Flight Hours Services Repair Manager

About the role

PDS Tech Commercial is partnering with a global leader in the aerospace industry to hire an experienced Flight Hours Services (FHS) Repair Manager. If you're passionate about aviation, supplier performance, and operational excellence, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on aircraft availability and customer satisfaction around the world.

Responsibilities

In this high-impact role, you'll oversee supplier repair operations and champion performance across cost, quality, lead time, and continuous improvement initiatives. Specific responsibilities include:

• Cost Management: Challenge and validate commercial repair quotations in accordance with procurement guidelines, including Flat Rate, Power-by-the-Hour (PBH), and Time & Material agreements.
• Lead Time Management: Ensure suppliers meet contractual repair turnaround times and identify root causes of repair delays.
• Quality Assurance: Lead recurring operational meetings with repair suppliers to review repair status, open issues, and data reconciliation.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process improvements across repair operations and partner with methods and tools teams to maintain accurate system data.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Aerospace, or a related field.
• Six or more years of experience in aviation, aerospace, or supply chain operations.
• Experience managing supplier performance and operational supply chain activities.
• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Technical knowledge required to evaluate repair quotations using Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs).

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include:

• Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Aerospace, Business, or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of Maintenance Part 145 regulations.
• Experience working within commercial aerospace maintenance and repair operations.
• Fluency in French or Spanish.

Work Environment

This is a 100% onsite position with approximately 5–10% travel, including supplier visits throughout the year. The work environment includes both office and production environments with occasional shop floor access, requiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as steel-toed shoes.

Pay

The pay rate for this position is $38.00 to $43.00 per hour.

Benefits

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan.

Schedule

This position requires approximately 5–10% travel, including supplier visits several times per year.