Lead Quality Inspector

Summary

The Lead Quality Inspector is responsible for overseeing and executing inspections of transport category aircraft and components in accordance with FAA Part 145 regulations. This role ensures compliance with all applicable FAA/EASA regulations, OEM specifications, and internal quality-assurance standards as well as customer and company standards, and leads a team of inspectors in maintaining the highest levels of safety and airworthiness for complex, large-scale aircraft systems.

• Perform and supervise inspections of widebody aircraft (e.g., Boeing 737, 757, 777, 787, Airbus A320) and associated components.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with FAA Part 145, Part 43, and Part 65 regulations, as well as OEM and customer requirements.
• Lead and mentor a team of inspectors, providing guidance on inspection techniques, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
• Review and sign off on maintenance records, work orders, and airworthiness releases.
• Conduct incoming part inspections, and final release inspections.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, and customer representatives to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely delivery.
• Support internal and external audits, including FAA, customer, and third-party quality assessments.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the inspection team and quality processes.
• Manage incoming preliminary inspections on aircraft/components in accordance with customer request cards or manufacturer’s manuals.
• Ensure documentation of maintenance performed is as required by FARs, Repair Station Manual and Customer’s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program.
• Oversee inspection personnel during incoming inspections and maintain oversight during aircraft storage and modifications.
• Accomplish final buy-back of maintenance performed.
• Accomplish in-progress inspections including clearance-to-close, torque verifications, dimensional checks, rigs, etc.
• Participate in audits & investigations – Support external audits, root-cause analysis, and accident/incident investigations as required.
• Monitor changes in ADs, service bulletins, and regulatory updates; recommend process improvements to maintain best-in-class quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Greenpoint Core Competencies

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Safety – Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, uses equipment and materials properly, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others  views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Job Core Competencies

• Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations, exhibits tact and consideration, displays positive outlook and pleasant manner, offers assistance and support to co-workers, works cooperatively in group situations, and works actively to resolve conflicts.
• Written Communications - Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar,…