Global Technical Services — Hampton, Georgia
Estimated salary for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025): $62,630–$99,130 per year, median $79,870. The employer did not provide a pay range for this listing.
Lead and perform hands-on rotary-wing aircraft maintenance while overseeing maintenance operations, aircraft readiness, inspections, repairs, component changes, planning, documentation, vendor relationships, and volunteer coordination for the Atlanta-area UH-1 and AH-1 fleet. Job Details * Part 145 Repair Station * UH-1 and AH-1 * Contract to Direct * Tools Required * $100K+, depending on experience, credentials, leadership background, and technical qualifications Education & Job Requirements * Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate * Significant hands-on rotary-wing maintenance experience * Demonstrated aviation maintenance leadership or supervisory experience * Ability and willingness to work directly on aircraft while leading the maintenance organization * Experience planning major inspections, maintenance events, or component changes * Strong maintenance-records and documentation discipline * Experience working with aircraft parts suppliers, repair facilities, or overhaul vendors * Strong communication, judgment, and leadership skills * Ability to work effectively with employees, volunteers, pilots, vendors, and executives * Full-time availability at the Atlanta-area maintenance facility * Able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language * Ability to read, interpret, and apply technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, or maintenance manuals Preferred Skills * Direct UH-1 and/or AH-1 maintenance experience * Rotary-wing maintenance experience in later-generation military helicopter and/or commercial helicopter environments Job Duties & Functions * Lead maintenance operations for the Atlanta-based UH-1 and AH-1 fleet * Perform and supervise hands-on aircraft maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, component changes, and scheduled maintenance * Establish clear maintenance priorities and improve aircraft readiness * Build and maintain a visual maintenance and project-status system showing aircraft condition, work in progress, parts status, upcoming inspections, and critical obstacles * Improve pre-phase planning so parts, vendors, technical expertise, and required resources are identified before major maintenance begins * Lead, mentor, and coordinate volunteer A&P mechanics and other experienced aviation volunteers * Create meaningful roles and responsibilities that make effective use of volunteer skills and encourage long-term engagement * Recruit, onboard, and supervise one additional full-time A&P mechanic * Ensure accurate maintenance records and compliance with the Foundation’s FAA-approved maintenance and inspection program * Manage relationships with parts suppliers, overhaul facilities, repair stations, and technical specialists * Obtain competitive quotations and make sound, well-supported purchasing recommendations * Forecast major component, overhaul, and maintenance requirements * Serve as the principal maintenance advisor to the CEO * Exercise final maintenance authority regarding aircraft airworthiness * Teach and mentor volunteers while valuing volunteer expertise * Build a capable maintenance team through preparation, competence, respect, humility, and personal example * Demonstrate strong financial judgment and transparency in vendor decisions * Practice responsible stewardship of Foundation resources TeamGlobal Benefits * Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and more! * TG Rewards Program * Employee Referral Program
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