AIRCRAFT SERVICES DIRECTOR
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- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Work type
- Onsite
- Compensation
- $86,160 - $155,040/yr
- Posted
- yesterday
- Apply on
- governmentjobs.com
About this role
About the Department
The Division of Administration/Office of Aircraft Services has a vacancy. This job title has an assigned pay grade of WS-223.
The Office of Aircraft Services is responsible for maintaining and repairing aircraft owned by state agencies within the executive branch of government.
The Division of Administration is the state government’s management arm and the hub of its financial operations. Division offices perform a wide variety of activities including the following:
- Overseeing the state’s capital construction program
- Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
- Development of the state budget
- Providing technology services
- Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
- Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
Position Duties
Minimum Qualifications
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Other Qualifications
Job Duties:
- Directs, plans, schedules and coordinates all activities and functions of the aviation maintenance program to minimize delays and increase safety, productivity and efficiency of maintenance personnel.
- Develops and recommends work standards, methods and implements policy and procedural changes to permit full utilization of personnel and equipment.
- Designs and implements inspection standards, methods and procedures to comply with all applicable FAA regulations, manufacturers' recommendations, and State of Louisiana laws, rules and regulations.
- Maintains all forms and records in compliance with acceptable maintenance and inspection procedures, FAA regulations and department policies.
- Ensures all maintenance work is completed in compliance with all applicable FAA regulations and manufacturers' recommendations.
- Maintains complete parts coordination and inventory control for the fixed wing and the rotary wing maintenance sections.
- Provides administrative personnel with frequent maintenance management information and reports such as maintenance management information and reports such as maintenance costs, production reports, parts data, etc.,to ensure maintenance management accountability.
- Coordinates program efforts with other agencies and advises higher level officials on problems involving relationship of work units to other programs and their impact on such programs.
- Coordinates buying and selling of new or used aircraft including appraisal and specification development for trade-in or disposal of machines.
- Directs the management of budget, accounting, maintenance and property control services for the State Office of Aircraft Services.
- Schedules training courses, as needed, for all aviation maintenance personnel to develop and retain a competent maintenance staff.
- Delegates authority to subordinates and holds them accountable for the accomplishment of organizational goals. Resolves problems presented by subordinates.
- Evaluates performance of subordinate staff.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.
Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" for People with Disabilities.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system.
*Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application.
For further information about this posting, please contact:Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
Email: [email protected]
Benefits
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Agency Information
EmployerState of LouisianaAddress 1201 N 3rd StBaton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 Phone(866) 783-5462
Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm