Summary of Duties
Establish and maintain efficient tool control program with the department, including personal and company tools, shop aids, fixtures, dollies, etc….
Manage tool room (if applicable) with oversight of tool issue, tool calibration, tool repair, and replacement tools.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS):
- Ensure compliance of the department with Falcon practices and processes regarding tool control.
- Oversee, monitor and support tool processing performance within the shop in regards to IMS, Cost Reduction Plan, Internal Backshops schedules.
- Ensure shop is compliant with all Tool Control related documentation in Corridor Cloud & Qpulse.
- Pursue company effort to move forward with Company Tool over Personal Tools.
- Prepare and ensure correct industrialization of any new tool coming in the shop:
- Define storage location, labelling or scan tag if required.
- Define calibration cycle & associated processes if applicable
- Ship and receive all applicable new toolings / shops aids / fixtures /
- Define Preventive Maintenance Intervention program
- Ensure appropriate training has been defined and employees are qualified
- Oversight of shop tool / heavy equipment room
- Ensure replacement of consumables as needed
- Act as primary interface to Facilities and shop employees for any issue or update required in the area.
- Oversight of shop tool crib
- Act as primary interface to all employees for the Tool Crib activities.
- Apply and maintain Tool Identification tags to ensure accountability of company issued tools.
- Act as mentor/trainer for lesser skilled personnel.
- Solve production issues to include tracking, recalibration, tool replacement, and organization.
- Following up, extracting data from and verifying information on Tool Crib master.
- Making improvement recommendations regarding processes related to parts and tools.
- Coach, train and ensure employee questions related to tool control.
- Deliver tooling to hangar floor (if required), attend to all tooling needs from technicians
- Performs other duties as assigned or required.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in parts expediting or material functions.
- Knowledge of and ability to utilize computer systems (especially Excel, Access and PowerPoint) and associated equipment.
- Good verbal communications skills.
- Must be capable of lifting and moving up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Able to generate / update macros on Excel.
- Corridor or any tool control application.
- Knowledge of Warehouse, Manufacturing, or MRO operations.
- Detail-oriented
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
- Climate controlled aircraft hangars/offices.
- Movement of tools between shops/buildings as required.
- Some exposure to factory-type noise levels may be required.
- Operate motorized vehicle/cart/forklift as necessary.