Manager, Aircraft Base Maintenance

American Airlines Group • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Manager of Aircraft Base Maintenance at American Airlines is responsible for leading a team within the Base Maintenance Team of the Integrated Operations Division. This role focuses on ensuring safety, quality, production, and budgetary commitments are met while managing daily production requirements and providing strategic direction for the department. The manager will oversee a diverse team, ensuring effective communication and coordination across various maintenance and engineering groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Aeronautics or related field or equivalent experience/training
• 4 years experience leading other supervisory management personnel
• Experience in positions requiring budget understanding, resource forecasting and management and workload planning in maintenance environments
• 3 years Aircraft Maintenance Operations or compliance equivalent experience
• A&P License
• Knowledge of audit requirements
• Knowledge of labor reporting and crew utilization
• Strong interpersonal and PC skills
• Knowledge of the GPM and SPPM
• Ability to concurrently manage multiple areas of responsibility
• Excellent analytical, organization and planning skills
• Must pass a background reference check and criminal fingerprint check
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of team members

Nice To Haves

• 5 years leadership experience
• Lean, Continuous Improvement or Six Sigma experience

Responsibilities

• Manages the daily Production requirements through subordinates
• Provides short and long term strategic direction for department
• Ensures team members are following procedures to ensure maximum efficiency, compliance and safety
• Leads staff to ensure team members' skills are utilized to the highest degree possible
• Conducts regular meetings with Business Reviews and Boardwalks to ensure best possible communication, identification, and resolution of action items
• Monitors the coordination of maintenance manpower requirements overtime and consistency with program scheduling and priorities
• Maintains effective communication between Maintenance, Engineering, Facilities Maintenance and other Supply Chain groups
• Ensures development, review and validation of maintenance requirements to ensure appropriate training for maintenance as well as leadership development
• Ensures all mandatory requirements are scheduled/completed to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the applicable aircraft, component, or engine flow plan
• Ensures team members know, understand and are engaged in achieving critical Metrics and key performance indicators
• Develops LEAN Improvement Strategy
• Manages hangar-wide flow of maintenance aircraft such as scheduled maintenance, mods and drop-ins by shift
• Executes manpower deployment and shift production requirements

Benefits

• Travel Perks: Access to 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights
• Health Benefits: Access to health, dental, prescription and vision benefits from day one
• Wellness Programs: Tools, resources and support for personal wellness
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire with employer contributions after one year
• Additional Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Air Transportation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree