C-130 Aircraft Maintenance Crew Chief
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C-130 Crew Chief leading aircraft maintenance for Coulson Aviation’s aerial firefighting fleet. Managing safety, airworthiness, compliance, inspections, inventory, and operational readiness.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and supervise maintenance personnel assigned to the aircraft
- Provide day-to-day direction, guidance, mentoring, and training
- Ensure maintenance is performed safely and complies with FAA regulations, company manuals, approved technical data, and established procedures
- Perform final inspections and approve aircraft for return to service within FAA certificate and company authorization scope
- Review, identify, control, segregate, store, and maintain incoming materials, parts, and components
- Coordinate with the Maintenance Control Manager and Stores personnel to ensure parts, materials, tools, and supplies are available
- Manage inventory, receiving, shipping, core returns, work orders, and maintenance activities in Corridor
- Plan and coordinate parts provisioning and pre-ordering
- Troubleshoot complex aircraft systems and oversee post-maintenance inspections, operational checks, and testing
- Ensure worksheets, technical logs, tracking updates, work orders, and maintenance records are accurate and submitted on time
- Ensure tools, ground-support equipment, and mission-specific equipment are calibrated, stored, maintained, and safe
- Promote a safe, organized, and professional maintenance environment
Requirements:
- Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least two years of previous Crew Chief experience
- Previous experience leading aircraft-maintenance personnel in a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility or comparable operational environment
- Strong knowledge of FAA regulations, aircraft-maintenance requirements, company manuals, and approved technical data
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex aircraft systems and completing post-maintenance checks
- Valid driver’s license
- Valid passport and ability to travel domestically and internationally
- Ability to obtain a CDL Class A license for the required truck-and-trailer combination
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Previous heavy aircraft maintenance experience
- C-130 Hercules experience preferred; comparable heavy-maintenance aircraft experience accepted
Benefits:
- Rotational schedule that allows employees to live anywhere in the United States
- Company-paid travel to and from the work location for scheduled rotations
- No requirement to permanently relocate
- Competitive, year-round compensation with no seasonal uncertainty
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
- Leadership role supporting the operation and maintenance of the C-130 Hercules
- Challenging and varied work in hangar and operational environments
- Meaningful work supporting aerial firefighting operations around the world
- Workplace accommodation for people with disabilities
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