Aircraft Parts Specialist - ATP Flight School

Position Overview

Our Aircraft Parts Specialists monitor current supply inventories, coordinate the ordering of aircraft parts, process cores, and liaison with our various aircraft maintenance facilities and outside contract maintenance providers. Prior aircraft parts experience preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or its equivalent.
• Six (6) months experience in aircraft or motor vehicle parts and inventory service.
• Knowledge of basic aircraft-related work techniques, terminology, parts, etc. preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitors site inventories of parts and supplies and researches vendor's parts availability to ensure adequate completion of maintenance schedule on various aircraft.
• Works with Parts Manager, Aircraft Maintenance Controllers, and Maintenance Managers to determine upcoming maintenance needs and specific parts required to complete maintenance activities.
• Interacts with various parts manufacturers and maintains good rapport with vendors in order to ensure adequate deployment of parts on a timely basis.
• Accurately processes inbound/outbound shipments of parts, packaging items in accordance to shipping standards, as needed.
• Performs inventory counts, verifying inventory discrepancies and adjusting inventory when needed.
• Ensures adequate security and warehousing of parts and supplies.
• Works with Maintenance Managers and/or A&P Mechanics to identify damaged or lost parts, coordinating with vendors to replace, repair, or exchange goods.  Processes product returns to vendors.
• Complete required documentation of purchases and shipments, recording in company records in accordance with company procedures.
• Follows company policies and procedures.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Pay & Benefits

ATP offers a comprehensive employee benefits program, including:

• $15,000 Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Medical coverage (Employer pays 60% of total premiums)
• Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employer-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Enrollment (100% Vested with no employer contributions)
• 8 Paid Holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day)
• 13 Paid Time Off Days per Year (PTO is earned on an accrual based system, meaning you accumulate a little over 1 day of PTO for each month you work. Accrued PTO may be requested upon successful completion of 90 days of employment.)
• 5 additional Paid Time Off Days per Year after 5 years of service (18 days total)
• 5 more Paid Time Off Days per Year after 10 years of service (23 days total)

Physical Demands

• Squat/kneel for extended periods
• Make fast, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists
• Stand for extended periods
• Lift/carry more than 50 pounds of various items
• Maneuver body to enter confined spaces
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath
• Keep or regain the body's balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
• Climb to enter and exit aircraft using aircraft step/handles
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls
• Climb and stand on ladders
• Walk
• Read
• Push/Pull
• Speak
• Bend/Stoop
• Hear
• Write