Manager of AD Compliance

About Sun Country Airlines

We're not your average airline. We're agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
• PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
• Dependent Care
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

Sun Country Airlines is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Manager of AD Compliance to lead our Airworthiness Directive (AD) Management Program. This role ensures the continued airworthiness and regulatory compliance of our fleet through rigorous oversight, analysis, and coordination with internal teams and regulatory authorities. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for safety, compliance, and operational excellence, we'd love to meet you.

• Ensure compliance with the Sun Country Airlines Airworthiness Directive Management Process as outlined in the Sun Country General Maintenance Manual (GMM)
• Review all Airworthiness Directives (ADs) and Notices of Proposed Rule making (NPRMs) for applicability and initiate scheduling as required
• Ensure timely review of TRAX Engineering Controls and Task Cards related to applicable ADs
• Maintain the database of all ADs and NPRMs in accordance with GMM requirements
• Monitor all aspects of AD compliance and promptly report any delinquent items to the Director of Quality Control / Quality Assurance - Chief Inspector
• Conduct Audits and Quality Assurance on AD Controls. Oversee internal audits of AD setups and tracking within M&E systems
• Monitor, refine, and modify processes and procedures related Airworthiness Directive Tracking and Processing section of the Sun Country Airlines GMM
• Assess OEM Service Bulletins (SBs) for potential upcoming ADs and propose proactive actions
• Submit proposed process changes to the Director Technical Operations Engineering for review and approval

• Bachelor's degree or a minimum of five years of experience in airline maintenance programs or engineering
• Minimum of three to five years of experience working with Airworthiness Directives
• Minimum of three to five years of experience researching and interpreting CFRs and other FAA documentation (ACs, ADs, Orders, Notices, FAA Handbooks)
• Minimum of three to five years of experience working with complex M&E software systems for AD control and tracking
• Strong knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations, Advisory Circulars, FAA Orders, Notices, and Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS)
• Experience working directly with the FAA
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Demonstrated, in depth expertise in configuring and optimizing TRAX Engineering Schedule Controls, with a strong understanding of how control functions interact and influence one another within TRAX.

$95,. This is the base compensation for this role.

Full-time, Exempt

• Onsite, Minneapolis, MN - Remote may be considered for the right candidate.
• Occasional travel may be required for training, regulatory meetings, or operational needs.

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This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal…