Job Description:

• The Chief Inspector is responsible for all FAA regulatory, safety, EPA and Haz Mat oversight at the repair station.
• This person must hold a valid A&P License and have extensive Quality and Inspection background.
• The individual will have the authority and responsibility to make final decisions on all airworthiness matters and will be the primary contact with the FAA FSDO assigned PMI and all customer quality issues.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all work performed is in accordance with approved AMM, SRM, RSM, QCM, Repair Station Ratings, FAR's, and current company Policies and Procedures.
• Ensures that all Project paperwork packages are prepared in accordance with RSM/QCM, have assigned Work Order numbers and Production is fully trained on the Customers paperwork policies and procedures.
• Ensures that the FAA approved Training Program, including OJT training, is followed, and all personnel training records are kept current, through a monthly audit program to Insure that all Inspection and Maintenance Personnel are trained to the standards listed in the approved Training Manual.
• A report will be generated every 30 days listing the status of each employee and any future training requirements.
• The President and facility General Manager will receive a copy.
• Responsible for all activities of Inspection personnel, final inspection checklist, designated inspectors program and rosters, all receiving inspections, facilities audits, safety audits, environmental audits and Haz Mat audits and paperwork. 
• Accomplishes receiving inspections on all incoming aircraft, paying close attention to all fuselage dents and dings, all windows, flight controls and composite areas.
• A digital picture file will be established for all aircraft being inducted for work into the facility for future reference.
• Conduct monthly CASE audits of the facility, in phases, to insure that a complete CASE audit has been conducted in a 12 month period.
• Audit findings will be submitted to the responsible supervisor/manager for correction, if findings require action, the President and the facility General Manager.
• Corrective actions are due back from the responsible individual within 7 days after receipt.
• An audit meeting will be held each month to report progress and discuss corrective actions.
• Ensure complete familiarity and compliance with the company's Basics program.
• The General Manager will be notified immediately of any failure to comply with the Basics program.
• Conduct Hangar compliance audits daily.
• Reports all non-compliance to the GM.
• Oversees the proper tagging and identification of all parts and components removed from any aircraft as outlined in the RSM.
• Provides for continuity of Inspection Responsibility between shifts, ensuring completion of Required Inspection Items when personnel shift or assignment changes occur.
• Ensures that rejected, unserviceable and scrap parts are handled in such a way as to prevent their reuse as serviceable parts.
• Ensures that all non-routines or over and above work is approved by the customer representative.
• Within 24 hours prior to aircraft re-delivery, an invoice notice is sent to accounting for invoicing of all work performed.
• Pay close attention to all COD aircraft.
• No aircraft will be released, that is COD without the approval of the CFO or Senior Management.
• Ensures that the Technical Library is maintained in accordance with the QCM, RSM and all customer requirements.
• Oversee and manage all facility training requirements, including orientation, respirator, technical and Haz Mat training.
• Ensure that a Pre-Dock meeting is scheduled and conducted following the receipt of the Corporate Directive.
• The meeting will be scheduled within 24 hours after receipt of the CD.
• The ExVP Sales and Marketing will participate to provide customer and material information, the QC group is responsible for acquisition of all Technical data and the facility materials group is responsible for issuing all PO's and tracking ETD of materials.
• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the company's Calibrated Tool System.
• Ensure that Precision Tools and Test Equipment are properly calibrated, set calibration intervals, and that the Company's Calibration Records are kept current and calibration
  stickers are installed on all tooling and equipment as prescribed by the program.
• Maintain the facilitate Approved Vendors List.
• Maintain the Customer approved RII and designated inspector roster as well as the RSM requirements for the supervisory and management roster.
• Proceed immediately to any aircraft damage, incident or personnel injury.
• Report situation to Senior Management after an assessment is made and the situation is contained.
• Ensure the work dock location has the company workbook, aircraft drawings and all safety and company notices posted.
• Audits of the workbook will be performed at the beginning of each shift, late morning, early afternoon and at the end of each shift.
• Oversee daily audits of all EPA, environmental, powered equipment and the facilities will be conducted, and logged.
• Submit all audit findings to the GM for immediate correction.
• Accept all responsible instructions from the Accountable Manager.
• All pay increases and bonuses are subject to the Chief Inspectors ability to manage to this snapshot, create a positive environment and work with the General Manager to make constant improvements to the facility and business climate, through the use of Action Logs and Senior Management prescribed goals for the facility.

Requirements:

• The person must have an A&P License, with Inspection Authorization preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field or equivalent career experience.
• Must have a thorough understanding of the current Federal Aviation Regulations, as well as inspection methods, techniques, and equipment used to determine the quality or airworthiness of an article undergoing maintenance, repair or alterations.
• Must be familiar with FAR Part 145 Repair Station requirements.
• Well-established industry network and reputation.
• A track record of consistent performance improvement and delivery, minimizing the cost of operation while delivering high levels of customer service.
• Has demonstrated an ability to manage an on-time and efficient maintenance operation.
• Experience in keeping airline operating costs to a minimum, identifying and pursuing creative means of cost containment, working with people and providers inside and outside the company.
• A track record of working in a productive and collaborative manner with regulatory authorities with a strong reputation among the community. 
• Experience serving in roles that have required him/her to represent the organization at senior levels and with a variety of internal and external constituent groups.
• Strong leadership traits with a focus on good communication and interpersonal skills.
• An unblemished record as related to his/her ethical integrity and that of the organizations he/she has served.
• Strong interpersonal skills and superior judgment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinking.
• Solution orientation.
• Ability to accept accountability, assume pro-active leadership, demonstrate initiative and lead by example in teamwork, cross-unit co-operation, and information sharing.
• Business orientation, ability to understand needs of users and address conflicts, competing priorities as necessary.
• Partnership mentality with respect to the company's various stakeholders, including employees, management, senior executives, customers, and regulators.
• Posses a strong sense of integrity and ethics.
• Proven leadership skills, with an open-minded and diplomatic personality.
• High-energy, positive and aggressive professional with a bias for action and an ability to inject pace and vigor into the organization to permit it to proceed with expediency in response to a rapidly changing world.
• Mature with a breadth of perspective.
• Proven ability to lead and manage others effectively and maintain calm under pressure.
• Tough but fair with an ability to negotiate successfully with governmental units and other parties and walk away with a "win-win" solution and a positive experience for both sides.
• Fact-based and analytical in approach.
• Deploys structured and rigorous approaches to problem solving.