Aircraft Maintenance Manager

Company: The Vertex Company
Location: Rosemead
Posted on: May 10, 2022

Job Description:

Maintenance Manager - NASA Armstrong - Edwards AFB, CA
Vertex is looking for a strong leader who possesses and demonstrates aviation maintenance management and personnel management skills necessary to effectively meet organizational goals, on time and on budget. Adept at briefing senior leaders and providing mentorship and training to a large workforce. Works directly for the Fleet Manager in support of aircraft assigned to the NASA Program at Edwards AFB, CA.
The Maintenance Manager has direct oversight of and is responsible for overseeing maintenance, servicing, and repairing ensure assigned aircraft are in good mechanical condition and safe for flight. Cultivates and reinforces Program Management Objectives to include employee mentorship, training, safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and strict adherence to the appropriate technical guidelines as outlined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Identifies and analyzes problems, plans, tasks, and solutions. Manages the service, repair, and overall maintenance of aircraft to verify aircraft are safe for flight and compliant with Air Force and Company standards

• Work cooperatively with the company and customer personnel to establish and maintain a safety culture consistent with both Vertex Aerospace and NASA regulations and industry practices.
• Able to plan, coordinate and execute short- and long-term maintenance needs as required by project forecasts, daily flight schedules, and or as directed by the customer.
• Responsible for determining root cause and developing corrective actions when performance metrics are not achieved
• Responsible for enforcement of tool control procedures
• Responsible for efficient management of personnel to ensure maximum productivity and minimum overtime. Must be familiar with and able to adhere to and enforce Collective Bargaining Agreement requirements.
• Reports to the Program Manager on accomplishments and achievements for input into daily, monthly, and quarterly reports.
• Responsible for providing technical feedback and creating statements of work for contractual requests from the government.
• Responsible for coordinating with Human Resources during the hiring of new employees as a delegated hiring manager conducting interviews and completing disciplinary actions when required. Requirements:
  • Exhibits positive courteous behavior with customers, businesses, and coworkers.
  • The following skills and abilities are required:
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Effective team building and conflict resolution skills.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of MS Office applications and ability to use various computerized databases and software programs to develop production schedules, maintain data, and produce reports for aircraft fleet maintenance management purposes.
  • Ability to develop and write documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
  • Ability to analyze problems and make independent decisions in accordance with approved policies and procedures to resolve them.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks.
  • Possess or able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance from the Department of Defense.
  • Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
  • Possess or able to obtain and maintain a valid US Passport and obtain vaccinations required for international travel.
  • Ability to travel as required to support program and customer's mission requirements.
  • Ability to work required schedules to meet mission requirements Education/Experience/Licenses:
    • Have at least 7 years of experience within the past 10 years in aircraft maintenance in a similar size operation maintaining aircraft such as or similar to F/A-18, F-15, T-34, B-200, Gulfstream-III, Global Hawk, and or other heavy multi-engine, jet aircraft
    • Have held an FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certification, have held an equivalent military designation, or demonstrated an equivalent level of qualifications and expertise as a supervisor in aircraft maintenance.
    • Prior experience in the daily management of aircraft maintenance operations and maintenance personnel is required.
    • Must be comfortable with public speaking
    • This job has supervisory responsibilities.

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