Quality Support Team Inspector

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title:

Quality Support Team Inspector

Organization:

Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR)

1. Description of the Position

Responsible to ensure maintenance standards are secured through aircraft close, final, Defect buybacks, and RII inspections. Ensures maintenance standards are improved by identifying and suggesting improvement opportunities

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure progress is made on the aircraft in line with the project network plan and given targets.
• Perform close, Final, Defect Buyback, and RII inspections.
• Develop an inspection schedule with team leaders, Project Manager, and customer during inspection phase.
• Perform surveillance activities using customer’s and LTPR’s checklists.
• Record inspection findings and surveillance activities.
• Analyze inspection findings and propose continuous improvement initiatives and training.
• Assist or perform Aircraft CRS
• Perform in-process inspection on aircraft undergoing repair, overhaul, or alteration to assure compliance with specifications and procedures and with accepted quality standards and practices.
• Accomplishes final inspections on aircraft to confirm the completeness of the work done is aligned with manufacturer specification.
• Ensure all work Performed by Production or required to be performed have been signed for and no defect exist that would render the aircraft unairworthy
• Performed inspection on component changes, test and adjustment on airframe and powerplant systems consistent with good quality practices and to the requirements of the appropriate Aircraft Maintenance Manual
• Perform inspection on structural repairs and modifications to ensure compliance to good quality practice and to the requirements of the manufacturer Structural Repair Manual (SRM) or any other approve data.
• Performs Surveillance inspections and Spot Check. Document noted discrepancies on company control forms and follow-up to ensure all the noted anomalies have been corrected.
• Records/documents discrepancies and conditions or operation malfunctions for correction, adjustment, or repair; evaluates defects and prescribe corrective actions on any discrepancies discovered during inspection.
• Complete Service Difficulty Report (SDR) for any major incident
• Complete 337 Report for customers and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Education, Skills, and Competencies

• Technical university degree in aviation
• A&P Certificate License
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in commercial aircraft maintenance of which minimum 18 months A320 family experience
• A320 family 80-hour General Familiarization course desired
• Involvement in aircraft maintenance for at least 6 months in the last two years
• Knowledge of FAA regulations
• Computer applications experience
• Ability to lead and motivate teams and individuals.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet demanding deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Good communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and demanding deadlines.
• Fluent in English and Spanish (both written and spoken)