Avionics Manager
Banyan Air Service is seeking an experienced Manager of Avionics who will oversee the day to day operations of the avionics department.
"Why Banyan…?
Banyan Air Services Inc.is the largest aviation complex in the southeast located in beautiful Fort Lauderdale. We are a full-service aviation company, providing award-winning FBO services, and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) on turbine powered aircraft. Our avionics and maintenance repair station spans over 80,000 sq. ft. of hangar shops and offices. Banyan offers unique career growth opportunities in our busy shop maintaining King Airs, Falcons. Cessna, Hondajets, Gulfstreams and more. Our team has a deep passion for excellence in aviation services and we are looking for enthusiastic individuals with the same passion. Give us a call and learn more about the career opportunities and consider sharing your talents with our team and customers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist the Avionics Supervisors by communicating with customers to understand their needs and objectives.
Communicate and work closely with Technical Sales Team, MRO Service Managers to coordinate service and repairs of aircraft avionics systems and components, including areas of: Com/Nav, ADF, transponder, DME, Radar, audio systems and navigation instrumentation and systems.
Provide continuous updates to VP of MRO on avionics operations and work in progress, manage any difficulties that may cause delays or items that need to be communicated to the customer.
Organize priorities and assign work to technicians on a day-to-day basis for maximum productivity and efficiency.
Act as liaison between avionics operations manager and/or avionics service manager and avionics personnel.
Monitor when job assignments change and that each item completed is signed off and information is written in for items started but not completed.
Assist in opening and closing work orders to keep customers' waiting time to a minimum.
Assist and work closely with chief inspector to ensure that all items are inspected and closely monitor the paper flow to and from the inspection department.
Assist with time and material estimates for jobs and discuss with the avionics operations manager and/or avionics service manager.
Communicate with parts personnel the expected work order closing, parts that need to be handled as AOG and what parts are expected for that day.
Schedule daily job assignments to technicians in the morning and inform each technician of the shop goals for each day. Advise and manage changes throughout the day.
Assign tasks to technicians. Ensure the timely and efficient completion of the work orders.
Assist technicians with troubleshooting or any problems they may have and give direction to efficiently complete work orders.
Prepare documentation and complete teammate performance reviews.
Monitor teammate work schedules including vacation, Saturday, on-call, holiday, etc.
Communicate with co-workers, management, customers, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, and instructions.
Confirm with all safety standards and practices
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Requires an A&P license, a minimum of ten years of avionics experience or previous related experience, experience with factory certifications of various types in avionics and repair, possess a knowledge of FAA guidelines and regulations.
This performance plan in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the teammate(s) incumbent in this position. Teammate(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorization to give instructions or assignments.A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will posses the abilities and aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.