Lead Instructor - Maintenance Training (DEN)
Work Perks
At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members. Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:
- Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
- Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
- Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
- Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
- An ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
- Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
- Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
- We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.
Who We Are
Frontier Airlines is a leading ultra-low cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With a mission to deliver Low Fares Done Right, the company provides affordable, convenient and accessible air travel throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. Frontier’s highly fuel-efficient, all-Airbus fleet is among the youngest and most modern of any carrier within the U.S. That, combined with the airline’s many weight-saving initiatives and focus on operational efficiencies, makes Frontier America’s Greenest Airline.*
What Will You Be Doing?
The Lead Maintenance Training Instructor will help provide oversight, leadership, direction and guidance to Maintenance Training department personnel. Assist, guide and instruct Maintenance Training Instructors in development of training material to ensure regulatory compliance. Assist manager of Maintenance Training with day to day operation of department to accomplish company and manger goals and objectives. Assume signatory authority of Manager of Maintenance Training in his/her absence.
Essential Functions
- Manage, monitor and coordinate SMS activities as directed.
- Coordinate the development, implementation, maintenance, and integration of the SMS throughout Frontier.
- Identify hazards and safety risk assessments including change management.
- Ensure effectiveness of safety risk controls.
- Promote safety.
- Advise the accountable executive on the performance of the SMS and on any need for improvement.
- Accountable for achieving safety performance relative to job tasks.
- Manage risk acceptable level: green or lower as defined by Frontier’s company risk matrix.
- Train Instructors on the use of the ACT’s suite trainer.
- Train Instructor on the use on the current LMS system.
- Train Instructor on the use of FTD and A320 Full motion simulator for Engine Run/ Taxi Training.
- Provide leadership and technical support to Maintenance Trainers.
- Provide OJT to maintenance vendors.
- Train required formal (Airbus aircraft specific) Airframe, Powerplant, Avionics, and Systems Courses to technicians/engineers/maintenance station vendors.
- Develop the required course material to meet FAR and company standards.
- Develop training material by writing, editing, and making proposals to management.
- Audit all FMIS training inputs for accuracy and completion.
- Upload all new business partners and employees into LMS.
- Upload all new outstation mechanics and Fuel TTT employees into FMIS.
- Absist the students with any LMS technical issues.
- Vol.D Ensure that department personnel, including themselves, are properly trained, qualified, and current to perform assigned tasks.
Qualifications
- 5 years of aviation line or hangar maintenance experience.
- Required: FAA A&P license.
- Required: 4 years’ experience in classroom instruction and/or adult learning environment.
- Must demonstrate behavior that portrays the company core values of Safety, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Value, and Passion while communicating with personnel and acting on behalf of the company.
- Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Current experience with LMS and TRAX data base.
- Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint: knowledge of how to navigate through each application.
- Physical Effort: Moderate physical activity required by handling objects up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently.
- Supervision Received: General Direction: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.
- Positions Supervised: None.