Maintenance Controller
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Aircraft Maintenance/ Mechanic, Airport Operations & Services, Maintenance Manager
Denver, CO | Full-Time | On-site
Shift: Varies based on business needs
Relocation assistance available
Keep the fleet moving. When a maintenance issue affects an aircraft, every minute and every decision matter.
As a Maintenance Controller (MCC) at Frontier Airlines, you’ll manage real-time aircraft maintenance operations and serve as a primary point of contact for out-of-service aircraft and fleet mechanical status.
Working across Maintenance, Material Services, Technical Support, Engineering, the System Operations Center (SOC) and maintenance vendors, you’ll coordinate aircraft recovery efforts that support safe, compliant and reliable operations while helping reduce aircraft downtime and schedule impact.
This position reports to the Senior Manager, MCC / Maintenance Planning, Technical Services.
What you’ll do at Frontier Airlines- Manage maintenance operations on a shift basis while maintaining positive operational control and situational awareness of out-of-service aircraft.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for aircraft out-of-service events and fleet mechanical status.
- Coordinate aircraft recovery efforts across Maintenance, Material Services, Technical Support, Engineering and the System Operations Center.
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance personnel on technical, operational and procedural matters.
- Authorize MEL/CDL deferrals in accordance with Frontier procedures.
- Develop work scopes for MEL/CDL deferrals, including troubleshooting recommendations and required material requests.
- Authorize maintenance vendors for emergency maintenance and ferry‑flight inspections at non‑maintenance stations.
- Advise SOC personnel when aircraft routing must support specific maintenance requirements.
- Exercise authority to remove an aircraft from service when maintenance work has not been satisfactorily completed.
- Be directly in charge, under 121.378(b), of maintenance activities performed by contract maintenance personnel to ensure compliance with Frontier General Maintenance Manual policies and procedures.
- Ensure safety remains the paramount consideration in maintenance-related decisions.
- Generate required operational reports and maintain shift documentation and turnover information.
- Proactively manage deferrals that affect customer service.
- Working knowledge of airline maintenance practices, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and Frontier General Maintenance Manual policies and procedures.
- One of the following experience combinations:
- Five (5) years of Line Maintenance experience, or t wo (2) years of C-Check experience and two (2) years of avionics troubleshooting experience.
- Excellent Airbus systems knowledge and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to plan, organize and administer workloads to subordinates.
- Demonstrated behaviors aligned with Frontier’s core values and expectations.
- Ability to attend and successfully complete required Maintenance Control training.
- Additional experience we value
- FCC First Class Radio Telephone Certificate.
- Prior maintenance supervisor experience.
- Factory-approved Airbus A319/A320 training.
Maintenance Control sits at the intersection of technical expertise and airline operations. Your judgment and coordination help determine how maintenance issues are resolved, how aircraft return to service and how Frontier supports safety, compliance and operational reliability.
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