I. SUMMARY
The Maintenance Controller is responsible for ensuring that all maintenance materials and logistics at North American Airlines are accounted for to ensure safe and efficient operations.
II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Issuing control item numbers to defer maintenance items in accordance with NAA GMM Section 33.
• Monitoring control items and providing troubleshooting, parts ordering and compliance with the MEL/DDG per NAA GMM SEC 3 in accordance with company policy.
• Ensuring proper procedures and approvals for verification and functional check flights are followed in accordance with NAA GEN MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 9.
• Coordinating with the Manager of Maintenance Control, Manger of Maintenance and Director of Maintenance for any manpower, tooling and/or support equipment required for repairing aircraft.
• Ensuring delays are accounted for and the mechanical irregularity /delay report is generated in accordance with company policy.
• Other duties as assigned to assist North American Airlines in achieving its operational goals and objectives.
III. QUALIFICATIONS
The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
A. Education and/or Experience
For the Maintenance Controller job, a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience) and three to five years experience are required. Must have completed 757 and 767 general familiarization training (minimum 40-hour course each).
B. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Strong working knowledge of one’s field or discipline, particularly aviation and aviation engineering, in which they find themselves engaged on a daily basis. Becoming fully aware and informed of current trends, developments, and changes in the sub-industry is critical for this.
• Strong communication skills: must be comfortable with engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills.
• Must possess a strong ability to manage one’s own time, as well as others' time, to ensure that the work that needs to be accomplished in a given time frame is, in fact accomplished. Hand-in-hand with this ability is the ability to prioritize tasks when given clearly defined goals and objectives.
• Individuals in this capacity must be able to instruct others, imparting knowledge and abilities to develop others within their scope of supervision.
• An individual working in a supervisory or professional position must be able to engage individuals using multiple learning styles in order to transmit information and develop those who they are supervising.
• Able to identify problems, their sources, and their potential solutions while continuing to successfully conduct day-to-day operations without interruption.
• Must have the ability to take initiative on a given task or project and persist with the project to its completion.
• When necessary, the ability to understand and communicate within a technical or specialized subject matter, particularly as it pertains to aviation and the aviation industry.
• Critical thinking abilities: using logic and analysis to determine strengths and weaknesses of a variety of solutions).
C. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate for 3 years. Must have completed 757 and 767 general familiarization training courses (minimum 40-hour course each). Incumbent must complete NAA GMM training and hold NAA QC “Blue Card” authorization.
IV. WORKING CONDITIONS
A. Travel Requirements
No travel is required for this job.
B. Physical Demands
Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about, or occasionally there may be a requirement to stoop or lift light material or equipment.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
C. Work Environment
Typically located in a comfortable indoor area, there may be regular exposure to mild physical discomfort from factors such as dust, fumes, odors, temperature extremes, loud noise, strong drafts or bright lights.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To apply, please go to: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=472072
Please be advised this position is located in NYC at JFK International Airport.
Must pass 10-year background check and drug screen to be eligible for employment at North American Airlines.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Please note that North American Airlines is not currently sponsoring H-1B Visas for this position.
Current North American Airlines employees applying for a job outside of their department must complete an Internal Job Application Form in order to be considered. Please see TeamNA or contact HR for further information.
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