Aircraft Maintenance Manager

MANTECH • Panama City Beach, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Aircraft (Hovercraft) Maintenance Manager for an onsite position in Panama City, Florida. The manager oversees scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repair, modification, and overhaul of the U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft platform. The role leads technicians, inspectors, and support personnel, ensuring compliance with Naval Air Cushioned Vehicle Maintenance Programs while supporting fleet readiness, safety, and mission success.

The position directs daily Organizational (O-Level), Intermediate (I-Level), and Depot (D-Level) maintenance activities, including an average of 450 or more inspections, troubleshooting events, and repairs per month. It tracks readiness metrics, coordinates with maintenance, flight operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and EHS teams, and manages hangar, shop, and flight-line facilities. The manager also leads corrective-action investigations and continuous improvement, and oversees staff development, budgets, tooling, ground support equipment, and hazardous materials compliance.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have an active Secret clearance or be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance before starting. Physical duties include standing, walking, bending, working in demanding hangar and flight-line environments, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, and working around noise, chemicals, and moving machinery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; 10 or more years of military leadership experience may substitute for the degree.
• At least 10 years of experience in military aircraft or hovercraft maintenance.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership or management experience, such as Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Chief, or Production Control Supervisor.
• Experience leading technical teams of 50 or more personnel and coordinating 30 or more concurrent maintenance tasks daily, with a proven high on-time execution rate.
• Experience with naval or military aviation maintenance management programs, technical drawings, and readiness directives for a fleet or squadron of 10 or more assets.
• Comprehensive knowledge of military regulations, complex airframe systems, and technical manuals.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in dynamic flight-line, ramp, and hangar environments.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance before starting.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and work in physically demanding environments, including hangars and flight-line ramps under varying weather conditions.
• Ability to safely lift and carry equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in environments with exposure to noise, chemicals, and moving machinery typical of hovercraft operations.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive background in U.S. Navy aviation, U.S. Air Force aviation, or LCAC hovercraft maintenance operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification with a proven record of maintenance process improvement.
• Experience managing O-Level, I-Level, and D-Level maintenance control and supply chain integration in a defense contracting environment.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing with senior military leadership and briefing operational readiness rates.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee daily O-Level, I-Level, and D-Level maintenance operations, supervising an average of 450 or more inspections, troubleshooting events, and repairs per month.
• Track and analyze daily readiness metrics to sustain craft availability for U.S. Navy operational and test requirements, and proactively address risks, overdue work, repeat defects, and quality escapes.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Control, Flight Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and EHS to resolve logistical bottlenecks and support safe, timely mission execution.
• Manage multi-bay hangar, shop, and flight-line facilities, maintaining tool accountability and calibration control for more than 70 assets and enforcing FOD prevention.
• Lead Root Cause Corrective Action investigations for maintenance errors and repeat defects, resolving reports within five days in partnership with Quality Assurance.
• Drive Lean and shop-floor improvements in safety, quality, workflow, and cost reduction to decrease downtime and improve mission readiness.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate maintenance technicians.
• Manage departmental budgets, tooling, ground support equipment, and HAZMAT compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager