Silver Airways is a hiring Maintenance Controller at our headquarters in Hollywood, FL--join us as we expand into the Caribbean! Maintenance Controllers are primarily responsible for determining the priority of action. They support those priorities in relation to the principal maintenance facility, line stations, and contract agencies regarding maintenance requirements; ensuring maintenance and operational requirements are met and the timely dispatch of airworthy aircraft. This position reports to the maintenance control manager.
Day-to-day Responsibilities:
- Ensure greatest fleet utilization without compromising safety; communicate with flight crews and maintenance personnel to ascertain the nature of all in-service maintenance discrepancies
- Notify the Director of Quality Control and VP of Tech Ops of any occurrence that is out of the norm; act on behalf of the maintenance planner in their absence
- Initiate and coordinate actions necessary to address and resolve discrepancies of maintenance events at stations
- Issue maintenance to outside maintenance vendors and maintain control of the event; maintain a log of activities and irregularities with a daily maintenance control summary, ensuring entries are accurate and complete; control and issue all deferrals: MEL, MCO, CDL, or NEF and coordinate all ferry and test flights
- Ensure that shift turn over is executed accurately and timely
Knowledge, Skills and Education:
- Minimum 5 years experience working in aircraft maintenance--basic knowledge of ATR preferred
- Aviation experience in maintenance control capacity preferred
- Must possess an Airframe and Power Plant FAA Certificate
- Must be flexible to work any shift (24/7 operation), including weekends, nights, and holidays
- Must be able to mutli task and maintain clarity and composure in a high stress and fast-paced environment
- High School Diploma (or equivalent)
- Must be able work well with others and interact in a professional manner with all levels of personnel
- Vocational (or similar) training in aircraft maintenance
- Experience with TRAX highly preferred
- Must have a good understanding of how to use maintenance manuals
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and able to learn new programs/applications easily
Silver Airways offers excellent benefits including travel benefits with our airline and more!
Silver Airways is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to treating all team members in a fair and equitable manner in all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to: recruitment, selection, hiring, assignment, re-assignment, promotion, transfer, compensation, discipline and performance management, and termination. Silver Airways prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation that is based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, ancestry or genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy or childbirth-related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, or any other category or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The expectation to treat all team members in manner that is inclusive and free of discrimination is universal. It applies to our leaders, managers, supervisors, team members, vendors, consultants and contractors. EOE/VETERANS/DISABLED