Repairs Operations Manager

Position Responsibilities

Manages schedule of aircraft component repairs and overhauls in relation to the availability of personnel, skills, tools, equipment, parts, materials, and required work areas consistent with the customer contracted delivery schedule and cost forecasts.

Oversees work operations required and the tooling, equipment, materials, employee skills, and hours necessary for their accomplishment.

Plans, recommends, and coordinates the sequencing and allocation of workload for efficient use of staff, skills, and space.

Supervises non-routine work into scheduled workload; assigns jobs according to the skills, experience, and training of mechanics; develops requirement forecasts; investigates the recoverability of parts and components and determines appropriate repair or overhaul processes.

Reviews job progress and makes adjustments to planned schedule to meet changing workload conditions.

Responsibility for development and presentation of production and business metrics, to include: Units in process, inventory, component repairs and overhaul status/history, and current and projected workloads, progress to plan.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience)

• DOT safety sensitive position and requires participation in a DOT drug screen and random screenings
• 5+ years of related work experience
• Must have working Knowledge of FAA 14 CFR Parts 21, 39, 43, 65, 91, 121, 135, and 145
• Must have FAA Airframe Certificate or the ability to obtain a FAA Repairmen certificate
• FAA Part 145 Repair Station experience
• Able to manage multiple priorities and effectively work multiple simultaneous assignments in a fast-paced environment
• Must pass a FAA drug and alcohol pre-employment test

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Aviation, Engineering, or related field
• Experience in both metal structure and composite repair
• Understanding of applying Lean tools
• Excellent interpersonal skills working cross functionally across teams
• Analytical, demonstrated ability to deconstruct requirements and prioritize accordingly
• Strong leadership ability
• A focus on continuous process improvement
• Exceptional time management skills
• Working knowledge of Root Cause Corrective Action processes
• Familiar with Aircraft CMM and SRM Knowledge of 14 CFR Parts 43 and 145