The primary responsibility of the Assistant Chief Inspector is to coordinate, accomplish, and execute all inspection and quality functions both on and off aircraft. This role requires familiarity with maintenance, preventative maintenance, alteration, and inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools to ensure work is performed properly and the airworthiness of the article and aircraft type.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance by checking work accomplished away from the repair stations fixed location and reporting findings to the Chief Inspector.
• Assist in maintaining current knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations, Advisory Circulars, Specifications, Type Certificate Data sheets, Technical Data, and Airworthiness Directives.
• Audit and inspect complete records of all inspections and maintenance activities and help develop and maintain audit schedules, results, and corrective actions.
• Oversee the proper documentation and traceability of aircraft parts, ensuring adherence to FAA and industry requirements.
• Assist with filing reports on serious failures, malfunctions, or defects and determine whether incidents should be reported to the FAA.
• Work in partnership with the training liaison to ensure personnel have appropriate knowledge or training prior to assigning inspection tasks.
• Participate in weekly Quality and maintenance meetings and maintain close communication with Fleet Managers, DOM, VP of Maintenance, and other leaders.

• A&P license
• 10+ years of experience in performing inspection on aircraft
• Familiarity with job accountabilities listed in the job description
• Flexibility to adapt to changes in a growing company
• Commitment to long-term tenure

• IA preferred

This position offers a long-term opportunity with a growing company, including employee benefits and potential relocation assistance for candidates from outside the local area. There is flexibility to work remotely while transitioning to the Thermal area and opportunities to travel.

Work Environment

The work environment involves operating across the world with a fleet of large aerial firefighting assets, consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The fleet includes Boeing 737 Fireliners, Hercules C130, Citation and King Air fire support platforms, CH47D Chinooks, UH60 helicopters, and Bell 412 helicopters, providing rapid response capabilities using aviation assets.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Thermal, California.

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $160000.00/yr.

Long term opportunity with a growing company
Employee benefits - can be provided for interested candidates
Relocation offered for candidates out of the local area.
Flexibility to work remote while they are in transition to relocating to the Thermal area
Opportunity to travel

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Thermal,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 18, 2025.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.