Manager - Line Maintenance (PHL)

Frontier Careers•Philadelphia, PA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for providing shift-level oversight for all line maintenance activities at the assigned Maintenance base. The Manager will coordinate activities between Station Operations, Flight Ops, Flight Dispatch, MCC, Inspection departments, and business partners. The position requires managing, monitoring, and coordinating SMS activities, identifying hazards and safety risks, and providing shift-level management, operational control, oversight, and procedural guidance. The role involves developing plans and prioritizing maintenance activity to ensure safe and expedient aircraft return to service according to the established schedule. Escalation of issues/conflicts with achieving daily operational objectives is also a key responsibility. The Manager will oversee compliance with Frontier maintenance manuals and company policies and procedures, maintain accurate and timely communications with Maintenance Control and Maintenance Planning, and validate that line maintenance aircraft tooling is available, maintained/calibrated, and controlled. Additionally, the role includes managing labor schedules to ensure required capacity, ensuring timely documentation compliance, and coordinating charters and field trips. Compliance with CFRs and Frontier policy/procedures, including sick/vacation reporting, is essential. The Manager will also provide direct management of support shops personnel and production where applicable, coordinate with other organizations and departments for optimal safety, compliance, and operational performance, and prepare performance assessments of direct reports. Maintaining and tracking performance KPIs is also part of the role.

Requirements

FAA Certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic rating and License
Working knowledge of 121 Federal Aviation Regulations
Minimum of 6 years aircraft line mechanic maintenance experience required
High School Diploma
Ability to plan, organize, and administrate workloads to subordinates
A working knowledge of 121 Federal Aviation Regulations
Run/Taxi A320 Family Aircraft, and typical GSE equipment operated at airport and in support of line maintenance operations

Nice To Haves

3 years Supervisor Aircraft line maintenance or leadership experience preferred
Previous experience managing a Line Maintenance Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program
Bachelors degree in management, engineering or equivalent

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing shift level oversight for all line maintenance activities at the assigned Maintenance base.
Coordinates activities between Station Operations, Flight Ops, Flight dispatch, MCC and Inspection departments and the business partner.
Manage, monitor, and coordinate SMS activities, Identify hazards and safety risks
Provide shift level management, operational control, oversight and procedural guidance
Develop plans and prioritize maintenance activity to assure safe and expedient aircraft return to service to established schedule
Escalation of issues/conflicts with achieving daily operational objectives, as appropriate.
Shift level oversight of compliance with Frontier maintenance manuals and company policies and procedures.
Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough communications with Maintenance Control and Maintenance Planning to ensure all maintenance is completed on schedule.
Validate line maintenance aircraft tooling is available, maintained/calibrated, and controlled to meet daily task requirements.
Manage labor schedules to ensure required capacity; planned and actual
Ensure timely documentation compliance, including accuracy, entry into the maintenance tracking systems, and submission to Maintenance Records.
Compliance with CFRs and Frontier policy/procedures, including sick/vacation reporting
Coordinate charters and field trips, including tooling, parts, materials/hazmat, and manuals
Ensure compliance with applicable labor agreements or contracts
Provide direct management of support shops personnel and management of production where applicable
Coordinate with other organization and departments for optimal safety, compliance, and operational performance
Prepare performance assessments of direct reports where applicable
Maintain and track performance KPIs, and report out on KPI data when requested
Has the authority to determine the Airworthiness of a Frontier Airline Aircraft
Has the authority to request changes to Frontier Airline Manuals via PCR process
Has the authority to determine the Serviceability of Frontier Airlines tooling
Has the authority to Assign Lead and A&P Mechanics to work packages where applicable
Has the authority to determine manpower required for assigned jobs
Has the Authority to Assign Field Trips as required
Has the Authority to determine Maintenance mechanics and Supervisors work schedules where applicable
Has the Authority to Approve direct reports Vacation time requests where applicable
Has the Authority and responsibility to enforce contracts and agreements in place related to line MX work groups and vendors where applicable
Has the Authority to Determine the Man-power requirements for the Maintenance station

Benefits

Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
Buddy passes for your friends
Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

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