Penn State Job Catalog

The Airport Repair Station Supervisor oversees the University’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified Repair Station servicing University and external customer aircraft. Responsibilities include ensuring FAA requirements are met; directing aircraft repair, maintenance, and inspection; ensuring quality control and fleet reliability; monitoring repair work for completeness, accuracy, timeliness; managing inventories; updating manuals; supervising personnel.

• Supervise all Repair Station operations; direct and oversee annual, scheduled, and non-scheduled aircraft inspections, repair, maintenance
• Ensure quality assurance; review, revise, and monitor compliance with Repair Station Manual; assess training needs; confirm certifications
• Manage fleet reliability; monitor maintenance and repair work for completeness, accuracy and timeliness; ensure equipment and tools are properly calibrated; address deficiencies; identify and recommend equipment upgrades; document and maintain records
• Manage aircraft parts inventory; approve and track orders ensuring numbers and product quality meet operational requirements; as needed, arrange parts transport to shippers; create/update shelf-life program; document and appropriately dispose of scrapped parts
• Keep abreast of technical data and regulatory requirement changes; update manuals, publications, policy and procedures; notify personnel
• Liaise with vendors, suppliers, customers, charter operators, etc.; coordinate repairs, costs, scheduling; advocate Repair Station services
• Hire, train, coach, supervise, schedule, and evaluate employees; plan and coordinate professional development opportunities; adhere to Collective Bargaining Agreement provisions; participate in grievance/arbitration proceedings

Level:

– Senior Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. May demonstrate subject matter expertise. Demonstrates intermediate to advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Demonstrates the ability to coach assigned employees. Assigns and reviews completed work to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards. Trains, coaches, mentors, and motivates staff. Anticipates potential problems, issues, and opportunities; researches and recommends solutions within defined policies. May develop creative recommendations for solving problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Professional track, performs work at the Senior Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)
– May assist in planning and forecasting budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies general precedents and practices and specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– Organizes work of direct reports and sets team priorities
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00