Training Specialist

Purpose:

Executes the 145 Repair Station Training Programs including curriculum development, class scheduling, instruction and record keeping. Trains Repair Station personnel to ensure compliance with the FAA Approved Training Manual and Program.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop, manage, and conduct company training programs.
• Conduct company Indoctrination Training for technicians.
• Track and maintain records for On-the-Job Training (OJT) program .
• Facilitate Ground Support Equipment (GSE) training.
• Facilitate vendor GMM/RII aircraft specific technical training.
• Act as the primary liaison with external training providers or programs.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s FAA approved training program manual.
• Develop and maintain training curriculum and materials suitable for presentation in formal classroom, CBT, OJT or other appropriate mediums.
• Maintain training records for personnel.
• Coordinate with various members of the organization to identify and develop training for active and contractor personnel.
• Develop training schedules and personnel listing for required and elective training activities.
• Actively support the company safety and quality programs and initiatives.
• Strive for continuous process improvements while ensuring compliance to FAA, safety (OSHA), legal, and established corporate procedures, checks and balances.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications or Experience:

• High School Diploma/GED required. Undergraduate studies or degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years’ work experience performing training, curriculum design, and presentation of industrial- related topics (technical, policies and procedures, and safety).

• Current FAA Airframe and/or Powerplant License.
• Working knowledge of 14 CFR Part 145 and part 121, 125 or 135 operations is preferred.

This position is a specialist position that oversees the training program but does not have any direct reports.

• Is passionate about transferring knowledge to others. Engages with learners, keeping them focused and interested to maximize their retention of what is being taught.
• Knowledge of maintenance operations involving transport category aircraft.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to prepare reports, correspondence, training, and procedural documents suitable for various audiences. Must be able to communicate with different levels of management, domestic and foreign regulatory officials, and customer representatives.
• Excellent organizational skills to handle multiple tasks, departmental projects, and resources are required. Ability to develop training deliverables in compliance with FAA and organizational objectives. Must be able to perform these tasks without supervision and make recommendations to management on execution of the training.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Power Point to develop reports, correspondence, memos, and presentations.
• Familiarity with Computer Based Training (CBT) applications for training and testing purposes.

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel is to be expected for business industry work, events and occasional business networking and negotiation meetings.

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 with or without notice.

Working Conditions:

This position is considered INDOOR WORK which is characterized as follows.

• The training and administrative tasks are generally indoors during the day and occasionally at night.
• Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the workplace.
• The work surface is stable (flat), requires climbing ladders, and using lifts.

Physical Activity/Requirements:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered LIGHT work.

Frequent lifting requirements for all levels of work is 20lbs.

If a Safety Sensitive position:

As part of the hiring process, applicants who receive an offer of employment will be asked to submit to a screening test to detect the presence of drugs (marijuana, opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, phencyclidine/ PCP). Offers of employment are conditioned on a negative result. If you are asked to submit to a drug test and you refuse to be tested, or you do not pass, Citadel Completions, LLC. will revoke any offer of employment. All drug tests will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

If you are a qualified individual and have a disability, for which you need a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job to which you are applying, you are entitled to one under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

All:

Citadel Completions, LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.