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STS Technical Services is hiring a Materials Purchasing & Tooling Specialist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

This position supports a Part 145 Repair Station environment by ensuring accurate tooling, aircraft parts, and materials are available to hangar floor personnel in a safe, compliant, and efficient manner. The role also oversees purchasing activities in alignment with established cost controls, ethics, and procurement standards.

If you have aviation purchasing, inventory control, and shipping experience, this is an opportunity to support high-performance maintenance operations in a regulated aerospace environment.

Position Summary

The Materials Purchasing & Tooling Specialist is responsible for purchasing quality goods and services, managing stock and tooling inventory, and ensuring compliance with aerospace procurement policies and regulatory requirements.

This role supports repair station operations by maintaining accurate inventory records, coordinating shipments, processing purchase orders, and ensuring tools and materials are properly stored, preserved, and issued to technicians.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and respond to material order requisitions and purchase orders
• Analyze pricing, delivery methods, and transportation options to determine best supply source
• Identify new vendors to meet operational requirements
• Review vendor terms including cost, quantity, quality, delivery deadlines, and payment schedules
• Enter and update material requests and vendor information in inventory systems
• Obtain required purchase approvals and convert requisitions to purchase orders
• Monitor purchase orders for compliance with pricing, quality, quantity, and delivery requirements
• Communicate with vendors and transportation providers to ensure on-time delivery
• Expedite critical shipments and resolve delivery issues
• Maintain accurate records of approvals, items ordered, and items received
• Coordinate returns of defective or incorrect shipments
• Process rotable inventory and core returns to support operational functions
• Complete and submit warranty claim documentation as required
• Control, segregate, and maintain stock and tools as serviceable or unserviceable
• Arrange proper disposal of surplus materials
• Preserve inventory items subject to deterioration
• Maintain a clean and organized stock room
• Follow safety and HAZMAT handling protocols
• Issue parts, materials, and tooling to technicians as requested
• Deliver materials to shop areas using forklifts, dollies, and other devices
• Perform inventory transactions and periodic counts to ensure record accuracy
• Prepare usage and inventory reports for management review
• Trace and expedite urgent shipments
• Prepare, package, label, and ship materials to vendors and customers
• Prepare bills of lading and maintain shipping documentation
• Comply with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Suggest process improvements and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Protect confidential and proprietary information

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Purchasing, or Aerospace preferred

Employees performing the same job function for three or more years are considered qualified regardless of diploma documentation.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in purchasing, inventory control, or aviation materials management
• Aerospace or aviation shipping and receiving experience preferred
• Experience handling, storing, and distributing spare parts, tools, and technical publications
• Two or more years of aerospace purchasing experience preferred
• English fluency required
• HAZMAT knowledge required
• Forklift experience required
• Executive jets, corporate repair station, or military MRO experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of shipping and receiving techniques
• Knowledge of aircraft parts and tooling
• Understanding of purchasing techniques and inventory practices
• Proficiency in basic office software including MS Excel
• Familiarity with inventory systems
• DOT HAZMAT certification preferred
• Forklift training required
• Valid driver’s license required

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in compliance with OSHA, EPA, and Federal regulations
• Ability to work flexible hours and shifts as required
• Subject to random drug and alcohol testing under FAA regulations

About STS Technical Services

STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm supporting aerospace, aviation, manufacturing, and defense operations across the United States. We connect experienced professionals with high-impact roles in regulated and mission-driven environments.

If you are ready to bring your aviation purchasing and tooling expertise to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, apply today.

STS Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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