Lead Aircraft Lead (A&P)

**$6,500 Sign-On Bonus Available******Relocation available***    We are Trusted Partners | Supporting Flight. Our more than 50 years of success are the result of our employees, who have dedicated themselves to providing unmatched quality, service, and safety in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul. Being a part of ATS offers an opportunity to build meaningful partnerships, innovate new ideas, do the right thing, and make our company a great place to work! Your Work Matters – And So Do YouAt ATS, we reward your contributions with a well-rounded compensation package designed to support you today and help you plan for tomorrow: Base pay range: $33.00 - $50.00/DOE hourly rate plus annual bonus eligibility Comprehensive health coverage – medical, dental, vision, and more 401(k) with company match and access to personal financial advisors Generous time off – PTO, holidays, and paid parental leave Tuition assistance and loan repayment for AMT programs On-the-job training and leadership development through ATS Academy Employee discounts on travel, tech, wellness, and more Confidential 24/7 support through our Employee Assistance Program   Join a team that values your growth, your well-being, and your future.    SUMMARY: The Lead Mechanic oversees the maintenance tasks in the service, repair, and overhaul of aircraft to ensure airworthiness. Ensures timely completion of tasks and provides training and mentorship for an assigned function area. Assists with Maintenance Supervisor responsibilities for short periods of time.    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensures all tasks are promptly completed in compliance with federal regulations, customer guidelines, and company policies. Reviews required customer and FAA paperwork to ensure proper maintenance updates and compliance with applicable regulations and customer requirements. Leads the maintenance, preventative maintenance, or alteration of, or approves and returns to service, any aircraft, or part thereof, only for which that Lead is rated and has satisfactorily performed the work concerned at an earlier date. Performs maintenance tasks as required and becomes an active crew member. Conducts crew meetings to ensure communication regarding work, safety, and quality. Uses technical data to order parts and ensure the material is effective for the aircraft being installed on. Ensures all parts for the specialty area are ordered in a timely manner.  Ensures Engineering is submitted on time as needed. Responsible for keeping all assigned areas clean and audit-ready. Identifies and eliminates hazards that pose a risk to employee safety and quality of work. Ensures compliance with safety requirements. Responsible for on-time delivery in assigned skill set in coordination with other skill sets. Monitors and corrects routine and non-routine labor hours prior to exceeding the allotted estimated hours. Notifies Supervisor of variations in labor requirements to ensure the most efficient utilization of labor and resources and to avoid LOW when possible. Answers questions from customers as needed. Responsible for setting timeframe expectations with technicians on task card accomplishment. Oversees On-the-Job Training (OJT) to provide learning opportunities through work assignments and mentoring. Recommends changes to processes to improve efficiencies and workflow. Complies with, communicates, and provides guidance to team members on ATS policies, procedures, and Safety Management System (SMS) requirements. Promotes the “Balanced Technician" concept. Mentors and develops the technical and leadership skills of the mechanics. Communicates all information on assigned employees to the supervisor, including disciplinary problems. May deliver or give input with performance evaluations on assigned employees. Provides regular feedback and performance coaching, including appropriate time management, task prioritization, and ensuring proper knowledge and training to accomplish assignments for all members of the assigned crew. Responsible for accurate timekeeping, including clocking into jobs. Responsible for the accuracy of clocking into jobs for the assigned team. Responsible for adhering to all ATS-required training. Regular and predictable attendance. Effective and appropriate conduct with co-workers.    OTHER DUTIES: Performs other duties as assigned. Performs Delegated Inspector duties as assigned.   SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY: Duties shall include observing all company, health, safety, and environmental rules, ensuring the provision of full information on area-specific safety orientation, identifying all unique hazards, and being provided with the proper equipment to carry out the job safely. Also, the entire work area must be routinely inspected to maintain a high standard of housekeeping and a low incidence of physical hazards, and all accidents must be promptly reported.    QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty.  The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to communicate effectively with other maintenance and support personnel at all levels regarding job-related issues. Ability to read and comprehend written documents. Effective negotiation skills. Ability to reason, organize, and solve complex problems. Ability to manage multiple tasks on multiple projects at one time. Ability to guide and mentor personnel. Demonstrates a team player mindset and behavior. Ability to effectively delegate. Ability to positively resolve conflicts. Ability to calculate basic to intermediate mathematical functions. General overall knowledge of aircraft systems and major components. Proven knowledge in the procedures, practice, inspection methods, materials, tools, machine tools, and equipment generally used in the area of responsibility. Detailed knowledge of specialty area, paperwork, and publications, and an understanding of technical information, in order to troubleshoot problems. Ability to meet all regulatory requirements per FAR 65. General PC skills and basic knowledge in MS Office (Outlook, Word). General working knowledge of Gateway programs, and may include Oracle.   EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Minimum of four (4) years’ recent commercial aircraft maintenance and/or MRO experience preferred. Applicable Repairman, Airframe, or Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification required.   PHYSICAL EFFORT AND DEXTERITY:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit, stand, and walk; use their hands and arms; talk or hear; and focus on close-up objects. The employee may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.   ENVIRONMENT:  Based on location, you may be required to pass a background check for an SIDA (Security Identification Display Area) or an AOA (Airport Operations Area) badge.  The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to high. May occasionally work near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. May work outside in various types of weather. This position requires the use of a respirator.      EMPLOYER’S RIGHTS: This job description is not a contract for employment and either party may terminate employment at any time. The job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. ATS reserves the right to revise the job description at any time.