Supervisor Blade Repair Shop

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Blade Repair Shop Supervisor to join our Blade Shop Repair team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

Your duties will consist of supervising Blade Shop employees and activity maintaining compliance with Airbus approved repair techniques, procedures and safety standards. Responsible for inventory control functions, monitoring material usage, improving processes and procedures while providing leadership and direction to ensure that high standards of performance are maintained in the areas of safety, compliance, costs and quality to meet the Company Business Plan and Objectives.

Meet the team:

From building to servicing the next generation of aerospace, our team focuses on quality, productivity and efficiency. We ensure the highest quality of care and safety is built into each aircraft we assemble and maintain. Our team members make it happen.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

MRO Shop Supervision:  50%

• Support the manager in planning and prioritizing the workload of all assigned personnel to ensure on time delivery of components in accordance with delivery schedules.

• Maintain the delivery schedule up to date, taken into account parts, technician availability and interface with the business office accordingly

• Drumbeat the flow in order to reach target turnaround time and 95% On Time Delivery.

• Ensure shop process is in compliance with FAA/OSHA and with Airbus procedures.

• Coordinate inspection requirements with quality assurance, paint shop and all support functions to maintain and meet delivery schedules. Train and mentor new employees in proper job procedures and department processes.

• Support the manager in conducting periodic performance evaluations and timecard approvals.

• Inspect and verify test and tooling equipme