Maintenance Controller

Wheels Up • Chamblee, GA

1d • $87,000 - $102,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Controller ensures aircraft in the Wheels Up Private Jets operated fleet comply with regulatory requirements. The role monitors aircraft, initiates and oversees maintenance events, and works to return aircraft to service in a timely and effective manner. Acting as a delegate of the aircraft certificate holder’s Director of Maintenance, the Maintenance Controller executes designated functions of the DOM’s office and supervises maintenance and alterations of operated aircraft. The role is based on-site at Wheels Up’s Member Operations Center in Chamblee, Georgia; remote work and relocation assistance are not offered.

Requirements

• Valid and current Airframe and Powerplant Certificate.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant hands-on experience in Part 121, 135, or 91 operations.
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.
• Current and ongoing authorization to work full-time in the United States without present or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Formal Flight Safety Maintenance initial training in the Phenom 300 or Challenger 300/350.
• Four or more years of combined experience in inspection, maintenance, or servicing of corporate-type aircraft.
• Direct experience working on Citation XL, Citation X, Beechcraft King Air, Hawker Beechcraft 400XP, Phenom 300, or Challenger 350 airframes.
• Advanced knowledge of inspection and maintenance procedures for the noted aircraft models and systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure out-of-service aircraft are repaired in a timely manner.
• Assign maintenance personnel and vendors to aircraft repairs, oversee repair efforts, and communicate repair status.
• Create work packages for scheduled, unscheduled, and line maintenance.
• Coordinate with maintenance vendors to plan, execute, oversee, and document maintenance events.
• Keep departments affected by a grounded aircraft informed of its status.
• Review aircraft records and tracking to ensure compliance with maintenance programs.
• Work collaboratively with Maintenance Leadership, Flight Operations, maintenance vendors, and operational entities and personnel.
• Ensure work performed on aircraft is properly documented before approving return to service.
• Ensure required aircraft parts are obtained and shipped in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with company policies in the WUPJ operating manual.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive 401(k).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Complimentary access to mental health and wellness counseling through Spring Health.
• Financial planning assistance.
• Additional programs and services supporting total well-being.
• May be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program based on individual and organizational performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed