Lead Mechanic (ML7)

SUMMARY: The Lead Mechanic oversees the maintenance tasks in the service, repair, and overhaul of aircraft to insure airworthiness. Ensures timely completion of tasks and provides training and mentorship for an assigned function area. Assists with Maintenance Supervisor responsibilities for short periods of time.

The schedule for this role is 2nd shift Monday - Thursday but is subject to change due to need of the business.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ensures all tasks are promptly completed in compliance with federal regulations, customer guidelines and company policies.

Reviews required customer and FAA paperwork to ensure proper maintenance updates and compliance with applicable regulations and customer requirements.

Leads the maintenance, preventative maintenance, or alteration of, or approve and return to service, any aircraft, or part thereof, only for which that Lead is rated and has satisfactorily performed the work concerned at an earlier date.

Performs maintenance tasks as required and becomes an active member of the crew.

Conducts crew meetings to ensure communication regarding work, safety, and quality.

Uses technical data to order parts and ensure material is effective for aircraft being installed on. Ensures all parts for specialty area are ordered in a timely manner.

Ensures Engineering is submitted in timely manner as needed.

Responsible for keeping all assigned areas clean and audit ready. Identifies and eliminates hazards that pose a risk to employee safety and quality of work. Ensures compliance with safety requirements.

Responsible for on-time delivery in assigned skill set in coordination with other skill sets.

Monitors and corrects routine and non-routine labor hours prior to exceeding allotted estimated hours.

Notifies Supervisor of variations in labor requirements to ensure most efficient utilization of labor and resources and to avoid LOW when possible.

Answers questions from customers as needed.

Responsible for setting timeframe expectations with technicians on task card accomplishment.

Oversees On-the-Job Training (OJT) to provide learning opportunities through work assignment and mentoring.

Recommends changes to processes to improve efficiencies and workflow.

Complies with, communicates, and provides guidance to team members on ATS policies, procedures and Safety Management System (SMS) requirements. Promotes "Balanced Technician" concept.

Mentors and develops technical and leadership skills of the mechanics.

Communicates with Supervisor all information on assigned employees including disciplinary problems. May deliver or give input with performance evaluations on assigned employees.

Provides regular feedback and performance coaching including appropriate management of time, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring proper knowledge and training to accomplish assignments to all members of assigned crew.

Responsible for accurate timekeeping including clocking into jobs.

Responsible for accuracy of clocking into jobs for assigned team.

Responsible for adhering to all ATS required training.

Regular and predictable attendance.

Effective and appropriate conduct with co-workers.

OTHER DUTIES:

Performs other duties as assigned.

Performs Delegated Inspector duties as assigned.

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY:

Duties shall include observing all company, health, safety and environmental rules, ensure provision of full information on area specific safety orientation, identify all unique hazards, and are provided with the proper equipment to carry out the job in a safe manner. Also, the entire work area must be routinely inspected to maintain a high standard of housekeeping and low incidence of physical hazards and all accidents must be promptly reported.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Ability to communicate effectively with other maintenance and support personnel at all levels regarding job related issues.

Ability to read and comprehend written documents.

Effective negotiation skills.

Ability to reason, organize and solve complex problems.

Ability to manage multiple tasks on multiple projects at one time.

Ability to guide and mentor personnel.

Demonstrates team player mind set and behavior.

Ability to effectively delegate.

Ability to positively resolve conflicts.

Ability to calculate basic to intermediate mathematical functions.

General overall knowledge of aircraft systems and major components.

Proven knowledge in the procedures, practice, inspection methods, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in the area of responsibility.

Detailed knowledge of specialty area, paperwork and publications and an understanding of technical information in order to troubleshoot problems.

Ability to meet all regulatory requirements per FAR 65.

General PC skills and basic knowledge in MS Office (Outlook, Word).

General working knowledge of Gateway programs and may include Oracle.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of four (4) years’ recent commercial aircraft maintenance and/or MRO experience preferred.

Applicable Repairman, Airframe, or Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification required.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND DEXTERITY:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit, stand, and walk; use their hands and arms; and talk or hear; and focus on objects close up. The employee may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

ENVIRONMENT: 

Based on location, may be required to pass background check for SIDA (Security Identification Display Area) or AOA (Airport Operations Area) badge.

The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to high. May occasionally work near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. May work outside in various types of weather. This position requires use of a respirator.  

EMPLOYER’S RIGHTS:

This job description is not a contract for employment and either party may terminate employment at any time. The job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. ATS reserves the right to revise the job description at any time.