Chief Inspector (Grand Rapids, MI)

Classification : Nonexempt Hourly Full-time

Career Group Family Pathway Level : Operations & Production Quality Control Technician Senior

Reports To : DOM / Operations Manager & Quality Manager

Department : Aircraft Maintenance

Summary / Objective :

Pro Star Aviation is an advanced industry leader in aircraft maintenance, avionics, aircraft modification, custom engineering, and certification.

We are driven to provide innovative solutions, quality craftsmanship, and best-in-class custom service while maintaining the highest level of integrity.

The Chief Inspector oversees and manages all aspects of aircraft maintenance inspections, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational requirements.

This role involves leading a team of inspectors, coordinating inspection schedules, and maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities.

The Chief Inspector is responsible for implementing safety protocols, identifying maintenance issues, and recommending corrective actions to maintain the airworthiness of aircraft.

Essential Functions :

• Ensure that all maintenance activities comply with relevant aviation regulations, such as those set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure that all maintenance work is performed to the highest standards.

This includes developing and implementing inspection procedures, conducting audits, and overseeing corrective actions.

• Ensure that all applicable Airworthiness Directives are complied with and documented as required.
• Responsible for exercising final inspection authority and authorized to sign all forms confirming compliance related to inspection, repair, and return to service.
• Assist, direct, and train all employees assigned to the aircraft maintenance department.
• Maintain current technical data for all articles maintained or repaired by the station.
• Know all the procedures for the repair station, the use of the forms, tags, and completing the required paperwork as outlined in Repair Station Manual (RSM) and Quality Control Manual (QCM).
• Be primary point of contact for the repair station with the FAA.
• Responsible for approval for the return to service of aircraft, engines, appliances, and components maintained or inspected by the repair station.
• Ensure inspection personnel are thoroughly familiar with applicable regulations, inspection methods, procedures, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tooling.
• Responsible for repair station vendor audits, from outside vendors as well as internal audits.
• Ensure proper sign offs at the end of each task performed and at the end of the day on all work packages in the repair station.
• Log entries, FAA Form 337 disposition, weight, and balance amendments and AFM revisions.
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Perform other duties, assignments, or special projects as required.

Required Education and Experience :

• Current FAA airframe and powerplant license.
• 5+ years aviation experience with at least 1 year in a quality control / assurance function.
• Well versed in all Federal Aviation Regulations.
• Computer skills to include (MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project), web-based applications, OEM technical publications.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with management, co-workers, customers, vendors, and suppliers.
• Ability to pass DOT / FAA pre-employment drug screening.
• Hold a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to obtain an Airport Badge.

Preferred Education and Experience :

Experience using Quantum Control ERP.

Supervisory Responsibility :

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Direct supervisory responsibility including the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such actions.

Physical Demands :

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. This position is very active and the employee frequently is required to stand;

walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl all day. The employee must regularly lift and / or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and / or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Objects weighing 70 pounds or more must be accompanied by a second individual to avoid injury.

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.

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