Associate Quality Assurance Inspector

Position Summary

The Associate QA Inspector will provide high level support to the Flight Services Quality Assurance team. 

This is a daytime scheduled role and other scheduling details will be based on the needs of the department. This is a hybrid role, three times weekly from the office, out of the locations listed below. The posted salary ranges will default to that of your regional location and will not include any premiums: $60,000.00 - $90,000 per year.

Candidates can consider the locations below for this hybrid role. Please list your preferred location(s) in your application: • Teterboro, NJ • St. Louis, MO • Scottsdale, AZ • Bozeman, MT • Dallas, TX • Houston, TX

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited university.   
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant license   
• Previous experience with auditing practices   
• 1-3 years’ professional experience, preferably in an aviation setting  
• Knowledgeable with current 14 CFR requirements (Parts, 1, 21, 25, 39, 43, 65 & 91)   
• Capable of following specific steps within auditing documents   
• Basic understanding of the Federal Aviation Administration processes   
• Thorough knowledge of quality processes, procedures, and concepts in the functional area of aviation quality assurance  
• Initial experience in leading functional/cross-functional initiatives

Main Responsibilities

• Prepares policies, procedures and methods to evaluate and improve the quality of products, materials, components and/or operations.   
• Conducts permanent records review and audits as requested to include continual analysis of procedures and processes.  
• Ensures all inspection / maintenance documentation is correctly and accurately formatted to include proper airworthiness release and return to service when required.     
• Ensures maintenance activity as assigned to ensure all aircraft are in compliance with airworthiness directives (AD’s), mandatory or alert service bulletins and tracks to closure as  required.   
• Provides training to maintenance designees as requested ensuring 14 CFR regulatory / MPM, and company compliance  
• Provides training to Designees, Outsource Maintenance Providers (OMP) and Authorized Person(s) as requested ensuring 14 CFR regulatory, GMM / AIM / MPM, and company  compliance.  
• Monitors maintenance activity as assigned to ensure all aircraft are in compliance with  airworthiness directives (AD’s), mandatory or alert service bulletins and tracks to closure as required.  
• Ensures the MMEL / MEL / CDL / NEF for each assigned aircraft is current and notifies the Designee of changes.  
• Interacts with aircraft computerized maintenance tracking program (CMTP) vendors to ensure changes to maintenance programs are timely, accurate and systems being used stay current  with industry and regulatory best practices.  
• Represent Jet Aviation as one company internally and externally with industry groups, regulatory bodies and the General Dynamics network  

Desired Characteristics

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills to solve complex problems  
• Strong understanding of business context  
• Strong communication skills, especially in conveying areas of concern and remediation  
• Good influencing skills  
• Strong customer centricity  
• Strong project management experience  
• Strong personal values corresponding with Jet Aviation values (Trust, Honesty, Alignment, Transparency) 

Physical Demands

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.  
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel,  reach  with  hands  and  talk  or  hear.  The  employee  frequently  is  required  to  stand,  walk  or  sit.  The  employee is occasionally required to climbs or balance, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must  regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally  lift and/or move up to 50 pounds over their heads. Specific vision required for this job include, close  vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus. 

Work Environment

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.  
The employee must be able to work in both a heavy maintenance environment and in upscale customer  areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with occasional high volume when  aircrafts arrive/depart. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. Occasional fuel fumes may  permeate the workplace. Employee must be willing and able to work in all types of weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The Hangar environment may be extreme hot  and cold during certain seasons of the year.