Manager - Technical Operations Safety and Compliance

United Airlines•Los Angeles, CA

16h•$102,220 - $133,194

About The Position

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape. Job overview and responsibilities Reports to the Sr. Manager Technical Operations Line Maintenance Safety and Compliance and oversees division safety training, issues, and regulatory requirements Manages all safety and compliance matters within the designated region including secondary maintenance stations Supports the Managing Director of Line Maintenance and local management team as a champion to reduce the total number of injuries, injury severity, aircraft damages, lost time, operational impacts, and total cost Manages all safety and compliance matters for assigned region Proactively addresses safety and compliance concerns for the assigned region and system wide operations as a whole Leads investigations with local management for non-compliances and injury/damage incidents using standard methods Ensures robust root cause, mitigations, and corrective action plans are implemented and sustained locally and system wide as applicable Ensures implementation and adherence to safety policies and procedures in support of division and corporate safety objectives of the company and outside regulatory agencies Implements SMS principles in surveillance activities to identify hazards of high safety and/or compliance risk Leads regular risk reviews and monitoring plans for risk identification including through the Safety Action Team meetings Leads the implementation of one or more to Tech Ops Safety team system wide initiatives Provides mitigations and resolutions for safety issues and concerns from IBT and IAM Union Management Safety Committees Serves as the Tech Ops subject matter expert and master trainer on one or more safety subjects Shares expertise and lessons learned with division and cross-division safety counterparts for improvements across the operation

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience in application of OSHA and ANSI standards and the Code of Federal Regulations
OSHA 30
4+ years of supervisory or leadership experience
Proven leadership
Interpersonal and presentation skills
Highest standard of ethics and integrity to compliance adherence
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Nice To Haves

B.S. or M.S. in Aviation, Aerospace, Safety, Engineering, or equivalent
Knowledge of UA policies and procedures
Aircraft Maintenance
Aviation or Aerospace Occupational Safety
Airframe and Power Plant license
Certified Safety Professional Certificate
2+ years of aircraft maintenance and/or maintenance management experience
Experience in leading investigations, audits, root cause analysis and corrective action implementation and sustainment

Responsibilities

Oversees division safety training, issues, and regulatory requirements
Manages all safety and compliance matters within the designated region including secondary maintenance stations
Supports the Managing Director of Line Maintenance and local management team as a champion to reduce the total number of injuries, injury severity, aircraft damages, lost time, operational impacts, and total cost
Manages all safety and compliance matters for assigned region
Proactively addresses safety and compliance concerns for the assigned region and system wide operations as a whole
Leads investigations with local management for non-compliances and injury/damage incidents using standard methods
Ensures robust root cause, mitigations, and corrective action plans are implemented and sustained locally and system wide as applicable
Ensures implementation and adherence to safety policies and procedures in support of division and corporate safety objectives of the company and outside regulatory agencies
Implements SMS principles in surveillance activities to identify hazards of high safety and/or compliance risk
Leads regular risk reviews and monitoring plans for risk identification including through the Safety Action Team meetings
Leads the implementation of one or more to Tech Ops Safety team system wide initiatives
Provides mitigations and resolutions for safety issues and concerns from IBT and IAM Union Management Safety Committees
Serves as the Tech Ops subject matter expert and master trainer on one or more safety subjects
Shares expertise and lessons learned with division and cross-division safety counterparts for improvements across the operation