As the Aviation Maintenance Manager at Weyerhaeuser, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and efficient aircraft maintenance activities for our Part 133 and Part 137 operations. Leading with safety as our top priority, you will oversee team leadership, shop schedule management, workflow optimization, work order oversight, interdepartmental communications, and quality control for multiple Weyerhaeuser hangars in the Oregon and Washington area. Reporting directly to the Aviation Operations Manager, you will implement strategic objectives, operating plans, and policies that ensure both aircraft integrity and fiscal responsibility while maintaining a culture of safety and excellence that aligns with our core values.  This position is based in McMinnville, Oregon with occasional travel to other locations throughout western Oregon and Washington.

The Aviation Maintenance Manager leads and develops maintenance teams with a strong emphasis on safety, accountability, and operational excellence. This role drives a culture of continuous improvement through performance management, professional development, and effective communication across all shifts and locations. The manager oversees staffing and hiring efforts, collaborates with senior leadership on long term maintenance strategies, and represents the organization’s commitment to safety and best practices both internally and with industry peers.

In addition, the role is responsible for efficient shop operations, workflow planning, and regulatory compliance. This includes pre planning maintenance projects, managing work orders, controlling budgets and labor efficiency, and optimizing resources to minimize aircraft downtime. The manager ensures maintenance documentation meets all regulatory requirements, maintains high safety and quality standards across locations, oversees FAA and company compliance, and conducts audits with corrective actions to support consistent, high quality maintenance outcomes.

Qualifications

• FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive management experience in aircraft maintenance operations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a Maintenance Manager or comparable supervisory role within Part 133 and/or Part 137 operations.
• Working knowledge of applicable FAA regulations, including Parts 91, 133, and 137.
• Proven experience with maintenance scheduling, work order management, maintenance tracking systems, and electronic record keeping.
• Strong technical knowledge of rotor wing aircraft systems, including platforms such as the Sikorsky UH 60L, Bell 206, and Bell 212.
• Demonstrated capability in maintenance planning, budgeting, labor management, and resource allocation.
• Track record of maintaining regulatory compliance and high standards of safety and quality.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and aviation maintenance management software.
• Ability to successfully complete required background checks and pre-employment screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• FAA Inspection Authorization (IA).
• Experience supporting aerial firefighting and/or herbicide and pesticide application operations.
• Experience managing maintenance operations across multiple or geographically dispersed locations.

Core Competencies

• Leadership and people management skills, including the ability to develop and retain high performing teams performing teams.
• Strong project management and organizational capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to address operational challenges in a timely and effective manner solving skills to address operational challenges in a timely and effective manner.

What We Offer: 

Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting a salary range of $131,082 - $196,766 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 20% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.  We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution.  Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career. 

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, which includes a paid company match in addition to our contribution equal to 5% of your eligible pay. 

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year, providing a total of 88 holiday hours and paid parental leave for all full-time employees.

About Weyerhaeuser 

We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference.? 

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For more than a century, we've been taking care of forests to make life better.

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.