Job Description

Aircraft Maintenance Manager

Responsible for planning, coordinating and assisting A&P Skills Manager with all Aircraft Maintenance and systems related activities and assuring that the activities are completed in a timely manner and in accordance with established safety and quality standards and procedures. Assists Manager and implements policies that ensure effective completion of area functions. Coordinates closely with related departments to maintain schedules and effect necessary changes and revisions. Assigns, trains, directs, and appraises Maintenance Mechanics. Ensures that safety regulations are closely adhered to. Completes related documentation as required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include the following:

• Reads, understands and interprets applicable maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine feasibility and method of repairing and/or replacing components.
• Assists Management in developing short and long term goals and objectives. Provides suggestions and recommendations.
• Conducts periodic reviews of existing policies. Ensures that policies are updated and in accordance with evolving production and quality standards.
• Assumes responsibility for the efficient, timely, and accurate completion of Maintenance Department functions.
• Effectively supervises assigned personnel, ensuring optimal performance.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination, and working relations with Company personnel and management.
• Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 10+ years' experience in commercial aircraft maintenance or modification.
• Valid A&P license
• 4+ years of experience as a lead in an aircraft maintenance setting
• Experience with software tracking systems and electronic manuals

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education received from an FAA approved aircraft maintenance and mechanic training program
• GEN-FAM for B777
• Heavy Check and/or Aircraft Mod experience

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Must have working knowledge and ability to trouble-shoot, remove/replace, inspect, or adjust/rig aircraft systems, sub-systems and components (i.e. power-plant, landing gear, flight controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, air conditioning and auxiliary power units)
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance manuals, ATA codes, applicable F.A.R.S. and paperwork/sign-off procedures
• Quality orientation
• Well organized and attentive to detail
• Willingness to assist others
• Ability to closely follow written and verbal instructions
• Must be able to understand, read, write and speak Standard English, including technical, aircraft maintenance related vocabulary, for technical and general work correspondence
• Must be able to adhere to all established safety policies, processes and procedures
• Must be willing to work varying shifts and days, holidays and OT as needed

Work Environment:

This job operates in indoor and outdoor settings. The indoor settings include office and warehouse environments which require the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines, as well as safety gear. The outdoor settings include parking lots and airplane runways. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud. Occasionally subject to varying inside and/or outside temperatures, which may include extreme heat (temperatures above 100 degrees) or extreme cold (temperatures below 32 degrees). While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel:

There is no travel expected for this position.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be able to legally work in the US without sponsorship. Must be able to pass a post offer DOT drug test upon hire.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan:

Aspire MRO provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Aspire will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.

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