Avionics, Blueprints, Continuous Improvement, Develop Methodologies, Electrical Components, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Wiring, Engineering Drawing, English Language, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Functional Testing, High School Diploma, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Regulations, Regulatory Requirements, Schematics, Set Goals, Staff Development, Team Lead/Manager, Testing, Time Management, Typing, Wire Harness, Writing Skills
Our client is seeking an Avionics Technician Lead to lead and support technicians performing avionics installations and electrical system work. The role involves fabricating wire harnesses, installing and modifying wiring/components, troubleshooting issues, and assisting with functional testing of avionics/electrical systems.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two (2) years of accredited schooling in aviation electronics and two (2) years related work experience; or three (3) years' experience in an avionics/electronic career field
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematic diagrams
Position Purpose:
- Leads, supports, and assists the efforts of technicians performing avionics installation.
- Fabricates wire harnesses, installs, terminates, ring-out, and assists in functional test of avionics/electrical systems
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
- Provides work direction to technicians
- Ensures completion of tasks within allotted time frame
- Coordinates with and assists other departments to ensure on-time delivery of aircraft
- Installs/modifies/fabricates wiring and electrical components, fixtures, and associated equipment in accordance with blueprints, worksheets, engineering drawings
- Trains other team members in associated work assignments
- Uses ability as a skilled specialist to contribute to the development of employees and techniques
- Completes work in innovative and effective ways
- Assists Engineering in resolving problems and makes repairs per engineering direction
- Maintains required logs and records
- Ensures that work accomplished meets applicable regulatory requirements and customer specification.
- Enforces the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program and all safety regulations.
- Checks all work, including other team members, to ensure a defect free assembly prior to final inspection
Additional Functions:
- Properly care for and maintain shop equipment and tools as assigned by Supervisor
- Coordinate shift changes in team leaders absence
- Participate in continuous improvement activities (e.g YIAW, Kaizen events, etc.)
- Assists and fills in for team coordinator as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Other Requirements:
- Possess a working knowledge of the client's Policies and Procedures manual, Inspection Procedures manual, and pertinent Process Specifications.
- Possess the proven ability to move to new tasks with only a minimal, short-term impact to established goal hours and schedule.
- Strong written and verbal skills required.
- Computer keyboard skills necessary.
- This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language