Job Description
Overview
Aviation Maintenance Technician
About Fairweather
Fairweather is a trusted service provider in Alaska, delivering specialized solutions in remote and Arctic environments
Our mission is to support operations with safety, integrity, and excellence
We offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees are equipped with the tools and support needed for success.
Why You Should Work for Us
- Supportive and collaborative work culture
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth
- Commitment to employee safety and well-being
- Retirement Plan: 401(k) up to 4% company match.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free counseling and support service
JOB DESCRIPTION
Advanced level Support individual contributor with broad working knowledge of sub function’s procedures or tools developed through formal training or work experience
Nature of work is standard with moderate complexity and tends to have some precedent with limited supervision
Responsible for the completion of assigned processes or activities, in accordance with sub function processes
May assess issues/performance, which promote/impede service delivery
Provides assistance and training to lower-level employees.
Knowledge
Has working knowledge and skills to perform a defined set of Aviation Maintenance operational processes
Has working knowledge of Aviation Maintenance and skills developed through formal training or work experience
Works within established procedures with a moderation degree of supervision.
Decision Making and Complexity
Identifies the problem and all relevant issues in straightforward situations, assesses each using Aviation Maintenance standard procedures and makes sound decisions
Has limited prior relevant Aviation Maintenance training or work experience
Has limited discretion to vary from established Aviation Maintenance procedures.
Impact and Influence
Completes a variety of atypical assignments and works with a limited degree of supervision, with oversight focused only on complex new assignments in a range of Aviation Maintenance processes or procedures.
People Accountabilities
Receives instruction, guidance, and directions from their manager or senior staff
Provides support to manager or senior staff
Acts as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience in Aviation Maintenance
May be assisted by and/or provide guidance to entry/junior level Aviation Maintenance team members.
Job Level Profile Qualifications
Associates degree or higher in specific field, other related (technical, business, quantitative) field, or foreign equivalent (preferred) 3 + years or related experience
Work Schedule: rotational schedule of two weeks on/two weeks off, working 12-hour shifts
Candidates must hold a valid Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certificate and have demonstrated experience supporting turboprop aircraft.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position
Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties
All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities
To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently
Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others
The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship
Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.