Maintenance Controller

Frontier Careers•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Keep the fleet moving. Frontier Airlines is Denver-based and built on innovation, efficiency, and teams who take pride in doing the job right, especially when the operation is under pressure. As a Maintenance Controller (MCC), you’ll manage and control maintenance operations on a shift basis to support safe, compliant, and reliable operations. You’ll be the primary point of contact for aircraft out of service events and the current mechanical status of Frontier’s fleet, coordinating across SOC, Maintenance, Materials, Technical Support, Engineering, and vendors to reduce downtime and protect the schedule.

Requirements

Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) License (required)
Working knowledge of airline maintenance practices, FARs, and Frontier’s General Maintenance Manual policies/procedures
5 years of Line Maintenance experience OR 2 years C-Check experience AND 2 years avionics troubleshooting experience
Excellent Airbus systems knowledge and troubleshooting skills
Strong written and verbal communication; able to interface effectively with Engineering, Maintenance, Purchasing, Flight Ops Management, flight crews, and Dispatch
Ability to plan, organize, and administer workloads to subordinates
Demonstrated behaviors aligned with Frontier core values: Safety, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Value, Passion
Must attend and successfully complete Maintenance Training Required Inspection Item course

Nice To Haves

FCC First Class Radio Telephone Certificate
prior maintenance supervisor experience
factory-approved Airbus A319/320 training

Responsibilities

Manage maintenance operations on a shift basis, maintaining situational awareness and positive operational control of out-of-service aircraft.
Serve as the primary contact for aircraft out of service events and communicate mechanical status across the operation.
Coordinate recovery efforts with Maintenance, Material Services, Technical Support, and Engineering to reduce downtime and schedule impact.
Authorize maintenance vendors for emergency maintenance and ferry flight inspections in non-maintenance stations.
Authorize MEL/CDL deferrals and develop work scopes (including recommended troubleshooting steps and required materials).
Provide technical guidance to maintenance personnel and support decisions on technical, operational, and procedural matters.
Advise SOC on routing requirements when work must be completed at a specific station.
Maintain detailed shift logs, turnover notes, and performance reporting (delays, cancellations, out-of-service, and critical/damage events).
Directly in charge of all maintenance activities performed by contract maintenance personnel to ensure strict compliance with Frontiers General Maintenance Manual policies and procedures.
Provides technical guidance to maintenance personnel and is available for consultation and decisions on technical, operational and procedural matters.
Has the authority to remove an aircraft from service if maintenance work is not satisfactorily completed.
Ensures safety is the paramount consideration in all decisions and that Frontier aircraft are maintained to uncompromising safety standards at all times.
Promotes and models Frontier’s Mission and Values when interacting with colleagues and contract maintenance providers.
Authorizes the use of maintenance vendors for emergency maintenance and ferry flight inspections in non-maintenance stations.
Authorize MEL/CDL deferrals in accordance with the procedures outlined in Frontiers General Maintenance Manual.
Develops work scopes for MEL/CDL deferrals recommending necessary troubleshooting steps and requisitioning required materials.
Promotes a different and better customer experience by proactively managing deferrals that impact customer service.
Coordinates aircraft out of service events with Maintenance, Material Services, Technical Support and Engineering to reduce schedule impact and aircraft downtime.
Advises SOC personnel on routing requirements of specific aircraft when the nature of the work demands that it be accomplished at a specific station.
Maintains positive operational control and situational awareness of out of service aircraft.
Generates reports on delays, cancellations, out-of-service and other performance data for management information.
Maintain a shift log of all communications pertaining to out-of-service aircraft and critical or damage events.
Provides sufficient turnover to on-coming personnel so they are familiar with all work in progress and all items requiring follow up.
Maintains a shift log including documentation of aircraft worked on during shift.
Reviews prior shift logs and is familiar with previous shift activity.
Other duties that may be assigned by the M.O.D. or Senior Manager of the Department.