Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor - Level 3

Standard Job Description

You will be an Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor for our F-35 Program at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona! Our team is responsible for providing the direct management of aircraft production and sets maintenance priorities for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Field Sustainment team.

• Guides Norwegian and Italian schedule requirements and production issues as they pertain to the F-35 aircraft.
• Supervises daily maintenance and flying operations. Attend daily maintenance and flight operations meetings as required.
• Reviews completed work orders and accomplishes Aircraft Safety of Flight Releases.
• Ensure workforce follows appropriate technical instructions, Air Force Instruction 21-101, and local operating instructions. Advises management of status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Must be able to perform short notice travel for business, Temporary Duty (TDY), and extended TDY to support Aeronautics Field Sustainment (AFS) program, mission or customer requirements. A valid passport is desired.
• Candidates must be capable of working first (1st), second (2nd) dependent on mission requirements or customer needs.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a flight line driving competency card.
• Must possess at minimum an Interim Secret Security Clearance prior to starting. Must be able to obtain a Final Secret Security Clearance. Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

You embrace a culture of continuous improvement, always looking for innovative ways to enhance quality and efficiency. You proactively identify potential project risks and implement strategies to mitigate them, ensuring successful project delivery. You maintain a focus on achieving project milestones and engineering excellence, using data and metrics to drive performance and accountability within the team.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here. Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus-if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Regularly required to lift up to 50 pounds and perform repetitive movements, work overhead, use hands to grasp, handle, and/or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist.

The following Basic Qualifications are skills that a candidate must possess to be considered for this position:

• 6 years minimum fighter aircraft with thorough understanding of Fighter Aircraft Systems and flight line operations.
• Overall fighter experience must include at least 2 years F-35 aircraft maintenance experience.
• 1 year experience as an aircraft production superintendent or expeditor.
• Experience with such programs as Aircraft Scheduling/Records Management, Job/Maintenance Control, Configuration Control, Maintenance Information System, Tool and FOD, Training, Safety, Security, Hazardous Waste Management or Supply Chain Management.

The following Desired Skills are not required but are those skills that would set a candidate apart from the other candidates:

• 4 years leadership experience in an aircraft maintenance environment
• Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) or Integrated Maintenance Information System (IMIS) experience
• Understanding of USAF Maintenance Practices
• Strong verbal and written communications skills for coordinating with Field Service Representatives, and Maintenance Managers on schedules, aircraft status and issues as they occur.
• Effective communication skills for coordination at all levels throughout the USAF Wing structure to include Operations, Maintenance, and Logistics Support Managers
• Ability to lead workforce
• Proficient in the use Microsoft Office products
• Ability to develop and present formal briefings and presentations.
• Ability to develop necessary maintenance plans and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of USAF AFI 21-101
• Ability to…