Part 145 Chief Inspector -- Repair Station Quality & Airworthiness

Job Description

Job DescriptionA day in the life

You open the repair station and review the overnight work: inspection findings are verified, documentation is complete, and articles are queued for return-to-service authorization. Before lunch, you coordinate an FAA visit, close out a calibration action item, and brief the team on a manual revision. By afternoon, you validate equivalent tooling paperwork, log fire protection equipment checks, and sign off audits supporting a Capability List expansion. Throughout, you ensure every task aligns with FAA regulations, customer specs, and HABCO’s quality system.

About HABCO MRO

HABCO MRO operates as an FAA-certified 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station (CRS#: 5HBR906C) in a dedicated facility. We specialize in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of Limited Accessories for airframe and engine components, with a roadmap to broaden categories as our footprint grows. Building on HABCO Industries’ strengths, we focus on products involving actuation, temperature, pressure, and air/oil flow—all performed to the highest safety standards and in accordance with FAA guidance.

Your responsibilities

• Lead compliance for all maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations, meeting applicable CFRs, Airworthiness Directives (ADs), FAA-approved/acceptable data, and customer requirements.
• Control and keep current all technical data: maintenance and overhaul manuals, instructions for continued airworthiness, service bulletins, standard practices, and related references used by the repair station.
• Oversee inspection activities; verify that maintenance records, inspections, and supporting documents are accurate, complete, and reviewed prior to approving articles for return to service.
• Ensure inspectors and repair station personnel are trained, qualified, and proficient in approved methods, techniques, equipment use, safety procedures, and regulatory obligations.
• Develop, maintain, and audit training files, qualification records, and the repair station roster—updating changes and training completions within 5 business days to remain compliant.
• Plan and execute internal audits, contractor evaluations, self-evaluations, and quality system reviews; provide documentation to support Capability List additions.
• Manage tooling and test equipment: maintenance, calibration, approval for use, records, and documentation of equivalent tooling determinations.
• Coordinate FAA inspections, respond to inquiries related to the repair station certificate, and submit reports of serious failures, malfunctions, or defects per FAA and company procedures.
• Maintain scrap control, safety compliance, and fire protection equipment inspections; establish and enforce SOPs that sustain day-to-day repair station operations.
• Distribute and control revisions to manuals and other controlled documents; maintain compliance records so that all documentation stays current, accurate, and accessible.
• Acquire and communicate Part 121, 125, 129, and 135 customer requirements and ensure all inspection personnel follow them.
• When a new article is introduced, confirm the required technical information is available and current to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.

What you bring

• Deep knowledge of FAA regulations, including 14 CFR Part 145 and related airworthiness requirements.
• Expertise in inspection methodologies, quality systems, FAA-approved maintenance data, and return-to-service criteria.
• Hands-on experience with technical publications, audits, calibration programs, and regulatory compliance systems.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply FAA-approved technical and regulatory information with precision.
• Strong organizational habits, clear written and verbal communication, and the leadership to influence standards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Education/experience: Bachelor’s degree or 3–5 years in a quality inspector capacity.

Preferred

• Leadership experience within an FAA Part 145 Repair Station.
• Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
• Background supporting Part 121, 125, 129, and 135 operations.

Core proficiencies and tools

• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• Root Cause Analysis
• ERP Software

Legal and eligibility

This position requires the use of information that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All accepted applications must be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee).

HABCO is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

All candidates must be U.S. citizens or currently have a Green Card to be eligible to work in our ITAR environment.