AirPro SAR Services is currently looking for a Technical Materials Specialist to join our team in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
AirPro is a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space and PAL Aerospace, fully dedicated to the successful operation of Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme. AirPro provides day to-day management of all ISS activities like engineering, logistics, maintenance, training, IT systems, infrastructure and materiel support throughout the product life cycle.
The focus of the role of Technical Material Specialist is ensuring the full performance of the logistics contracts demand anticipation and Inventory levels management activities. Managing activities associated to the material performance-based of the FWSAR contract supporting Canada’s new fleet of C295 aircraft.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Development and maintenance of a solid business model together with the different functions supporting the Customer mission (MOB and MRO)
- Initial Parts List (IPL) and spares consumption monitoring –coordinating the demand and resupply of spares, inventory optimization as well as the enforcement of supply discipline. This includes Reorder Point (ROP) management.
- Support the pre- and post- maintenance event analysis for FWSAR, taking lessons learns for future fleet material demands
- Optimize the list of material for each maintenance event
- Support the preparation of the supplier forecast, considering the different triggers of the material demand for the next period
- Support the material without demand out of stock policy (MTO) analysis of the root cause of the increases
- Identifying the possible risks posed by non-compliance, reviewing statistical data with probabilistic background approach to solving problems
- Proposal of corrective and preventive actions to reduce the MTO
- Ensure timely delivery of solution of activities under the area accountability, and the associated reporting
- Special focus on the common understanding on aircraft scheduled maintenance and Operational material requirements
- Provide day-to-day support needed to assist FWSAR Material Co-ordination Centre (MCC) Technical Material Managers (TMMs) and Warehouse Operators (WO) with tailored Material SAP
- Ability to deep dive SAP to expose the facts for root cause analysis and be able to clearly present findings or recommendations to peers/management and TMMs.
- Help create and deliver documentation formalizing SAP Training materials for TMMs, WOs and other AirPro’s members.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and skills:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in material management or inventory planning or equivalent relevant experience
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree or post secondary diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain or related discipline
- Ability for dealing with large sets of data at an advanced level
- Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills
- A strong level of operational knowledge of for Excel and database management
- Experience working with SAP or SQL considered an asset
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
- Capacity for planning and managing processes and persuading operational focus
- Person focusses on targets, capacity for planning and managing processes
- Experience in the aerospace industry or knowledge of aircraft maintenance practices is considered an asset
What we offer:
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Personal travel privileges with PAL and interline agreements with other Airlines
- Employee Tuition Assistance Program
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
It’s a rare opportunity to contribute hands-on to a critical program of this magnitude. We recognize the responsibility we hold in supporting life-saving operations in our Country, and we are looking for like-minded team members to help us make an impact.
PAL Aerospace is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that celebrates and encourages diversity, equity, and inclusion whereby individuals are recognized, supported, and respected. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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