Parts Department Manager

Title: Parts Department Manager

Location: Zionsville, IN

Reports to: Director MRO Parts Department

The Company:

Expect it all at Jet Access and our family of companies that provide premier private air travel, charter, aircraft management, sales, maintenance, flight training, airport operation and management.

Our Jet Access family members are the heart of our core values, the center of everything we do and the foundation of our success. As a growing enterprise we are committed to providing you the tools and resources for a long and meaningful career with us.

Expect a safe, positive, fast paced, and growth-oriented environment.

• Expect a culture focused on the wellbeing and happiness of our Team Members and their families.

• Expect to work with a diverse and talented group of aviation professionals.

• Expect your voice to be heard.

• Expect to matter.

Your future success is our priority

• Expect it all.

Perks and Benefits:

A generous benefit package, competitive wages, paid vacation and holidays, excellent training programs, and discounted flight training. This is a tight-knit family with a collaborative and social environment. Leadership is compassionate, and transparent, and believes in empowering employees to achieve, not only for the business, but also their own personal success.

Job Summary:

The Manager of the Parts Department is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the parts department which include the purchasing, ordering, shipping, receiving, tracking, inventorying, and delivery of parts. In addition, they are responsible for complying with all FAA and company rules and regulations pertaining to parts and parts departments of repair stations.

Core Schedule:

• Variable

• Airport open 7 days/week 6:00 a.m.

• 8:00 p.m.

• On-call or evening/weekend hours required.

• Understands that our business is 24/7/365 and is willing to and will work overtime, holidays, and weekends when required to meet the demands of the business.

Compensation:

• Base Salary of $55,000 - 60,000 (annualized), paid bi-weekly.

Day in the Life:

• Purchasing of all parts - avionics, airframe, engine etc.

• Purchasing of all outsourced services.

• Purchasing of all supplies, equipment, and services required to keep Jet Access functioning unless temporarily or partially delegated to another manager by the company President.

• Responsible for assuring we get the best pricing on all purchases.

• Issuing, amending, and tracking all Purchase Orders.

• Shipping, receiving, and tracking of all parts.

• Tracking and posting of freight charges.

• Participate or lead negotiations with vendors and suppliers to ensure best pricing and terms.

• Approve for payment all invoices for parts and outside services.

• Sales of all aircraft parts OTC and for maintenance and support functions.

• Creating, maintaining, filing and handling of all parts department paperwork required by the FAA, the company, accounting and other outside sources.

• Maintain electronic online parts sites, such as ILS, Parts Base, E-BAY, and WTF Inventory and usage.

• Management and control of all cores.

• Management and control of tool crib.

• Handle Parts returns.

• Support other departments with parts-related issues or questions.

• Sourcing and delivering parts to support maintenance.

• Support, manage and control inventory cycle/perpetual counting, reconciliation, and audits.

• Manage and control parts inventory i.e. setting quantities to be held in stock, rotation of stock, quarantine of stock, restocking of shop supplies etc.

• Maintain a clean and organized parts department and warehouses.

What will make you successful:

• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook software.

• Prior experience with Aviation Maintenance in a Part 145 Repair Station

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to communicate and interact positively with customers, service providers, and other employees.

• Ability to utilize technical documentation and literature as required.

• Ability to multi-task effectively.

• Ability to establish priorities and work independently.

Jet Access Group and affiliated companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Employment decisions are based solely on the qualifications and merit of the individual candidate and needs of the business, without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.