Job Posting Title: QC Inspector, Heavy Maintenance
Reports to: Manager, Quality Control
Overview:
The QC Inspector – Heavy Maintenance ensures compliance with Global X’s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) and FAA regulations. This role is responsible for inspections, surveillance, and audits of heavy maintenance activities to ensure aircraft airworthiness prior to release. The inspector serves as the on-site Quality representative during heavy maintenance events and collaborates closely with vendor personnel, Maintenance Control, and Engineering teams.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform Line Maintenance, Remain Over Night (RON), and Receiving Inspections (RI).
- Monitor maintenance work, workmanship, and materials to ensure compliance with Global X procedures and FAA regulations.
- Conduct Required Inspection Item (RII) in-process inspections and review related documentation.
- Audit completed aircraft records (e.g., logbook pages, work cards, non-routines, engineering documents).
- Oversee Heavy Maintenance or Special Maintenance visits.
- Perform Borescope inspections when qualified.
- Review and approve work documents for accuracy and completeness.
- Record discrepancies in logbooks and non-routine forms.
- Provide “buy-back” of RII and non-RII maintenance actions.
- Approve return-to-service for maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations.
- Issue airworthiness releases (AWR).
- Reject unsatisfactory work and non-conforming parts during inspection.
- Prepare and issue audit reports identifying risks, corrective actions, and compliance gaps.
- Conduct inspections and audits of contractors, repair vendors, overhaul services, fueling, deicing, and parts suppliers.
- Follow all company and safety regulations to maintain a safe work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Quality Control.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license held for at least 5 years.
- Proficiency with TRAX maintenance software.
- Documented inspection experience, including RII Authorization.
- Preferred: prior experience with NDT methods (Liquid Penetrant, Eddy Current, Borescope).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Experience with aircraft parts and materials handling.
WORK LOCATION AND SCHEDULE:
This is a full-time, salaried position based at our Miami base. The QC Heavy Maintenance Inspector will travel regularly to vendor facilities and maintenance sites where heavy checks are performed.
The role requires flexibility in scheduling, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to support operational needs. Travel may be domestic or international depending on where heavy maintenance events are conducted.
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. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed 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.
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