Spares Support Associate

Purpose of Position

The Associate Spares Support is accountable for establishing and maintaining supply discipline, including minimum stocks of expendable and rotatable spare parts for all Flight Training Devices (FTDs) at the Learning Center.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain automated records of physical inventory.
• Accountable for ensuring that FTD parts/spares are readily available for repair or replacement actions by FTD staff without overstocking, and or overspending.
• Order bench stock, materials, parts and equipment for Flight Training Devices support.
• Acquire and maintain spares cost and pricing data with use of automated data management techniques and tools.
• Ship rotatable or expendable spares to other FlightSafety International Centers, as required.
• Acquire and analyze repair quotes and balance cost of repairs and make recommendation to management on most cost effective method of repair.
• Coordinate repair activities with repair Centers at FlightSafety Simulation (FSS); coordinate use of local repair capability in support of FSS and other FlightSafety International Centers.
• Ship spares to Simulation Systems Functional group (SSFG) or other vendor(s) for repair and track “returns to stock” in a timely manner.
• Interact with various other FTD staff regarding needed spares/parts in anticipation of possible repair and or replacement actions at the Center.
• Interact with Simulation Operations Support (SOS) Analysis Engineers and SOS Manager for definition of critical path priority of spares, repair parts and support equipment.
• Assist SFTD/MFTD in setting of appropriate minimum quantity levels for spares, using analysis of past usage patterns and estimates of future usage.
• Report, on a timely basis, any safety hazards observed in work area, equipment, and or building to appropriate person(s) for correction.

Minimum Education

• High school diploma or Certificate of High School Equivalency (G.E.D. demonstrated satisfactory performance in the General Educational Development Testing Program).

Minimum Experience

• Two to three (2 to 3) years of related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Working knowledge of electrical/electronic components and inventory control procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Accountability Meets productivity standards, deadlines, and work schedules. Accepts full responsibility for quality of work.
• Communication Conveys ideas and facts by presenting information clearly and professionally while listening carefully to ensure information is understood.
• Approachability Earns trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism.
• Teamwork Cooperates and collaborates with all employees to achieve common goals.
• Analytical Thinking – Efficiently and accurately dissects problems and information and uses logic and judgment to evaluate alternatives and develop solutions.
• Detail Oriented – Pursues quality in task accomplishment by checking work to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Initiative – Proactively identifies what needs to be done and takes action to achieve high standards.
• Safety Awareness – Identifies and corrects conditions that affect employee and or client safety; upholds safety standards.
• SelfMotivated – Resultsoriented, with a high drive to achieve objectives and standards with little supervision or direction.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate. The employee may be required to stand; walk; sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to view monitors, technical documents, and reference material. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.