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Lead Aircraft Mechanic Navy C-12 -Yuma, AZ

V2X Inc
Yuma, AZ
Overview

The incumbent is responsible to service, troubleshoot, repair and inspect aircraft to ensure airworthiness. Overseas and directs the activities of the Aircraft Mechanics.

Major Job Activities

Description

  • Inspects and certifies aircraft at specific intervals as required by OEM and FAA
  • Troubleshoots system malfunctions, performs necessary corrective actions
  • Document’s maintenance of aircraft on appropriate forms
  • Removes and replaces defective components
  • Complies with Service Bulletins, Instructions and Airworthiness Directives as directed
  • Performs and documents all Ground Support Equipment maintenance
  • Performs preflight/post flight turn around inspections and servicing when required
  • Maintains aircraft logbooks and historical data as required
  • Maintains all Hazard Material lockers for cleanness, up to date inventory and out-of-date items
  • Maintains site tool calibration program
  • Complies with safety, foreign object damage and tool control program requirements
  • Washes, waxes, cleans and maintains exterior and interior of aircraft
  • Serves as a point of contact with the Quality Assurance Representative
  • Advises management of problems that may delay scheduled delivery of aircraft to customer
  • Ensures materials issued for assigned tasks are the correct items with proper documentation to repair the problem
  • Provides on-the-job training to new employees as required
  • Supervises and inspects maintenance performed by FAA certified and non-certified personnel
  • Services oxygen, nitrogen, tires, oil and hydraulic systems
  • Inspects for and treats corrosion on aircraft and Ground Support Equipment as required
  • Assists with monitoring maintenance of aircraft fleet
  • Provides technical support to the customer concerning the fleet
  • Assigns mechanics to specific aircraft on a daily basis
  • Communicates with customers regarding aircraft status
  • Provides guidance to subordinate employees and peers when appropriate, collaborating and cooperating with other members of the management team
  • Implements the performance appraisal system for employees under incumbent’s supervision
  • Approves or disapproves subordinate employees’ performance and recommends action of corrective procedures
  • Implements in-service training programs to communicate current information and procedures to employees under incumbent’s supervision and evaluates training programs to determine their effectiveness in improving staff performance
  • Recommends and maintains uniform procedures and standards of operation for the Department
  • Evaluates the efficiency of operations within the Department and recommends appropriate changes
  • Assists with recruitment, selection, discipline, and training of personnel
  • Greetings to all visitors and clients
  • Exhibits positive courteous behavior with customers, businesses and coworkers
  • Assists coworkers and those in other departments to successfully perform job tasks and functions when

necessary

  • Follows all safety procedures and practices established by the Company and regulatory bodies
  • This job does have supervisory responsibilities.

Material & Equipment Directly Used

  • Aviation maintenance hand and power tools
  • Aviation test sets
  • Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
  • Engine Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, Cleaning Compounds, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Compressed Air, Aircraft Fuels, Primers and Paints

Working Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of radiation; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Activities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hands or finger to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

Education / Certifications:

  • Graduation from a standard four (4) year high school or equivalent (GED).
  • FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License
  • Valid State Driver License
  • Valid Passport
  • Obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
  • Sufficient aviation maintenance hand tools to perform routine Airframe and Powerplant duties

Experience

Shall have at least (5) five years’ aircraft maintenance experience with at least (3) three years maintaining King Air/1900 Airliner series aircraft to include complex aircraft modifications. Shall have at least (1) one year’s experience as a site lead under a similar type of aircraft.

Skills & Technology Used

  • Understanding and using the English language both oral and written to communicate information or ideas to another person or persons
  • Writing routine reports and correspondence
  • Reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
  • Interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
  • Planning and organizing
  • Creating, entering, retrieving and printing from current software packages such as Excel and Word
  • Demonstrating problem analysis and independent decision making
  • Demonstrating leadership; delegation of tasks and duties; motivating subordinates; discerning priorities
  • Demonstrating intra and interpersonal relations
  • Recognizing or identifying the existence of a problem as well as elements of a problem
  • Performing a task in the presence of distracting stimulation or under monotonous conditions without significant loss of thought process and efficiency
  • Perceiving and feeling such attributes of objects and materials as size, shape, temperature or texture
  • Operating hand and power tools
  • Traveling worldwide with limited notice
  • Interpreting drawings, specifications and schematics of aircraft instrument/electronic components
  • Recognizing from schematics and drawing not only how one assembly functions but also how various assemblies interact with each other
  • Databases sufficient to perform the job, duties, and tasks associated with the position
  • Aircraft sheet metal repair and component repair
  • Instrument, electronic and electrical test equipment
  • Military or commercial aviation maintenance and its terminology
  • U.S. government regulations for federal contractors and FAA maintenance programs

Supervisory / Budgetary Responsibilities

This is a supervisory position
Posted 2026-03-16

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