Training Compliance Manager

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Job Description:

Are you an aviation compliance specialist, training operations professional, or military aviation veteran looking for an autonomous, high-impact role with a global aerospace pioneer? Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHNA) is seeking a Training Center Compliance Manager to lead regulatory governance across our FAA Part 142 and Transport Canada training programs in Grand Prairie, TX. In this role, you won’t just check boxes—you will act as the operational anchor for our flight training operations, partnering directly with the FAA, TSA, and internal flight teams to maintain the certifications that keep our flight simulation devices and training curricula compliant and flight-ready.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

• Serve as the focal point and Designated Training Center Manager (TCM) for AHNA’s FAA Part 142 Training Certificate, responsible for ensuring adherence to all FAA Part 142 requirements – this includes but is not limited to initial qualification and recurring approvals/updates of procedures, courseware, instructors, etc.
• Serve as the focal point for internal and external audits and develop action plans to ensure compliance.
• Monitor for updates and ensure company policies and Training Center manual/procedures are kept up-to-date in accordance with Airbus and applicable Regulatory requirements and develop/implement/monitor risk mitigation plans
• Responsible for interface with our simulation partner(s) to ensure compliance with Part-142 facility and satellite facility requirements, to include AHNA Simulator Quality Management System (SQMS).
• Manage annual FTSP/TSA requirements and ensure completion of all required customer security clearance items (TSA /FTSP clearances and student visas regulations as required).
• Ensure completeness of training records in accordance with company/regulatory requirements (i.e. Airbus, FAA, Transport Canada, TSA)
• Support our simulation partner(s) and Instructor staff in overseeing/coordinating initial and recurring evaluations of instructors and flight simulation training devices.
• Oversee instructor currency requirements and perform scheduled and random audits to ensure training records and skills matrices are in compliance and up to date.
• Establish and maintain structure and process for revision control in accordance with company/regulatory requirements
• In coordination with AHNA’s Person Responsible for Technical Training (PRT), serve as a co-focal point for AHNA’s Transport Canada ATO Certificate and ensure compliance with all applicable Transport Canada ATO requirements for maintenance courseware and instructor approvals and currency/revisions/audits

Your Boarding Pass:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited university. Relevant military or work experience combined with formal training may be substituted
• Seven (7) or more years’ work experience in aviation operations and/or Part 142 regulatory compliance
• Seven (7) or more years’ experience/working knowledge of the U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations relevant to aviation training (FAR Parts 61, 135, 141, 142)
• Four (4) or more year’s work experience conducting/managing audits and/or compliance
• Proficiency in Google Suite

Preferred Education/Skills:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited university.
• Pilot examiner or Part 135 check airman experience
• Twelve (12) years experience managing an approved aviation training program in the U.S. or Canada (e.g. Part 141 and/or Part 142).
• Experience/working knowledge of Transport Canada Aviation Regulations (CAR’s) and training / licensing requirements
• FAA and/or Transport Canada mechanic’s license
• Project Management Professional Certificate is a plus

Travel Required: 10% Domestic and International

Citizenship: Authorized to Work in the US

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite in Grand Prairie, TX 100% when not on travel
• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. Daily
• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. Daily
• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily
• Equipment Operation: (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. Daily
• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
• Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. Daily
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. Daily
• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. Daily
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Several times per week
• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. Daily
• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. At Least Once a Month
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily
• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site
• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Take your career to a new level and apply now! A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Employment Type: US - Direct Hire

Experience Level: Professional

Remote Type: On-site

Job Family: Aviation Safety <JF-CG-SY>

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