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Aviation & Aerospace

LEAD AVIONIC TECHNICIAN

Tampa, FLOnsiteFull TimeLeadPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • Airframe license
  • Heavy aircraft maintenance
  • FARs
  • ADs
  • Service Bulletins
  • Maintenance manuals
  • Technical manuals
  • Blueprints
  • Drawings
  • SIDA badge

Nice to have

  • FCC license

Role summary

Lead Avionics Technician responsible for performing and overseeing heavy aircraft maintenance. This role requires a valid airframe license, five years of experience in heavy aircraft maintenance, and a thorough understanding of maintenance documentation, technical manuals, blueprints, and drawings. The Lead Technician will direct and instruct other employees, ensure quality and timely completion of work, and make sound decisions with minimal supervision. A FCC license is preferred. The position involves physical demands and the ability to work in various environmental conditions and flexible hours.

Minimum Requirements And Qualification

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Valid airframe license required
  • FCC license preferred but not required
  • Five (5) years’ experience in heavy aircraft maintenance
  • Must have thorough working knowledge of all forms and documents required to support heavy maintenance service, including, but not limited to company policy and procedure manuals, FAR’s, AD’s, Service Bulletins, and maintenance manuals.
  • Must be able to read and interpret technical manuals, instructions, blueprints, and drawings.
  • Shall have a thorough knowledge of work to be performed within a given classification and/or a specialized job/operation.
  • Must have demonstrated the ability to use good judgment and make sound decisions.
  • Must be able to satisfactorily accomplish all job assignments with little or no supervision or instruction.
  • Must be able to obtain airport SIDA badge
  • Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and overtime

Major Responsibility Areas And Duties

  • Shall perform work in his classification for a major portion of his assigned working hours.
  • Leads, assigns work to, and directs all work in conformance with the classifications of employees assigned to him.
  • Instructs other employees in the proper methods and procedures of performing jobs when required.
  • Reads and interprets information, answers questions, reviews work in process, and checks completed work to ensure quality and timely completion of all job assignments.
  • Responsible for satisfactory completion of work performed by employees assigned to him.
  • Refers any matter to his Supervisor which is not within his authority.

Additional Duties

  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors necessary for the normal day to day operation, not determined at time of hire
  • Travel on an as needed bases to support off-site maintenance

Physical Requirements And Environmental Conditions

  • Ability to climb and work from ladders, work stands, and other heights.
  • Ability to sit, stand, bend, crouch, kneel, and walk for extended periods.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
  • Ability to hear at conversational level with hearing aide
  • Must have correctable near and far vision
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