STS Technical Services is conducting a
confidential search for an experienced
Chief Aircraft Inspector to support a regulated aviation maintenance operation in
Milwaukee.
This senior-level role provides leadership over inspection and quality functions and plays a critical role in ensuring regulatory compliance, safe maintenance practices, and efficient return-to-service operations. Discretion will be maintained throughout the hiring process.
Position Overview
The Chief Aircraft Inspector is responsible for leading inspection and quality activities within a certified aviation maintenance environment. This role oversees inspection personnel, authorizes inspections, supports audit readiness, and ensures compliance with all applicable aviation regulations and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage inspection and quality functions across maintenance operations
- Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable FAA regulations and internal quality standards
- Oversee inspector activities during repair, overhaul, and modification work
- Perform and authorize in-process and final inspections as required
- Support return-to-service documentation and airworthiness release activities
- Maintain inspection-related programs including calibration control, shelf-life monitoring, and scrap control
- Participate in internal, customer, and regulatory audits
- Interface with regulatory authorities and customers as required
- Maintain approved technical data, inspection procedures, and quality documentation
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across inspection and quality systems
Required Qualifications
- FAA Airframe certification or FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification
- Eligibility for a Repairman Certificate considered acceptable
- Minimum of 5 to 10 years of inspection and or quality experience within aviation maintenance or repair operations
- Strong working knowledge of FAA regulations and quality systems
- Proven ability to make sound inspection and airworthiness decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience within inspection or quality functions
- Experience supporting audits and regulatory interactions
- Strong organizational, communication, and decision-making skills
Why This Role
- Senior-level quality leadership position
- High-impact role within a stable and regulated aviation operation
- Opportunity to influence inspection standards and mentor inspection personnel
- Confidential search conducted with discretion throughout the hiring process
About STS Technical Services
STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm that partners with leading organizations across aerospace, manufacturing, defense, and industrial sectors. We support critical leadership hires where experience, trust, and discretion matter.
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