Sr Manager, Aircraft Base Maintenance

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Base Maintenance Team within the Integrated Operations Division.
• Responsible for oversight of 3rd party heavy maintenance providers and leading the activites of the on-site team of AA employees in such a manner as to assure continuing safety, compliance, dependability, reliability and financial performance, with fair and harmonious relationships with the vendor management team and their employees, internal customers, FAA, and all non-AA business contacts.

What you'll do

• Oversees the daily Production requirements of AA projects at vendor facilities
• Coaches and develops their team by providing feedback on performance and accountability
• Builds, maintains, and strengthens relationships with their vendor and across all groups inside Technical Operations while looking for ways to remove barriers
• Ensures the maintenance provider and AA on-site team members (Tech Reps, QC Reps, Materials Reps, and Engineers) are following procedures in order to ensure schedules are being met with strict adherence to the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance
• Responsible for control of budgets and cost standards
• Ensures that AA 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 to ensure best possible communication, identification, and resolution of action items
• Monitors the application of the maintenance provider’s manpower requirements to ensure consistency with program scheduling and priorities
• Monitor work flow progress and coordinate with HMP to make sure that appropriate resources are being used to keep aircraft on track for timely redelivery
• Ensures team members know, understand and are engaged with monitoring and reporting critical Metrics and key performance indicators
• Monitor, coordinate and approve package add-ons to make sure that the HMP can maintain schedule
• Reviews heavy check invoices and disputes inaccurate charges prior to approval
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All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Aeronautics or related field or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years experience leading other supervisory management personnel
• Experience in positions requiring budget understanding, resource forecasting and management and workload planning in maintenance environments
• 5 years Aircraft Maintenance Operations or compliance equivalent experience
• Experience managing, supervising and/or leading workgroups

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 3 years leadership experience
• Lean, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma experience
   

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• A&P License
• Excellent understanding of airline/technical operations
• Knowledge of auditrequirements
• 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 SPPM
• Some travel may be required
   

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.