Chief Inspector

Foundation Aviation is a full-service private charter aviation company based in Brea, CA focusing on high quality service to customers in the areas of aircraft sales, management, charter, maintenance, parts, and consulting.

• Coordinate on-road maintenance
• Liaise with maintenance, charter, and flight ops to ensure the proper coordination of road maintenance
• Assist in any parts orders shipping and receiving, as needed.
• Input all log pages into the computer system for each aircraft (including computerized maintenance)
• Track all airframe, engine cycles, Engine times, and landing for all aircraft and report accordingly
• Ensure all historical logbooks have the correct times and cycles and have been calculated accurately by the crew
• Input all airframe time into FOS
• Input all mechanical discrepancies into EBIS and create work orders for repair
• Complete a discrepancy form for each aircraft with maintenance issues
• Manage all incoming outside invoices and get approval from managers, then transmit to accounting or ensure proper payment
• Ensure all aircraft documentation is up to date and in the correct folders, binders, etc.
• Update any maintenance manuals in accordance with revisions
• Input data into online portals for engine, airframe, APU, or avionics programs and deliver output to accounting, to ensure on-time payment
• Review, inventory, and organize aircraft and engine records for storage
• Audit aircraft and engine records to ensure proper location and protection
• Assist the Technical and Quality teams in locating pertinent documentation
• Produce daily/weekly/monthly reports on the status of aircraft and engine records
• Plans track and schedule aircraft maintenance events
• Research records through contacts with OEMs, and repair facilities in obtaining life-limited part trace and complete operational and technical aircraft and engine documentation
• Ensure that comprehensive data packages exist for aircraft and engines
• Scan select technical and trace documents
• Track all Airframe, Engine cycles, Engine times, and landing for all aircraft
• Ensure all log books have the correct times and times have been calculated accurately by the crew
• Input all log pages' airframe time and crew times
• Input all mechanical discrepancies and create a work order for repair
• Occasional physical maintenance when necessary

Core Competencies:

• Experience working for Part 135 Charter Operator preferred
• Ability to multi-task, collect and organize data, define problems, and provide required reporting in a timely manner
• Experience utilizing aviation software preferred, not required; Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Office
• Willing and able to work extended duty periods on sequential days, as well as a varied schedule, including early morning, nights, overnights, and weekends