Site Manager; Aircraft Maintenance

Job Description - Site Manager (Aircraft Maintenance) (18894)

About Us:

AAR Corp. (NYSE: AIR) is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company that employs more than 6,000 people across over 60 sites in over 20 countries. Headquartered in the Chicago, Illinois area, AAR supports commercial and government customers in more than 100 countries through four operating segments:
Parts Supply, Integrated Solutions, Repair and Engineering and Expeditionary Services.

AAR’s purpose is to empower people to build innovative aerospace solutions today so you can safely reach your destination tomorrow. The company’s mission is to go above and beyond to provide value-driven aerospace aftermarket solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers worldwide. AAR constantly searches for the right thing to do for its customers, employees, partners and for society.

Description

Pending Contract Award: This position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract anticipated in 2027. Recruiting and candidate selection activities may occur in advance of contract award to establish a pipeline of qualified talent and support timely program startup upon award.

Summary:

The Site Manager serves as the senior onsite Contractor manager and primary Contractor point of contact for day-to-day management. The Site Manager directs, coordinates, and integrates the Contractor workforce across maintenance, maintenance control, quality, material control, tool room, corrosion control, logistics support, safety, security, training, and administrative functions. The position is accountable for maintaining qualified staffing, ensuring compliant performance, coordinating with the Contracting Officer’s Representative and designated Government representatives, and submitting all required task order deliverables accurately and on time.

What you will be responsible for:

• Serve as the senior onsite Contractor representative and maintain daily communication with the Contracting Officer’s Representative,
• Maintenance Control representative, Government Quality Assurance personnel, installation support offices, and Contractor corporate leadership.
• Lead task order execution and ensure all Contractor personnel perform assigned work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, approved technical data, local instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, Ground Operations Procedures, Quality Control Plan, and all applicable safety and security requirements.
• Own, coordinate, prepare, review, and submit all Contractor deliverables, reports, rosters, plans, status updates, and corrective action responses required by the task order, including those related to staffing, transition, quality, safety, travel, manpower reporting and performance metrics.
• Manage the onsite workforce to maintain the required shift coverage, supervisory coverage, qualifications, certifications, training records, and backfill actions within required time frames.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance production priorities, coordinate schedule changes, support launches and recoveries, support detachments and surge requirements, and ensure Contractor personnel remain responsive to changing operational needs.
• Ensure maintenance actions are properly documented in required logs, records, forms, and electronic maintenance systems and that
• Contractor inspections, certifications, and final work package reviews occur before presentation to the Government for acceptance.
• Monitor quality performance, inspection results, trend data, rejected work, discrepancies, and corrective actions to maintain compliant and repeatable performance.
• Ensure Contractor personnel comply with safety, mishap reporting, hazardous material, foreign object damage prevention, emergency response,…