AVIONICS MANAGER

ADP, Inc.; Dothan (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. is seeking an Avionics Manager to supervise and develop a skilled team, ensuring all work aligns with FAR maintenance manuals, CJS policies, and safety standards.

You will lead efforts to improve processes, manage paperwork accuracy, coordinate with Project/Shift Manager, and communicate effectively with customers while maintaining schedule.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required; an undergraduate degree is preferred.
• Hold a current FAA Mechanic certificate with an Airframe rating.
• Minimum 5 years of diversified maintenance experience and 3 years of supervisory roles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other departments to meet objectives and foster cooperation.
• Lead, coach, and mentor direct reports to deliver excellence.
• Supervise avionics activities per Company processes and FAA standards.
• Maintain safety, compliance, and housekeeping in the avionics shop.
• Drive process improvements and coordinate with Project/Shift Manager on aircraft priorities.
• Prepare and review technical data, drawings, and service bulletins.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Undergraduate degree preferred

FAA Mechanic certificate with Airframe rating

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Avionics Manager reports directly to the Director of Maintenance and is responsible for supervising, instructing, coordinating, and approving the work of all personnel assigned to their crew. Ensuring completeness and correctness of all paperwork involved with their crew. Ensuring all work performed under their supervision is of the highest quality, and in accordance with FAR's appropriate maintenance manual, customer' and Commercial Jet Services (CJS) policies.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborateclosely with other departments to ensure departmental and corporate objectivesare met and an environment of cooperation is fostered.

Lead, coach and mentor direct reports to consistently deliver excellence in their undertaking as individuals and team players. To ensure commitment and accountability at all levels by maintaining a cohesive organization motivated to exceed expectations in support of operations.

Supervise all avionics activities in accordance to the Company’s processes and procedures

Ensurethe avionics shop is kept to the highest standards of safety, compliant at alltimes, enforcing regulations and practices to avoid accidents and to ensurethat good housekeeping practices are met at all times.

Strive for continuous process improvements while ensuring compliance to FAA, safety (OSHA), legal and established corporate procedures, checks and balances.

Driveefficiencies throughout the department and eliminate waste

Workwith the Project / Shift Manager to ensure all aircraft priorities are metrelating to avionics support.

Conductregular toolbox meetings, clearly establishing objectives and resultantactionable items.

Dealwith Customers in a cordial, respectful and professional manner, and to see toit that all personnel behave accordingly.

Meetwith Customers when required, keeping them apprised of MOD and avionics relatedwork status.

Supportthe Project / Shift Manager with other business activities as needed.

Tolead by example at all times; through professional behavior, integrity, commitmentto the company and compliance with its policies.

Providesleadership, technical expertise and guidance while performing variousoperational, functional tests and repairs of avionics/electronic, aircraftequipment and systems to ensure a defect free aircraft.

Provides superior technical expertise in testing, troubleshooting and repairing system discrepancies to ensure minimum schedule impact.

Demonstrates technical expertise and leadership by defining and implementing process changes to reduce cost and meet schedule without compromising Safety or Quality.

Demonstrates the knowledge and leadership skills required to fill in for the Shift Manager thus ensuring that the company goals of Safety and Quality are enforced all times while adhering to daily work plans to maintain schedule requirements.

Make available the necessary technical data, blueprints, wiring diagrams, service bulletins, airworthiness directives and any other required data.

Maintain all shop equipment and tools in a serviceable and working condition. Ensure that tooling and equipment assigned to you is calibrated as required per applicable FAA requirements.

Ascertain that all necessary work records are properly executed by the responsible Technician(s).

Maintain the premises of the Repair Station in a clean and orderly manner.

Beresponsible for the proper handling of all parts while in repair process andthe preservation of all units or parts during process through the shop andafter work is completed.

Overseeand supervise the setup of ground support and test equipment for ground andflight testing in support of FAA STC pro grams

Initiaterequisitions for stock and materials required.

The ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, by presenting ideas and giving instructions/guidance to subordinates, co-workers, Managers and outside agencies in a manner that instructions are carried out and requested information is obtained; ability to motivate and lead a staff or team of subordinates to obtain goals, higher productivity and quality work; the ability to delegate and prioritized work effectively; creative; persuasive.

EDUCATION:

HighSchool Diploma/GED. Undergraduate degree preferred. Holds a current FAA Mechaniccertificate with an Airframe rating, and has held this rating for at least 3years.

EXPERIENCE:

At least 5 years of diversified maintenanceexperience on large aircraft with an Air Carrier, Commercial Operator orCertified Repair Station, and must have acted as an Avionics Technician. Aminimum of 3 years supervisory experience in an Air Carrier and/or RepairStation environment is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Strong leadership skills.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Excellent written and oral communication skills in order to effectively interact with all levels of staff from different departments effectively.

Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills in order to prioritize workload according to business demands and works well under pressure.