Sr Manager, Aircraft Maintenance - Component Repair Shop

Position: Sr Manager, Aircraft Base Maintenance - Component Repair Shop
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Why you'll love this job​This job is a member of the Base Maintenance Team within the Integrated Operations Division.​Responsible for oversight and managing the component repair shop in such a manner as to assure continuing safety, compliance, dependability, reliability and financial performance, with fair and harmonious relationships with the management team, TWU, internal customers, vendors, FAA, and all non-AA business contacts.

What you'll do Oversees the daily Production requirements for component shops and team members

Provides short and long term strategic direction for department

Coaches and develops their team by providing feedback on performance and accountability

Builds, maintains, and strengthens relationships across all groups inside Technical Operations while looking for ways to remove barriers

Ensures team members are following  procedures in order to ensure maximum efficiency, compliance and safety

Responsible for control of budgets and cost standards

Leads management staff to ensure that team members skills are utilized to the highest degree possible; leads coordination with Maintenance Training to ensure on-going enhancement of staff and skill set Provides Supervisors regular feedback on their performance and develops the management team to create a strong leadership pipeline

Conducts regular meetings with Business Reviews and Boardwalks to ensure best possible communication, identification, and resolution of action items

Monitors the coordination of maintenance manpower requirements overtime and consistency with program scheduling and priorities

Ensures development, review  and validation of maintenance requirements to ensure appropriate training for maintenance as well as leadership development

Ensures team members know, understand and are engaged in achieving critical Metrics and key performance indicators

Develops LEAN Improvement Strategy Executes manpower deployment and shift production requirements

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications
- Education & Prior Job Experience Bachelor's degree in Business, Aeronautics or related field or equivalent experience/training3 years experience leading other supervisory management personnel

Experience in positions requiring budget understanding, resource forecasting and management and workload planning in maintenance environments5 years Aircraft Maintenance Operations or compliance equivalent experience

Experience managing, supervising and/or leading work groups

Preferred Qualifications
- Education & Prior Job Experience3 years leadership experience

Lean, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma experience

Skills, Licenses & CertificationsA&P License Excellent understanding of airline/technical operations

Knowledge of audit requirements

Knowledge of labor reporting and crew utilization

Strong interpersonal and PC skills

Ability to concurrently manage multiple areas of responsibility

Excellent analytical, organization and planning skills

Must pass a background reference check and criminal fingerprint check

Strong process analysis/development skills

Knowledge of the GPM and SPPMSome travel may be required

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