Maintenance Manager

Zipline•Tampa, FL

9d•$110,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Zipline’s US Operations depend on aircraft and systems that are safe, compliant, and ready to perform. The Maintenance Manager owns daily maintenance execution for local fleets and systems, turning inspections, repairs, and aircraft intake into reliable operational availability. The role leads supervisors and technicians while remaining hands-on in the maintenance environment. The manager makes airworthiness decisions within approved maintenance procedures, escalates engineering or compliance questions through appropriate channels, and builds the shop-floor and operational discipline needed to support dependable growth.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on maintenance, fleet management, service-operations, or technical leadership experience in automotive, autonomy, aviation, or a related field.
Experience leading daily execution in a safety-sensitive or regulated maintenance environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage inspections, repairs, maintenance backlogs, and return-to-service workflows.
Ability to earn and maintain Zipline Repairman certification for authorized safety-sensitive maintenance functions.
Sound judgment applying approved procedures, identifying nonconformances, and escalating engineering or compliance questions.
A record of improving system availability, turnaround, quality, or technician productivity through disciplined operating practices.
Ability to work onsite in metro and flex with shift operations as site needs change.

Responsibilities

Lead daily maintenance execution and approved airworthiness determinations for local systems and fleet assets.
Own workflows from asset receiving and conformity checks through inspection, repair, documentation, and return-to-service coordination.
Set maintenance schedules, shift coverage, backlog priorities, and work-in-progress to meet operational readiness goals.
Conduct maintenance planning to support continued airworthiness and fleet health programs.
Coach technicians and supervisors through training, clear expectations, direct feedback, and performance accountability.
Track and improve asset downtime, uptime, turnaround, first-time-fix quality, backlog closure, and technician productivity.
Enforce maintenance SOPs, safety protocols, qualification practices, and audit-ready recordkeeping.
Partner with engineering and compliance to investigate recurring issues, resolve escalations, and improve maintenance processes.
Monitor performance KPIs and ensure the safe and efficient execution of maintenance operations.