Aviation Maintenance Control and Inventory Specialist

Aviation Maintenance Control and Inventory Specialist

Company: Auburn University

Job Location: Auburn, Alabama

Category: Aviation

Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: USD $51,550.00/Yr. - USD $87,630.00/Yr.

Locations: Auburn, Alabama

Categories: Transportation

Job Type: Non-Faculty

Position Type: Full-Time

Department: School of Aviation

Associated Division: College of Liberal Arts

Req ID: 7921

Overview

The College of Liberal Arts is currently seeking an Aviation Maintenance Control and Inventory Specialist to join our Flight Education team!

Reporting to the Maintenance Control and Inventory Supervisor, the Aircraft Maintenance Control & Inventory Specialist is responsible for purchasing, tracking, and maintaining inventory levels to support the Auburn University School of Aviation. This position also issues work orders for scheduled service inspections and collaborates with the maintenance supervisor to balance the unscheduled and scheduled maintenance needs of the school.

Responsibilities

• Tracks, inspects, traces, and oversees over 1,000 SKUs, many of which require traceability by serial number, confirmation of certificates of conformance/documentation. Assures accuracy of installed components by serial number to aircraft in order to meet federal airworthiness assurance requirements. Processes core returns to protect value of Auburn assets and secure the aviation component supply chain. Protects value up to $18,000,000 of university assets with unlimited liability exposure.
• Provides quality control by inspecting purchased parts to identify Suspected Unapproved Parts or non-conformity issues and requests refunds or replacements, as necessary.
• Maintains appropriate traceability documentation on all parts in inventory, including life-limited part core marking as required by Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).
• Prepares scheduled maintenance work order part kits ensuring accurate pricing, quantities, shop/consumable fees, and labor rates have been applied. Creates invoices from work orders and submits to Aviation Customer Service.
• Updates and tracks scheduled service inspections on Auburn University Professional Flight program aircraft. Coordinates scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events between customers and maintenance with consideration to maintenance work load, staff levels, customer needs, and minimizing aircraft down time.
• Provides reports and analysis on inventory levels, costs, and discrepancies to the Director of Maintenance. Responsible for gathering and analyzing aircraft maintenance reports, identifying and resolving problems and inefficiencies.
• Completes tracking updates in flight school management software to include tracking times, dates, and notes. Communicates daily status updates and timelines to the customer.
• Makes daily decisions used to support the operation which impacts the department's credibility to include preserving the integrity of the airworthiness and safety of university owned and leased fleet aircraft, playing a critical role in protecting the lives of University employees and students, making resource allocation decisions to maximize availability of aircraft, and determining and executing stock-point policy and reorder triggers for maintaining proper levels of critical inventory for all components. Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathering and analyzing information skillfully to include.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience in aircraft maintenance facility and aviation supply procedures, including aircraft parts and inventory.

Desired Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Aviation, Management, or related field desired

Typical Salary: $63,000-$75,000

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