Pinnacle Aviation is looking for 2 highly motivated A&P technicians to join our growing maintenance department. If you obtain extensive knowledge working on Challenger or Gulfstream aircraft, we offer competitive pay depending on your work experience and knowledge. You will be joining a focused and motivated maintenance team with great leadership that offers continued support for personal growth.
This position requires previous corporate jet knowledge, with a minimum of 3 years. The pay range will depend on experience (DOE). Challenger or Gulfstream knowledge pay will be discussed upon interview.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs maintenance and alteration tasks on civil aviation articles in accordance with the current technical data required in the manufacturers’ instructions for continued airworthiness, service bulletins, service letters, airworthiness directives, government, and industry-standard practices, company policy and procedures, and other data acceptable to or approved by the FAA.
- Ensures the shop premises are maintained in a clean and orderly manner prior to and following work shift.
- Properly records the work performed on the appropriate maintenance record.
- Coordinates with the inspection department to ensure compliance with internal and FAA inspection and documentation requirements.
- Properly completes maintenance tack cards, work order signoffs, and other paperwork in a timely and accurate manner.
- Properly identifies/tags customer property and equipment.
- Stores aircraft components and other customer property securely and safely.
- Follows standard operating procedures when operating ground support equipment (external power carts, hydraulic power units, hydraulic lift platforms, forklifts, compressed gas cylinders, etc.).
- Ensures that all work accomplished meets quality standards and specifications.
- Uses material tracking system to create parts demand and to charge labor to work orders, items, and squawks.
- Properly collects and disposes of waste fuel, oil, hydraulic and de-icing fluids, and solvent rags.
- Maintains a neat and organized work area and helps with the general daily housekeeping of the department.
- Properly uses and maintains company-provided tools and equipment. Returns items to designated storage area after use.
- Applies Lean Initiatives to keep shops, hangars, and aircraft work areas clean and uncluttered.
- Assists with projects and/or other technicians.
- Assesses requirements of assigned tasks to procure required materials and documentation for signed tasks
Physical demands while performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk or hear and work in confined spaces, hot and cold environments. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to smell items. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 85 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position requires additional time on the job as required completing scheduled work requiring extended hours. This will include weekends, late nights, and/or holidays. Requires on-call rotation of maintenance contact phone.
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 essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Hearing and eye protection are required for this job.
Personal Tool Requirements: Must supply his/ her own hand tools for daily use.
