Tooling Manager

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About PSA

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 4,000 employees. Our company culture, known as The PSA Way, is our foundation for operation and fosters stability, growth and a focus on the future while always placing safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are driven in our goals and achievements, eager to be better. We are reliable to one another and accountable for our actions. And we are caring in our daily interactions, with teammates, colleagues, and customers. Join our team to enjoy comprehensive benefits, including travel privileges on the American Airlines global network, so you can explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.

Benefits

PSA offers the benefits you expect from a company focused on excellence. All eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network

A generous vacation plan designed to let you enjoy your travel perks

401(k) with company match

American Airlines Group (AAG) profit-sharing and bonus opportunities

A choice of three health plan options, all with nationwide coverage with the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network

Premium dental coverage

Vision plan options provided, including a plan that covers both glasses and contacts every year

Benefits navigation services, including finding a doctor, scheduling an appointment, understanding your medical bills, and free second opinion services

Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care services

Family planning and fertility treatment

LGBTQ+ friendly services including gender affirming care, assistance finding knowledgeable providers, and family planning

Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and supplemental life insurance options for spouses and dependent children

Flexible Spending Accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care services

Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing a range of services, including 5 free in-person sessions with a health care professional

Responsibilities

Position Summary The Tooling Manager is responsible for procurement submission, inventory, calibration tracking, maintenance, and prepositioning of aircraft tooling and equipment as required. Responsible for all aspects of in-house tool maintenance, development, and testing activities to ensure the business objectives of all aircraft maintenance checks are met. Responsible for interfacing with Stores and Quality Control to ensure all tooling is maintained and calibrated according to due dates. Ensure tools are serviceable and repaired efficiently, on time, and in line with the quality standards of associated Vendor Manuals. Coordinate tooling requirements with Planning and Production for all future Aircraft maintenance contracts. Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern operational principles by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes through training and promoting change management. Job Responsibilities

Partner with Maintenance Production and Material for tool standardization across all PSA Airlines maintenance bases.

Establish and maintain the standardized tooling list for PSA Airlines maintenance bases to include the Essential Maintenance Provider locations.

Research New and Advanced tooling opportunities for improved maintenance on the PSA Airlines fleet.

Work with Finance to accurately identify tooling and equipment assets.

Coordinate with Purchasing to procure tooling needed by Production for new projects and nonroutine work or work added after aircraft induction.

Approve and document the discarding of obsolete or unserviceable (beyond economical repair) tooling per company policy.

Ensure that all Tooling locations under the Tooling and Stores Department maintain an accurate inventory of tooling and equipment.

Verify and Maintain processes to correctly identify all tools, prevent loss of tooling and tool control.

Utilizing all available resources, research and coordinate with Material and Technical Services to obtain problematic tooling. (OEM, Customers, Sister Companies, Open Market, Lease, Owner / Operator Produced Parts (OOPP) etc.).

Coordinate with Quality Control Department to ensure that Tool calibration or Load testing requirements do not disrupt work.

Establish yourself as a Leader and become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to develop training aids and conduct training sessions in addition to assisting Training in developing basic, intermediate, and advanced training courses for aircraft tooling.

Assist with integrating Maintenix with potential new software solutions that PSA implements including but not limited to tool kitting, tool tracking, etc.

Research and action Calibrated tooling calibration reports with a negative calibration result to include Aircraft Maintenance Manual research for tolerances and subsequent aircraft requirements if needed.

Manage the Maintenix task interface for tooling requirements.

Process CASS Notice of Noncompliance (NNC) and CASS Corrective Action Report (CCR) for all tooling related noncompliance events.

Learn, adopt and apply Lean methodologies to tooling storage, point of use, and other Lean processes.

Represent PSA Airlines at applicable industry and governmental forums, meetings, conferences, etc.

Create and provide various technical reports and data packages as requested.

Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs

Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Specifics

Qualifications Required

High School Diploma

Current Airframe and Powerplant Certificate

Minimum of four (4) years of technical experience within a 49CFR Part 121 Airline Maintenance experience

Advanced ability in the use of Technical Data and Manuals.

Strong communication and verbal skills

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software

Ability to speak/read/write in English

If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the US Preferred

Strong analytical, organizational skills

Ability to collaborate and build effective business relationships

Lean certification or experience Additional Information Supervisory Responsibility: This is not a supervisory position.

Delegation: In absence, responsibilities delegated to Director of Quality and Technical Services

Authorities: None Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines and filing cabinets. Physical Demands: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb up and down stairs; lift weight up to 25 lbs; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. AAP/EEO Statement: PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Security Clearance: All employees are required to pass the fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) per 49CFR1542.209 as well as a pre-employment drug screen. Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Full-Time