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Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

AMT Lead Mechanic overseeing maintenance operations and ensuring company aircraft meet FAA standards. Collaborating with the Supervisor to plan and schedule maintenance activities effectively.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeKahului • Hawaii • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $68,094 - $102,153 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The AMT Lead Mechanic reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager.
Work closely with the Supervisor to assist in the overall, monitoring and performance of maintenance operations.
Ensure that company aircraft are maintained IAW the FAA and Manufacturer’s airworthiness standards.
Assist the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager with planning, scheduling of all required maintenance and work performed for the base maintenance operations.
Monitor the quality and performance of all maintenance work performed; to ensure compliance with FAA, Manufacturers and company requirements and or recommendations.
Responsible for direct supervision of maintenance performed when working with other maintenance employees.
In the “temporary” absence of the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the Base Maintenance Supervisor.
Ensure that facilities, aircraft, ground support equipment and work areas are maintained to company standards.
Assist, monitor and perform in house training for maintenance department employees.
Responsible to ensure that information necessary to accomplish maintenance objectives is made known to other mechanics and maintenance personnel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and one to three years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Must possess valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate.
Minimum of five years of relevant experience.
Manufacturer’s and company training on Eurocopter/Turbomeca AS350B2 and EC130B4 and EC130T2 a plus.
Hand tools, specialized manufacturers tools, diagnostic, measuring and analyzing equipment.
Use of aircraft maintenance manuals and technical documentation.
Requires flexible and analytical thinking and outstanding organizational skills.
Sound judgment and objectivity in decision making is essential.
Must be comfortable in making firm decisions relative to safety in all situations.
Have good communication skills, read and write the English language.
Ability to comply with company and regulatory rules and regulations.
Possess the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Intermediate with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant Certificate.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

aircraft maintenancediagnostic equipmentmeasuring equipmentanalyzing equipmentmaintenance planningschedulingtechnical documentationEurocopter AS350B2EC130B4EC130T2

Soft Skills

analytical thinkingorganizational skillssound judgmentdecision makingcommunication skillsteamworkindependenceflexibility

Certifications

FAA Airframe CertificateFAA Powerplant Certificate