Maintenance Training Manager

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Maintenance, the Maintenance Training Manager will play a key role in maintaining and managing Wasaya Airways' Aircraft Maintenance training programs and ensuring compliance thereof with the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) and other regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage all Aircraft Maintenance training programs and activities including course creation and facilitation
• Plan out all in person training many well in advance
• Carry out in person training as required for all maintenance staff, some travel required
• Booking own travel and accommodations for training
• Maintaining training department budgets and reporting them to the Director and Finance.
• Onboard and train all new Aircraft Maintenance employees
• Monitor applicable regulatory authorities for Notice of Proposed Amendments (NPA's) to anticipate, communicate, and prepare and implement changes to training and/or compliance standards, programs, and tools
• Collaborate with Maintenance Management and Training Teams and other stakeholders to identify and propose changes to training tools and programs to ensure compliance of the CARs and training best practices
• Optimize training resources and activities to ensure the most efficient use of facilities, instructors, contracts, tools, and trainees
• Manage the procurement, contracting, and implementation of 3rd party training providers
• Ensuring all Maintenance courses are up to date and compliant
• Update and develop training standards and procedural documents as required
• Coordinate with other company departments training personnel to ensure continuity in company training programs and optimize training resources
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure compliance of Wasaya training practices with regards to foreign regulations, standards, procedures, and certification requirements for international operations
• Liaise with Quality & Safety Team regarding training issues that are identified through SMS
• Develop and facilitate elementary work and servicing training programs
• Ensure accurate documenting and retention of training records and certification documents
• Ensuring that no staff are going overdue on their Offline, Online or Documentation requirements
• Responsible for monitoring and analyzing monthly expenditures for the Maintenance training function and explaining all variances from budget
• Assist with monitoring department manpower to ensure within budget and seek approval for replacement/increase
• Adhere to all financial internal controls
• Engage in ongoing cost reduction analysis and efficiencies within the department budget
• Assist the with annual departmental training budget
• Promote occupational health and safety within your department and participate in the development and monitoring of safety training
• Proactively communicate hazards and SMS initiatives with your department.
• Embark on employment equity initiatives; engaging with all employees to promote employment equity and encouraging employees to undertake the self-declaration survey updating as necessary
• All levels of the organization share responsibility for human rights within the organization, overseeing and promoting continuous improvement on human rights and employment equity initiatives
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Aircraft Maintenance experience an asset
• 5 years of training and development experience an asset
• Proficiency in using MS Office Suite
• Proficiency with Aircraft Manuals
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Proven sound judgement and decision-making skills
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Enhanced Security Clearance qualification
• Ojibwe language considered an asset

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person