, units, assemblies, and aircraft while in the repair process.


• Ensure that all documentation is kept current with open discrepancies and completed corrective actions.


• Adequacy, correctness, and completion of all associated and required documentation for all maintenance or inspections performed


• Ensure you to identify and report mechanical Interruption events at their location to the Manager of Maintenance.


• Timely and continuing submission of personal OJT tasks.


• Maintain the work area in a safe, clean, and operative condition and ensure all tools are accounted for at completion of all assigned tasks.


• Proper care and use of tooling and equipment used for aircraft maintenance.


• Immediately notify the Manager of Maintenance and all other appropriate personnel of any condition that would compromise the airworthiness of Company aircraft.


• Maintain a valid Airframe, Powerplant, or Repairman Certificate.


• Perform inspection tasks when exercising Designated Inspector privileges.


• Oversee the application of inspection and quality control methods and procedures to ensure safety.


• Recommend, initiate and verify corrective actions, control unsatisfactory conditions, and report to the DQ on any quality issues.


• Recommend corrective action on methods, materials, and workmanship to ensure the highest level of flight safety.


• Exercise individual initiative and sound judgment to make decisions regarding the airworthiness of aircraft and the quality of maintenance work, materials, and practices to ensure that all aircraft, engines, or appliances released for flight are airworthy.


• Conduct on-sight monitoring of the overall maintenance process to ensure a high level of quality and compliance throughout the entire maintenance process.


• Perform Required Inspection Items (RII) inspections to ensure the quality of the workmanship.


• Ensure the documentation of inspection work is complete and accurate.


• Perform Receiving Inspections (RI) of all incoming parts to ensure conformity and required documentation.


• Review Work Packages (WP) for designated RII items. 10) Perform all other duties assigned by DQ


• Perform Technical Representative duties when assigned.


• Continuous surveillance of work in progress.


• Performing audits during and after work is completed.


• Performing spot inspections of work in progress.


• Performing continuous surveillance of maintenance support shop areas.


• Approving all maintenance and inspection tasks prior to start of work.


• Stopping work and notifying the DOM when a critical finding has been discovered.


• Ensuring that Provider employees are properly trained and qualified to complete the tasks they have been assigned.


• Ensuring tools and equipment are properly maintained and calibrated.


• Maintaining a progress log that accurately presents the current status of the aircraft and remaining work and inspection requirements.


• Attending and/or calling all Provider meetings relating to the aircraft work and inspection process.


• Acting as a liaison between the Provider and the Company.


• Overseeing pre-flight inspections and accompanying test flight crews on functional check flights.


• Ensuring proper release of aircraft to and from service including work package review.


• Is assigned to a delivery Inspection and performs acceptance check for Company acquired aircraft.


• Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by Maintenance Leadership, MOC and/or DOM.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Maintain a valid Airframe, Powerplant, or Repairman Certificate.


• Performed maintenance on B777, B767 or other widebody aircraft.


• Maintaining large airplanes with 10 or more passenger seats, experience in maintaining the same category and class of airplane as the Gridiron Air


• Have 3 years of experience in a position responsible for returning airplanes to service and Trained and qualified per GMM Section 4.2: Required Training.