Aviation Maint-Log Advisor - LATAM

Position pending of availability:

About Us:

AAR’s purpose is to empower people to build innovative aerospace solutions today so you can safely reach your destination tomorrow. The company’s mission is to go above and beyond to provide value-driven aerospace aftermarket solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. AAR constantly searches for the right thing to do for its customers, employees, partners and for society.

The Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) program, an AAR business, headquartered in Rockledge, FL, provides global, world-class expeditionary and conventional aviation solutions to the US Department of State Air Wing.

Role Description:

The Aviation Maintenance and Logistics Advisor serves as the senior aviation maintenance, logistics, and sustainment subject matter expert and principal advisor to Host Nation aviation organizations supporting law enforcement, border security, counternarcotics, and public safety missions. The Advisor provides technical guidance and mentoring for maintenance, supply chain management, aircraft readiness, fleet sustainment, logistics operations, and capacity-building for both Manned and Unmanned aircraft systems supporting aviation units within the National Police, Frontier and Border Police, and other authorized Host Nation government organizations.

The Advisor collaborates with the U.S. Embassy representatives, Host Nation leadership, WASS Program Management Office Leadership, and other stakeholders to improve aviation maintenance and logistics effectiveness, safety, maintenance planning, training, and support of manned and unmanned aircraft systems. The Advisor assists in developing maintenance and logistics policies, procedures, training programs, and organizational concepts that enhance Host Nation aviation capabilities while ensuring compliance with applicable international, U.S. Government, and Host Nation standards.

Key Responsibility:

· Serve as the principal aviation maintenance and logistics advisor to designated Host Nation aviation organizations.

· Advise leadership on aircraft maintenance management, logistics support, and fleet readiness. Provide expertise supporting both manned and unmanned aircraft systems.

· Evaluate maintenance programs, records, inspections, tracking systems, and logistics systems to improve aircraft availability.

· Evaluate supply support capabilities and develop recommendations for demand forecasting, critical spare identification, repair cycle management, stock-level optimization, and long-term fleet sustainment to improve aircraft availability and operational readiness.

· Advise on maintenance planning, inspections, component management, and maintenance tracking systems.

· Advise on the establishment and maintenance of material accountability systems to ensure inventory accuracy, asset traceability, serialized component control, supporting documentation, and compliance with applicable aviation and government property requirements and make recommendations when needed.

· Evaluate the complete material Lifecyle requirement identification, procurement, receipt, inspection, storage, distribution, repair, reutilization, and disposal and make recommendations when needed. Develop and recommend maintenance and logistics organizational structures, procedures, policies, and training programs and accountability mechanisms.

· Develop and recommend logistics performance measures, establish an operational baseline, assess inventory accuracy, material fulfillment rates, procurement lead times, repair turnaround times, and supply-related aircraft downtime, analyze recurring deficiencies, and assist Host Nation leadership in implementing sustainable corrective actions.

· Strong understanding of supply chain risk in order to demonstrate, teach and advise as needed.

· Support safety, quality assurance, audits, and program evaluations.

· Coordinate with maintenance, logistics, training, and operations personnel to improve overall aviation program effectiveness.

· Prepare briefings, reports, assessments, and recommendations for Host Nation leadership, U.S. Embassy representatives, and WASS program management personnel.

· Maintain liaison with U.S. Government representatives, Host Nation officials, and aviation stakeholders as required to support mission objectives.

· Assist in evaluating future aviation capability requirements and strategic planning initiatives.

· Ensure all advisory activities are conducted in accordance with applicable contract requirements, U.S. Government guidance, and Host Nation regulations.

· Travel throughout the assigned country and region in support of program objectives. Perform other duties as assigned.

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Position pending of availability:

About Us:

AAR’s purpose is to empower people to build innovative aerospace solutions today so you can safely reach your destination tomorrow. The company’s mission is to go above and beyond to provide value-driven aerospace aftermarket solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. AAR constantly searches for the right thing to do for its customers, employees, partners and for society.

The Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) program, an AAR business, headquartered in Rockledge, FL, provides global, world-class expeditionary and conventional aviation solutions to the US Department of State Air Wing.

Role Description:

The Aviation Maintenance and Logistics Advisor serves as the senior aviation maintenance, logistics, and sustainment subject matter expert and principal advisor to Host Nation aviation organizations supporting law enforcement, border security, counternarcotics, and public safety missions. The Advisor provides technical guidance and mentoring for maintenance, supply chain management, aircraft readiness, fleet sustainment, logistics operations, and capacity-building for both Manned and Unmanned aircraft systems supporting aviation units within the National Police, Frontier and Border Police, and other authorized Host Nation government organizations.

The Advisor collaborates with the U.S. Embassy representatives, Host Nation leadership, WASS Program Management Office Leadership, and other stakeholders to improve aviation maintenance and logistics effectiveness, safety, maintenance planning, training, and support of manned and unmanned aircraft systems. The Advisor assists in developing maintenance and logistics policies, procedures, training programs, and organizational concepts that enhance Host Nation aviation capabilities while ensuring compliance with applicable international, U.S. Government, and Host Nation standards.

Key Responsibility:

· Serve as the principal aviation maintenance and logistics advisor to designated Host Nation aviation organizations.

· Advise leadership on aircraft maintenance management, logistics support, and fleet readiness. Provide expertise supporting both manned and unmanned aircraft systems.

· Evaluate maintenance programs, records, inspections, tracking systems, and logistics systems to improve aircraft availability.

· Evaluate supply support capabilities and develop recommendations for demand forecasting, critical spare identification, repair cycle management, stock-level optimization, and long-term fleet sustainment to improve aircraft availability and operational readiness.

· Advise on maintenance planning, inspections, component management, and maintenance tracking systems.

· Advise on the establishment and maintenance of material accountability systems to ensure inventory accuracy, asset traceability, serialized component control, supporting documentation, and compliance with applicable aviation and government property requirements and make recommendations when needed.

· Evaluate the complete material Lifecyle requirement identification, procurement, receipt, inspection, storage, distribution, repair, reutilization, and disposal and make recommendations when needed. Develop and recommend maintenance and logistics organizational structures, procedures, policies, and training programs and accountability mechanisms.

· Develop and recommend logistics performance measures, establish an operational baseline, assess inventory accuracy, material fulfillment rates, procurement lead times, repair turnaround times, and supply-related aircraft downtime, analyze recurring deficiencies, and assist Host Nation leadership in implementing sustainable corrective actions.

· Strong understanding of supply chain risk in order to demonstrate, teach and advise as needed.

· Support safety, quality assurance, audits, and program evaluations.

· Coordinate with maintenance, logistics, training, and operations personnel to improve overall aviation program effectiveness.

· Prepare briefings, reports, assessments, and recommendations for Host Nation leadership, U.S. Embassy representatives, and WASS program management personnel.

· Maintain liaison with U.S. Government representatives, Host Nation officials, and aviation stakeholders as required to support mission objectives.

· Assist in evaluating future aviation capability requirements and strategic planning initiatives.

· Ensure all advisory activities are conducted in accordance with applicable contract requirements, U.S. Government guidance, and Host Nation regulations.