About USA Jet Power In 2022, to support its fleet of jet engines and to allow it to provide services to other operators and leasing companies, USA Jet Airlines established USA Jet Power. USA Jet Power is a 14 CFR Part 145 Air Agency Repair Station located in Oscoda, Michigan, authorized to perform maintenance, inspection and testing on Pratt and Whitney JT8D turbofan engines that are certificated to operate upon Boeing 727, 737, Douglas DC-9 and MD88 aircraft.
USA Jet Power is housed in a state-of-the-art 51,000 sq ft facility that supports its engine repair operations and parts warehousing. Our Guiding Principles At the core of Ascent's culture is a strong commitment to excellence, driven by the passion and dedication of every team member. We're equally dedicated to going above and beyond for our customers, ensuring this commitment extends beyond our team and brings exceptional value to those we serve.
We aim for perfect execution in everything we do and ‘play hard’ by creating an environment where tasks are performed with a can-do attitude from start to finish. We ‘play smart’ by delivering on our commitments in an honest, fair and ethical manner. We treat every person with whom we interface with the utmost dignity and respect. We understand that our teammates are our most valuable assets, so we ‘play together’ by making every effort to provide a professional and enjoyable experience, enabling careers to flourish and personal growth to be achieved.
What You’ll Do The Director of Operations is directly responsible to the Accountable Manager in areas that concern engine maintenance processes for the engine repair center, production and material departments, and efforts to ensure engines are repaired within budgeted time and within USA JET, FAA and our customers’ standards of quality. The Director of Operations supervises all production, stockroom, and material management related positions.
Ensure the coordination and communication between the Maintenance personnel and Production Planning personnel is continuous, produces acceptable productivity. Providing adequate training, equipment, materials, and competent personnel pertinent to the operations in order that it may comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and manufacturers’ recommendations. Establish procedures to determine the need for new hire and recurrent training of personnel consistent with the work to be performed.
Training and assisting subordinates in the proper work procedures and practices to be followed. Responsible for the continuous improvement of quality, cost, safety and on time delivery of the shop work. Ensure necessary maintenance entries for engine processing used by the repair station are properly executed by the responsible aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs). Ensuring that any work accomplished outside the facility is done in accordance with manufacturer and company quality standards.
Maintain the preservation of all units or parts during the work process, installation, and storage. Assure the proper handling of parts while in the repair process and when work is completed. Ensure the proper handling and preservation of all engine material during the work process, installation, and storage. Communicate with customer as required to discuss progress reports as well as review man-hours and explain any discrepancies.
Update the Work In Progress (WIP) report on the status of all engine, modules, and piece parts going through the process steps on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Report any obstacles which have any bearing on the cycle time or financial results for each service order. Be available during off shift hours to communicate and coordinate with the Shift Leads to ensure that required responsibilities are carried out.
Conduct production meetings for materials staff and production personnel. Provide training and assistance to production and material staff to ensure proper procedures, methods and practices are fo