Pneumatic Technician

Location: Miami, FL

Reports to
Shop supervisor

Job Summary
This role’s main function is to perform skilled troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and modification to a variety of aircraft Pneumatic components in accordance with CMM regulations and standards.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The following is just an outline, and in no way limits other non-mentioned responsibilities from being added:

  • With minimal supervision, disassemble, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, overhaul, and test accessory components using hand tools, power tools, equipment, and test equipment as per customer airworthiness requirements.
  • Read, understand, and follow Pneumatics component manufacturer manual (CMM) procedures in order to complete the assigned steps in component repair.
  • Write detailed reports in order to record the teardown and corrective action of each repair.
  • Create 100% kits and parts list to complete the unit’s repair.
  • Read, understand, and perform service bulletins and airworthiness directives.
  • Obtain all the necessary tooling for completing the jobs and ensure effective and accurate job completion.
  • Perform failure analysis in order to improve component reliability.
  • Maintain housekeeping in the work area. Ensure the shop is cleaned up, tools and equipment are put away and properly maintained.
  • Participate and complete training in order to advance troubleshooting skills.
  • Provides OJT (On the job training) to less experienced technicians as needed.
  • Remain familiar with all shop equipment operations and its maintenance and is able to work with little or no supervision.
  • Any other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Minimum two years experience or education equivalence.
  • Excellent verbal and writing communication skills in English. Spanish is a plus.
  • Ability to work well under pressure, multi-task and meet deadlines, manage a large volume of communication and be a team player.
  • Problem-solving and decision-making abilities for moderately complex issues.
  • Strong attention to detail.

Working Environment/Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is typical of a mechanic shop environment and, as such, is considered loud at times.

There may be special working conditions depending a range of circumstances and business need including working during evening and weekends, working outdoors, visiting clients outside the offices, working with challenging clients, and so forth.

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

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and kneel for long periods.  This role requires to listen, converse; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects; and to reach with hands and arms.  Needs to be able to use both hands to perform task on units.

Specific vision abilities are required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee must be fully able to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds unassisted and up to 75 pounds assisted.

Direct reports
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