Quality Chief Inspector

Overview of the Position:

The Quality Chief Inspector reports to the Quality Manager and oversees assigned inspection activities to ensure components meet applicable technical, regulatory, and customer requirements before return to service. The position serves as a quality liaison for shop personnel, witness testing, prepares warranty investigation reports, assists with Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) interpretation, and maintains current technical publications. The position exercises inspection and return-to-service authority within the scope of the individual's certification and repair station authorization.

Accessory Technologies, a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI), has been a leading MRO for tier 1 airlines for over 30 years. We are known for our high-energy culture, commitment to quality, and long-term career opportunities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise Inspection Operations: Direct assigned inspection personnel, establish priorities under the Quality Manager, verify qualifications and authorizations, and support training and competency evaluations. Ensure Inspection Quality and Regulatory Compliance: Perform preliminary, in-process, and final inspections and witness testing to verify compliance with applicable technical data, procedures, and acceptance criteria; resolve discrepancies and document results before release.
• Review and Approve Maintenance Documentation: Review work packages for inspection results, testing, traceability, maintenance entries, and required signatures; inspect and approve components for return to service and complete release documentation within assigned authorization.
• Maintain Technical Data and Procedures: Ensure current, applicable technical publications and approved repair data are available at the point of use; assist with interpretation, procedural revisions, and operational impact assessments, escalating ambiguous requirements and proposed deviations to the Quality Manager.
• Manage Materials Inspection and Traceability: Verify acceptance, certification, and traceability of incoming materials, parts, supplies, and externally maintained articles; ensure proper identification, tagging, segregation, and disposition based on serviceability and inspection status.
• Investigate Warranty Returns and Quality Issues: Investigate warranty returns and prepare reports documenting complaints, findings, test results, maintenance history, probable causes, and recommended disposition for Quality Manager review.
• Support Audits and Corrective Actions: Assist with customer, internal, and regulatory audits; provide inspection records and technical documentation; and support corrective actions and effectiveness verification.
• Complete other duties assigned by the Quality Manager consistent with position qualifications and authorizations.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Has an understanding of both the Repair Station and Design and quality manuals.
• Ability to understand and apply information from component maintenance manuals, structural repair manuals, aircraft maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogs, service bulletins and technical data and other reference materials.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering/technical drawings.
• Ability to understand regulatory requirements for airworthiness for FAA and various foreign authorities.