Maintenance Base Manager

Air Wisconsin Airlines

$90K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in Aviation Maintenance, Engineering or equivalent
  • FAA Airframe and Powerplant license
  • 2-4 years' management experience in a union environment in FAR Part 121 Air Carrier operations
  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation Maintenance Management (preferred)
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills (preferred)
  • Demonstrated dexterity (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Promote and maintain a safe operating environment
  • Implement long-term strategies to achieve operational department goals
  • Ensure compliance with the General Maintenance Manual and maintain accurate records
  • Mentor Maintenance Shift Managers and ensure training and proficiency
  • Forecast resource scheduling for maximum productivity and equipment availability
  • Oversee quality control, inspection, and maintenance operations
  • Ensure compliance with FAA, OSHA, TSA, and EPA regulations
  • Act as a liaison with internal and external partners for collaboration
  • Administer terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
  • Control and manage the annual budget
  • Identify and implement efficiency improvements from maintenance performance data

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation.
Full Job Description
With general direction and supervision from the Director of Maintenance, responsible for long-term operational forecasting and planning with an emphasis on implementing strategic initiatives to further advance safety, compliance and production rates. Oversees Maintenance Shift Managers to ensure maintenance scheduling and production control functions to provide safe and reliable aircraft in conjunction with a safe and efficient working environment. Plans and maintains assigned budgets for the maintenance facility and operations.

Pay: $90,000 - $100,000 per year based on experience

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Promotes and fosters a safe and secure operating environment.
  • Maintains authority and implements a long-term strategy over the assigned base and its resources, to meet operational department goals and objectives.
  • Ensures that procedures outlined in the General Maintenance Manual are followed and executed, and complete and accurate records are maintained.
  • Mentors direct reports (leaders) and ensures all team members throughout the base are adequately trained and maintain proficiency and currency as required of their position.
  • Forecasts the efficient scheduling of personnel and use of assigned resources to provide maximum, effective productivity, to include availability and serviceability of required tooling and equipment.
  • Responsible for maintenance operations including quality control and assurance inspection, avionics, training, stores activities, and aircraft cleaning.
  • Accountable for the assigned maintenance facility operating in compliance with FAA, OSHA, TSA and EPA regulations and Company policies and procedures.
  • Acts as a liaison with internal and external partners to ensure collaborative relationships are maintained.
  • Administers the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and has the authority to settle grievances at the appropriate level within the grievance procedure.
  • Controls and is accountable for the annual budget.
  • Implements improvements and identifies efficiencies based on analysis of various maintenance reports and summaries of performance metrics.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Required:
  • Associate's degree in Aviation Maintenance, Engineering or equivalent
  • FAA Airframe and Powerplant license
  • 2-4 years' management experience in a union environment in FAR Part 121 Air Carrier operations

Preferred:
  • Bachelor's degree in Aviation Maintenance Management
  • Dexterity
  • Problem Solving
  • Analytical Ability
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Communication Skills

Benefits offered to you:
  • A comprehensive benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid holidays, sick leave and vacation.

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