Aviation Spares & Inventory Specialist

FlightSafety International Inc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

FlightSafety International Inc is seeking a Spares Support professional to establish and maintain automated inventory records for Flight Training Device spares and to ensure parts are available for repairs without overspending.

You will coordinate with repair centers, obtain quotes, and guide staff on cost‑effective repair options while maintaining stock levels and attention to safety and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience; or minimum of three (3) years' experience with FlightSafety International demonstrating a reliable working knowledge of electrical/electronic components, inventory management and warehouse management.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain automated records of physical inventory; understands stock levels and reorder processes.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate repair quotes, balance costs, and coordinate with centers for cost-effective repairs.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain automated records of physical inventory.
• Accountable for ensuring that FTD parts/spares are readily available for repair or replacement actions by FTD staff without overstocking, and/or overspending.
• Order bench stock, materials, parts and equipment for Flight Training Devices support.
• Acquire and maintain spares cost and pricing data with use of automated data management techniques and tools.
• Ship rotatable or expendable spares to other FlightSafety International Centers, as required.
• Acquire and analyze repair quotes and balance cost of repairs and make recommendation to management on most cost‑effective method of repair.
• Coordinate repair activities with repair Centers at FlightSafety Simulation (FSS); coordinate use of local repair capability in support of FSS and other FlightSafety International Centers.
• Ship spares to Simulation Systems Functional group (SSFG) or other vendor(s) for repair and track "returns to stock" in a timely manner.
• Interact with various other FTD staff regarding needed spares/parts in anticipation of possible repair and/or replacement actions at the Center.
• Interact with Simulation Operations Support (SOS) Analysis Engineers and SOS Manager for definition of critical path priority of spares, repair parts and support equipment.
• Assist SFTD/MFTD in setting of appropriate minimum quantity levels for spares, using analysis of past usage patterns and estimates of future usage.
• Provide training and guidance to Associate Spares Support at other FlightSafety International training Centers.
• Report, on a timely basis, any safety hazards observed in work area, equipment, and/or building to appropriate person(s) for correction.

Skills

Accountability

Communication

Approachability

Teamwork

Analytical Thinking

Detail Oriented

Initiative

Safety Awareness

Self-Motivated

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associates degree

Job description

FlightSafety International Inc is seeking a Spares Support professional to establish and maintain automated inventory records for Flight Training Device spares and to ensure parts are available for repairs without overspending.

You will coordinate with repair centers, obtain quotes, and guide staff on cost‑effective repair options while maintaining stock levels and attention to safety and accuracy.