Maintenance Manager

Job Description

We are a fast-paced aviation company with rapid growth opportunity, and we are seeking a highly motivated team member to join our Miami facility. This role operates under the administrative direction of the VP of Operations, with minimal supervision. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing business operations and driving continuous improvement efforts to grow the business unit. The focus areas include Safety, Quality, productivity, efficiency, and profitability of departmental and organizational operations for a plant through the provision of effective methods and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate activities of departments concerned with the production, sales, and distribution of products.
• Manage staff, prepare work schedules, and assign specific duties.
• Work with quality procedures and manuals to ensure compliance with company standards.
• Review sales, operational metrics and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement, and determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Manage and improve workflow through the constraint and bottleneck processes.
• Manage personnel and provide leadership to achieve operational goals, including staffing requirements, interviewing, hiring, managing the cross-training plan, and training new employees.
• Perform shop floor optimization, lean improvements, and ensure conflict resolution to drive profitable growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other management to ensure appropriate allocation of resources and human power.
• Preemptively identify negative trends and creatively work to achieve win-win solutions with other management when conflicts occur, balancing program requirements with resource constraints.
• Effectively address customer concerns and obtain solutions such as reallocation of resources, revised schedules, or modified contractual specifications.
• Handle wheels and brakes on corporate and commercial aircraft.

• 5-10 years of experience in operations management.
• FAA Airframe and Power Plant License (Preferred).
• Certification under FAA Part 65.
• Knowledge of a general technical field such as engineering, contracts administration, or program management.
• Fluent verbal and written English skills.
• Proficiency in the use of computers and MS Office products.
• Strong communication skills.
• Operations management experience: 5 years (Required).

• Mechanically inclined.
• Leadership skills.
• A&P license.
• Experience with repair, MRO, airframe, schematic, and blueprint.
• Must be a team player who will contribute ideas and solutions.

We provide a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings with company match. We are focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Work Environment

The work environment includes swamp coolers and fans, and is predominantly indoor. The physical demands include standing, walking, using hands, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing. Occasionally, the employee may sit, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, and ability to see color. The shift is Monday-Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, with overtime as required. Safety glasses and safety shoes, composite or steel toed, are required. Compliance with FAA Drug Test and Bg Check is mandatory. No tools are required.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Phoenix, Arizona.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.