Tool Control Lead – Aerospace Maintenance

Virgin Galactic; Truth or Consequences (NM); On-site; USD 81,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Tool Control Supervisor to lead the tool control team within Flight Maintenance, overseeing calibration, repairs, and tool issuance.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, Facilities, and other teams to meet tooling needs, maintain records, and drive safety and continuous improvement. This exempt role requires aerospace leadership experience and a commitment to Space mission success.

Qualifications

• Six years in aerospace or a high-reliability field with three years leading others.
• Ability to lead and train on technical concepts.
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
• Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals and use computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Tool Control Program, ensuring training, support, and participant compliance.
• Lead technicians and manage performance development.
• Maintain records for inspections, repairs, and calibration of precision equipment.
• Manage tooling calibration program, ensuring all tooling is in compliance at all times.
• Administrator for Tool Control software and technology, managing tool status, personnel adds/terms and permissions.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, Facility Maintenance, GSE teams, and Technical Publication departments to identify and meet tooling requirements.
• Coordinates with MX Planning Departments to ensure tooling is available for planned and non-routine maintenance tasks.
• Works with Quality Department to monitor and audit the Tool Control Program, tracking efficiency and compliance.
• Develop expert level of continuous improvement skills, evaluating and reporting data, and lead resulting improvement implementation.
• Continuously improve procedures, processes, and efficiencies.
• Drive safety behavior and Foreign Object Debris (FOD) awareness/prevention; ensure adherence to regulatory protocols and rules.
• Coach, train, and transfer expertise to your team to drive projects to completions.
• Ensure work deliverables are prioritized based on schedule, organizational goals, and metrics and align by defining roles.
• You may be asked to perform other related duties and projects as business needs require at direction of management.

Skills

Leadership

Aerospace experience

Driver's license

Computer skills

Education

Trade school or Associate degree

Job description

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Tool Control Supervisor to lead the tool control team within Flight Maintenance, overseeing calibration, repairs, and tool issuance.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, Facilities, and other teams to meet tooling needs, maintain records, and drive safety and continuous improvement. This exempt role requires aerospace leadership experience and a commitment to Space mission success.