Job Description

Volantes Technical Recruitment are seeking a Tool room assistant for a leading business jet client in the Dorset area.

Responsibilities:
Tool Room

• Take sole responsibility for the control of all tooling iaw CAA regulations
• Effective self-management and performance ownership of the tool store
• Ensure accurate and accountable records of all tools used by engineering
• Ensure accurate records of all tools transferred between departments and facilities are maintained
• Maintain the effective repair and calibration of tooling in circulation
• Ensure the robust inspection of all tooling before and after use to ensure all damage is detected
• Ensure compliance is maintained at all times including:

Tools are signed out correctly to person, WO and Squawk
Tools are always returned post use
Tools are always clean and ready for use
Tools are always calibrated

• Ensure a picture library and barcoding is maintained with all owned tooling
• Ensure all loan tooling is received into the loan tool grid and recorded to the P-145 on use
• Support aircraft maintenance checks undertaken at remote bases
• Forward planning and coordination with engineering is conducted
• Hands on approach to counter service, tool control

Communicate

• Mature sustainable relationships with management and engineering regarding tooling
• Ensure timely updates to the ESL of all calibrated tooling and their respective schedules

Compliance

• Ensure tools are removed from use when calibration expires
• Audit Tooling iaw with policy and ensure compliance

Consumable Purchasing

• Ensure the cost-effective procurement of commercial stocks to meet the needs of the ESL
• Deliver accurate and representative stock holdings iaw recognised calculations and provisions
• Ensure accuracy of all calibration orders inclusive of cost, purchasing method and linked requisitions
• Ensure expediting is conducted, recorded and uploaded to the MRP system

Business Reporting/Wider Duties

• Communicating regularly with the external Base & Line Managers to ensure tool control is maintained
• Review tool transfer and calibration records for non-supported external facilities
• Weekly and Monthly reporting to the Stores Supervisor & Head of Supply Chain on:

Status of all Tooling Calibration Records
Internal Service Records
Broken / damaged tooling
Commercial Stock requests

• Support to the wider business as reasonably requested
• Liaison with deployed base facilities to ensure tooling requirements are met
• Aiding the department where it is most needed

/ Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• An understanding of aviation tooling and general commercial purchasing
• Organised, systematic and a professional manner
• Proficient in IT and application software
• Proactive at issue identification and resolution
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and uses initiative
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Advantageous

• A sound capability to calculate and formulate commercial “low value” stock levels iaw usage

​​​​​​​/ Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Group Pension Scheme - up to 5% contributions matched
• Life Assurance *
• Income Protection *
• Travel Insurance *
• Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *