HSGI, Inc. has a Direct Maintenance Operations Manager position open in Duluth, MN
- Direct Hire
- Pay BOE
- A&P License required/ IA preferred
- Must have experience on Cirrus aircraft
- Previous manager experience preferred
Position Summary:
The Maintenance Operations Manager plays a critical role in the leadership of the maintenance department. They manage activities such as scheduling, profitability, and assist with implementing Standard Operating Procedures.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Strategic
- Coordinates with management to strategize new maintenance practices and assists in implementation.
- Works with maintenance department personnel to develop a cohesive work structure and is part of suggestive changes.
- Evaluates shop and customer’s needs to determine if the company requires equipment or training to support business growth.
Leadership
- Train and supervise employees of the maintenance department.
- Negotiate contracts with outside vendors for execution of maintenance work.
- Ensure operational efficiency of projects through timely inspections and repairs.
- Ensure that company premises and facilities are kept in a presentable condition.
- Implement workplace safety policies and standards.
Management
- Ensure work assignments are in place for crew prior to start time to eliminate unproductive time.
- Ensures that crew members sign and document aircraft maintenance on appropriate work cards or forms when work is completed or turned into for turnover per company policies and procedures.
- Ensures that all work performed complies with applicable technical data, FAA regulations and company policies and procedures.
- Maintains cohesion of work crew and rectifies any issues impacting productivity.
- Tracks time spent on each work order and ensures the time is logged correctly and within the budgets.
- Performs administrative duties as required.
- Manages technician “On Call” schedule to ensure coverage.
Operational
- Ensures that all work performed complies with applicable technical data, FAA regulations and company policies, and procedures.
- Performs Maintenance and inspection tasks as required.
- Works closely with maintenance personnel and flight school coordinator to maintain the aircraft visibility of remaining and work-in-progress.
- Ensures that all aircraft parts/components removed from an aircraft in work, are documented, tagged, and protected.
- Performs Inspector functions as required.
- Procures parts for open project(s).
- Cooperates with the Safety Management System and is instrumental with corrective action plans and preventative measures.
- Throughout an inspection, review discrepancies with Customer Services to determine estimated costs and additional labor down time.
- Review all completed and partially completed tasks daily to ensure proper documentation and signoffs prior to turn-over to the next shift.
Behaviors
- Acts as a mentor to team inspectors and other maintenance team members.
- Listen to team members and encourages growth through delegation, direction, and continuous education.
- Demonstrates empathy to team members, colleagues, and customers and foster accountability.
- Build trust and respect with team and between departments through clear and continuous communication.
- Strong desire to promote a quality – focused culture of safety.
- Willing, ready, and available to get the job done and stay on task.
- Lead by example.
Administrative
- Attend production meetings and discuss upcoming projects and participate with managing weekly/monthly schedule.
- Ensuring airworthiness as defined with 14 CFR by researching permanent records, maintenance tracking program, FAA Airworthiness Directives and Manufacture’s
- Service Bulletins/Customer Bulletins and assigned aircraft.
- Open work orders, initiatives service orders, collects designated parts from parts department, and request outside services when required.
- Tracks time for technicians working on projects and provides input to schedule for adjustments.
- Updates and interfaces with computerized maintenance tracking program.
