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With facilities in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, StandardAero is one of the largest independent aviation service providers in the world providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services to commercial, business and military aviation markets.
As a Configuration Control Specialist, you will be responsible for the coordination, review, maintenance, and revision of all technical configuration documentation within the business unit. Works with Configuration Control Specialists across other business units to ensure that everyone is working towards the corporate vision of configuration control.
What you'll do
- Provide support overseeing and administering large internal documentation sets and all related administrative activities for Central Engineering departments and other Enterprise Functional Groups, providing regular status reporting
- Coordinate and administer site level specification and standards subscriptions for Engineering departments and sites/Business Units as assigned
- Act as a site level central administrator and coordinator for records archiving through the third party storage facility and directly manages all Central Engineering records archiving requirements
- Generate and maintain component repair routings for multiple products and business units at the Winnipeg site
- Provide hands-on support to StandardAero business units to establish, transition, correct or maintain configuration control and engineering data, systems or processes relating to technical documentation, documentation records, shop routings, bills of material, parts data, etc.
- Develop and maintain work instructions, training materials and documentation relevant to the performance of Configuration Control, document administration, and records management activities
- Provide training for document administration, records management and configuration control systems or procedures to Configuration Control Specialists, functional groups and business unit personnel
- Perform audits on documentation and configuration control data and processes to ensure accuracy, compliance to procedures and system requirements, and identify process improvement opportunities
- Provide support as part of the central team for the development and continuous improvement of software based configuration control and engineering systems and data sets
- Troubleshoot configuration control issues
- Carry out special projects as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- College diploma in a field of engineering technology, quality control, or an equivalent of several years of experience in an inspection or quality role associated with technical documentation
- Practical experience in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with a strong understanding of Excel and Access, and a high comfort level learning and navigating software applications.
- Must be authorized to work in Canada on a permanent basis.
Preferred Qualification:
- Strong attention to detail with interest in process improvement.
- Strong organizational, analytical, decision making, leadership, interpersonal, planning, oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of records management, documentation control and configuration control/management practice an asset.
- Understanding of database management and tools (Access, Power BI) and SQL queries.
- Experience reviewing, auditing, or processing technical documentation with accuracy standards
- Experience identifying and correcting documentation discrepancies in accordance with company procedures.
- Experience maintaining controlled records in accordance with regulatory or quality management system requirements.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Health and Dental Care
- Company Pension with 100% match up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities based on performance
- Short-term & Long-term Disability coverage
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Skills Required
- College diploma in engineering technology or quality control
- Experience in inspection or quality role with technical documentation
- Practical experience in MS Office Suite, strong understanding of Excel and Access
- Authorized to work in Canada
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
