AH6i Mechanic

Job description / Role

Duties/responsibilities:
• Ensures that AH-6i Aircraft maintenance functional activities and procedures among designated organizations are planned, coordinated, integrated, and synchronized to achieve established platform operational readiness objectives.
• Responsible for the compliance with established maintenance systems, processes, procedures and reports that provide immediate situational awareness of platform readiness rates.
• Establishes daily maintenance operational goals, objectives and priorities for implementation in-order to achieve state readiness rates and MNG training objectives as required.
• Oversees the daily maintenance management of individually assigned aircraft in support of the Production Control (PC) Manager.
• Works within the maintenance quality control processes, procedures, and standards.
• Directs inquires, investigations, and research analysis related to aviation maintenance of AH-6i Aircraft and supporting maintenance activities to the PC Manager.
• Coordinates activities and requirements for maintenance operations support with the Aviation Manager.
• Coordinates through management for daily and weekly maintenance training activities.
• Ensures all maintenance operations and related maintenance support activities are conducted in a safe manner.
• In coordination with the PC Manager, supports the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) processes and procedures.
• Other tasks as directed by the PC Manager.

Independence:
• Performs within the broad guidelines of duties and responsibilities with significant choice of methods.
• Retains the authority to select and implement goals and objectives within the execution of duties and responsibilities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
• As assigned

Requirements

Education Level Requirements:
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience Requirements:
• Qualified by a USG armed forces Rotary Wing aircraft mechanic maintenance course or civilian A&P equivalent and five
(5) years’ experience.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Certifications, and Ability Requirements:
• Graduate of a US Military aviation maintainers course or civilian equivalent training.
• Proficient in the use of computer-hosted interactive technical manuals, aircraft maintenance forms, and other aircraft related documentation.
• Proficient in MS Office software.
• Professional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the customer in a professional and courteous manner.
• Possess a valid US issued driver’s license and passport.
• Successfully pass an overseas deployment physical upon hire.

Desired/Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• AH-6i, MD-500 series, MH-6, AH-64 and ten (10) years’ experience desired. Note: Post hire AH-6i familiarization course will be required if applicant is not an A&P, AH-6i, MD500 series, MH-6, OH-58 or AH-64 qualified mechanic.
• Recent aircraft mechanic experience.
• FAA A&P certificate.
• Aviation Technical Inspector (TI) experience.
• FAA IA certificate.

About the Company

Vinnell Arabia is the market leader in U.S. military doctrine-based training, logistics, and support services inside Saudi Arabia. We provide unparalleled training and simulation services for defense, national security as well as fire and emergency medical response.

With over 1,250 highly experienced employees Kingdom-wide, over half of whom are Saudi nationals, we provide a unique knowledge-base of experience and talent. Vinnell Arabia staff completes all organizational requirements relating to training, simulation and support services. Vinnell Arabia’s services are custom tailored to meet specific customer needs. We have successfully integrated, fielded, trained and supported U.S. and internationally manufactured systems.

Our expertise in designing, developing and executing training systems is only achieved by highly qualified former U.S. military and other U.S. government agency personnel, using time-tested and proven procedures. Vinnell Arabia is an international corporation based in Saudi Arabia dedicated to providing the best in military training, logistics and support to the Ministry of the National Guard (MNG) in the form of organization development, weapon systems maintenance and management consultancy.