Aircraft Avionics Lead

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The Avionics Lead is responsible to his or her respective department supervisor for all functions assigned to provide airworthiness of the aircraft upon completion of maintenance at the facility. A Lead Technician is required to be a certified A&P Technician or hold a Repairman Certificate, an FCC certificate, or a Radio Repairman Operator certificate as applicable to the work they are supervising.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Being available for consultation on matters relating to work being accomplished on his or her assigned aircraft.
• Ensuring all required paperwork is satisfactorily completed and signed and complies with all existing regulations and procedures.
• Ensuring all equipment is properly used and adequate safeguards are in place to protect the customers aircraft and equipment.
• Monitoring and reporting to supervisors the work of personnel under his or her responsibility for proper work performance, productivity, quality and personnel safety.
• Assisting supervisors as requested in reviewing personnel for job qualifications and status and for maximizing manpower.
• Performing on the job training for personnel.
• Providing guidance and technical advice to assigned technicians.
• Coordinating with other appropriate departments to organize and control the customers work package and any special considerations.
• All other duties as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Business Acumen: Utilizing financial data to diagnose business strengths and weaknesses and identify the implications for potential strategies
• Managing Relationships: Meeting the personal needs of individuals to build trust, encourage two-way communications, and strengthen relationships.

Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture).

Continuous Learning: Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; taking full advantage of opportunities to receive and explore feedback about own performance (from assessments, managers, coworkers, internal/external partners, or customers).

Safety Focus: Identifying and improving conditions that affect our own and others' safety; upholding safety standards.

Quality Orientation: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed.

Valuing Differences: Working effectively with individuals of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations or backgrounds