We are seeking a Quality Assurance Lead/Manager (MRO Inspection) with aviation repair experience to join our team! If you enjoy working under minimal supervision with the freedom and flexibility to directly to oversee inspection and production, have excellent communication skills, can collaborate with our internal staff and clients, while leaving your ego at the door, then we are looking for you. Repairtech’s company culture is one that embraces a positive, open-door policy environment and encourages a strong sense of teamwork.
Repairtech International, Inc is a state-of-the art FAA repair station providing innovative repair development to clients around the world. Repairtech’s expertise in repair design for mechanical aircraft parts in the commercial and military aviation industries has been utilized since 1978.
If you believe you could fit in with our team and live in the Van Nuys/San Fernando Valley/Northern Los Angeles County area, then we’d like to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities:
- Participate in Production and Engineering meetings.
- Coordinate and review brazing applications with Engineering.
- Participate in 5s Training and update 5s tracking log.
- Communicate with sales staff and Engineers to resolve customer issues in a timely manner.
- Create and update internal procedures.
- Review and sign 8130 packages for shipment.
- Review completed routers for accuracy and prepare for scanning.
- Proof new repairs for accuracy and completeness prior to release.
- Review and audit routers for corrections, omissions, and updates.
- Create rework and warranty routers.
- Contact and obtain corrected certifications from suppliers.
- Conduct annual Internal Audits, scheduled External Supplier Audits and resolve issues of External Suppliers.
- Verify Supplier audits conducted on schedule.
- Assist Accountable Manager during audit preparation.
- Conduct annual Product and Job Audits.
- Create and track internal and external correction action responses.
- NDT Level II and Level III contact including Technical Sheet approvals.
- Determine and track Equipment Preventative Maintenance.
- Main contact for CUPA/CERS and update online account.
- Review military parts with DCMA representative (when needed).
- Manage Vision Exams of appropriate personnel are conducted on schedule.
- Manage warranty program – determine actual warranty claim and release parts to shop.
- Create and update Warranty log.
- Create Internal and External Non-Conformance Reports, include determining how to prevent recurrence.
- Inspect parts from outside suppliers, update routers, and release parts to shop.
- Perform hardness testing and operate Profilometer to determine surface finish.
- Operate CMM for final and in-process inspections (when needed).
- Manage Shelf-Life program and dispose of expired items.
- Create purchase orders for shelf-life materials (when needed).
- Manage measuring instrument calibration program which includes calibrating majority of instrument inventory. Create purchase orders for outside calibrations.
- Manage liquid waste inventory and removal.
- Photograph parts and email to applicable parties.
- Operate and repair high temp oven.
- Track and record inspection room temperatures.
- Perform monthly fire extinguisher inspections and manage recertification with supplier.
Requirements:
- Must add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Compute rate, ratio, and percent.
- Certified Level 1 NDT auditor and/or ability to become certified.
- Word, Excel, ERP System or experience with in-house database system.
- Ability to read and apply precision measuring instrument to blue print requirements.
- Possess good inter personal and motivational skills.
- Prepare layouts, including prototype work.
- Meet production schedules and deadlines on time.
- Contribute to methods improvement program.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality assurance, or related field or in lieu of a degree, 4 years minimum experience working as an engineer in the relevant field.
- Understanding of mechanical systems and inspection processes, including in-process inspection and dimensional inspection.
- 10-15 years experience in Quality environment with 5 years as a supervisor or manager in machining techniques and manufacturing.
- 3 to 5 years lean manufacturing with ability to implement conceptual ideas to the shop floor.
- FAA Certified Repair.
