Airframe & Powerplant Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to subordinates based on organizational goals and company policy.
• Provides advanced technical troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Supervises and trains subordinates who provide mechanical support and troubleshooting for air vehicles.
• Makes sure that testing and inspections at the system level are done to ensure flight safety.
• Communicates with other departments (integration, pilots, maintenance, avionics) to make sure production and flight test schedules are met.
• Coordinates activities with engineering, manufacturing, and quality departments to ensure proper configurations.
• Manages and actively participates in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of human resources to ensure the availability of the required management, professional, and technical talent.
• Ensures accurate time charging.
• Inspects work in progress and finished products.
• Manages and actively participates in the planning, attraction, selection, retention, and development of human resources to ensure the availability of the required management, professional, and technical talent.
• Responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree in a related technical field and six or more years of progressive professional experience in manufacturing.
• May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Must demonstrate an detailed understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures and planning and scheduling methods as well as the ability to organize, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established milestones and budgets.
• Must be customer focused and possess:
• The ability to identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop solutions to a variety of complex matters of diverse scope and nature
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present findings to a variety of audiences including senior management and external parties
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and guide all levels of employees
• The ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information
• The ability to initiate, plan, and manage projects
• Strong computer skills
• The ability to work independently and lead in a team environment is essential as is the ability to work extended hours and travel is required.