What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Controller position at Thrive Aviation?
Description
Position Summary
The Maintenance Controller is the liaison between maintenance, crew, and aircraft representative. They are the technical advocate of the aircraft. They watch over the due list and schedule the aircraft into maintenance. The controller has oversight on all maintenance events.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Schedule assigned aircraft into maintenance and coordinate events with other individuals, departments and outside vendors.
- Provides single point of contact and control for all maintenance events.
- Evaluate reported aircraft discrepancies and develop an appropriate recovery plan (AOG).
- Capable of conveying a high level of technical support to flight crews and MX vendors.
- Administer and control the use of Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and Configuration Deviation List (CDL) to ensure flight safety and regulatory compliance.
- Open/track work orders and record maintenance compliance in the appropriate tracking program.
- Monitor aircraft cycles and flight hours to ensure time-sensitive inspections, scheduled maintenance, or MEL/CDL expiration times do not lapse.
- Review aircraft work packages to ensure compliance with all applicable FARs and General Maintenance Manual procedures
- Responsible for releasing aircraft for RTS in accordance with company and FAA guidelines.
- Perform Vendor audits as required, to comply with FAA regulations.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to perform maintenance (Clear MELs or preventative MX) when operational schedules permit.
- Coordinate administrative processes for aircraft ferry permit authorization.
- Determine and supply required manuals and tasks for aircraft repair to vendors.
- Travel and oversight for large maintenance events.
- Other duties as assigned by the management team based on business needs.
Requirements
Experience & Qualifications
The most successful candidate in the position will meet most, if not all, of the following criteria.
- The most successful candidate in the position will meet most, if not all, of the following criteria.
- Current A&P Certificate required.
- 3-5 years of maintenance control experience required.
- Familiarity with Tracking Software such as Traxxall, Flight Docs or CAMP required.
- A college degree with applicable focus preferred.
- Corridor experience preferred.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Highly organized with acute attention to detail accompanying good project and time management skills.
- Expert level verbal, written, and computer skills while maintaining a professional demeanor and appearance.
- Familiarity with software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams.
- Expert-level knowledge of 14 CFR Part 135 and Part 91 maintenance requirements and regulations.
- Must be a team player.
- Must be able to work well under pressure.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform required duties. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger and required to reach with hands and arms, perform duties that requiring tooling or machinery, and utilizing hands and fingers to work in tight spaces. The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. There is a constant operation of a telephone and computer. The employee may also work in a variety of temperatures and climates. The employee may be lifting up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust and focus.
Work Environment
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while in an office environment. The work is typically done while sitting at a desk or table.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
