Maintenance Manager (Straight Flight)

Sierra Nevada Corporation • Englewood, CO

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About The Position

The Manager of Maintenance Support at Straight Flight supports the organization’s growth, regulatory compliance, and workforce development. The role develops and maintains customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, manages internal and external compliance activities, and oversees employee training programs. It works closely with the General Manager, Director of Maintenance, and Customer Service Managers to maintain a consistent flow of work while supporting compliance and workforce development.

The position maintains relationships with existing customers and develops relationships with prospective customers in local and other markets that fit Straight Flight’s capabilities. It identifies business opportunities, evaluates government contracting opportunities, supports business-development activities, and keeps leadership informed about opportunities and pipeline status. Applicants must meet the listed education or experience pathways and have an FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate, experience in an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, and relevant operations, compliance, and supervisory expertise. SNC describes itself as a global aerospace and national security company and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, immigration, or authorization eligibility requirements related to U.S. Government international trade regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related field, or qualifying relevant experience as a substitute. In the absence of a degree, at least 13 years of related experience is required; a higher-level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• At least 9 years of operations management experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role, subject to the stated education and experience substitutions.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, inventory management, and regulatory compliance.
• Thorough understanding and practical experience applying production or manufacturing principles, techniques, and best practices.
• Ability to understand and interpret moderately complex technical schematics, diagrams, blueprints, manuals, and publications.
• Progressive experience with materials management systems.
• Previous supervisory experience, including recruiting employees, assigning, directing, and evaluating work, and overseeing staff competence development and maintenance.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
• Experience working within an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, with strong working knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations and applicable FAA regulatory requirements.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, auditing, corrective actions, technical training, business development, or a combination of these areas.
• Ability to interpret regulatory, technical, and customer requirements and apply them to company processes and procedures.
• Strong customer relationship, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across departments and organizational levels.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic business and training systems.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with government contracting and SAM.gov.
• Experience with FAA, EASA, DoD, or other government aviation requirements.
• Experience administering a Learning Management System (LMS).
• Experience with the Corridor aviation maintenance ERP system or a similar aviation maintenance ERP system.
• Experience with a Quality Management System (QMS), such as QT9 or a comparable electronic quality management system.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and strengthen long-term relationships with existing customers to support satisfaction, retention, and continued business opportunities.
• Develop relationships with prospective customers locally and in other markets aligned with Straight Flight’s capabilities.
• Identify additional business opportunities with existing and prospective customers.
• Identify and evaluate government contracting opportunities through SAM.gov and other applicable government and commercial platforms.
• Work with the General Manager, Director of Maintenance, and Customer Service Managers to maintain a consistent work pipeline and effective utilization of hangar capacity.
• Support customer visits, facility tours, capability presentations, proposals, and other business-development activities.
• Maintain visibility of potential opportunities and provide leadership regular updates on business-development activity and pipeline status.
• Manage internal and external compliance activities and oversee employee training programs.

What This Job Offers

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