Guppy Aircraft Manager

Calista Corporation•El Paso, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Super Guppy Transport Aircraft Manager at Yulista Solutions LLC is responsible for the efficient management of the Guppy Aircraft, subordinate workers, schedules, equipment, facilities, and materials at NASA’s Forward Operating Location in El Paso, Texas. This role involves managing, directing, and planning SGT Aircraft maintenance and modification actions, ensuring compliance with quality and safety mandates, and providing technical and situational reports. The manager will also coordinate with the Quality Manager, compile estimates, prepare production plans, manage maintenance schedules, and organize workflow to meet deadlines. Key aspects include assessing project and resource requirements, establishing cross-utilization plans for employees, determining work status, assigning workloads, forecasting logistics, implementing corrective actions, planning leave schedules, addressing subordinate concerns, and arranging for employee training. The position requires direct supervision of 4+ SGT personnel and support for T-38 activities.

Requirements

Minimum High School Diploma
Must be able to multi-task
Effective interpersonal, communication and managerial skills to interface effectively with various cross-disciplines
6+ years heavy cargo aircraft maintenance experience
Familiarity with Turboprop engines, aircraft mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic systems
Understanding of aircraft structural maintenance, landing gear, primary and secondary flight control systems
Must be capable of holding a Government Security Clearance
Detail-oriented, ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks related to aircraft maintenance and adhere to strict timelines
Strong organizational and communication skills
Understanding of Microsoft Project Management, Excel, Word

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in management or Aviation
Proficient and knowledgeable understanding of various Automated Maintenance Information Systems used in tracking maintenance data, employee cross utilization training, control documentation to include engineering maintenance directives
Understanding of CAD
Production and implementation of Rough Order of Magnitude estimates

Responsibilities

Manage, Direct, and Plan Super Guppy Transport (SGT) Aircraft maintenance and modification actions at NASA’s Forward Operating Location in El Paso, Texas.
Provide resource task guidance assignments with the objective of meeting scheduled and unscheduled Government established priorities.
Monitor and enforce compliance with all NASA and Contractor Quality/Safety mandates and processes.
Have a systematic understanding of NASA processes and procedures as they relate to aircraft maintenance operations.
Monitor/report progress during repair cycle, identify shortfalls and initiate procurement of assets as required.
Provide daily SGT situational and technical reports to Quality Manager.
Effectively communicate priorities with team members to ensure smooth process flow and eliminate potential work stoppages.
Coordinate with Quality Manager to formulate objectives, understand specified requirements, and priorities.
Compile estimates of all SGT labor skill types and man-hour requirements for project planning.
Prepare production plans for projects and operations through compiling customer requests, engineering designs, and specifications data.
Plan and manage SGT Maintenance schedules to ensure 100% on-time delivery of required projects.
Organize SGT maintenance workflow plans to meet provisions and deadlines.
Continuously assess project and resource requirements.
Establish cross-utilization plan for employees to achieve production goals.
Determine the status of work in process, time required to completion, and availability of materials.
Establish work sequences and provides workload assignments to individuals to meet Government priorities.
Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
Ensures logistics requirements to meet short, medium, and long-range workload requirements are forecasted to minimize negative impacts to schedule flows.
Provides technical direction in accomplishing sustainability projects.
Implements corrective actions within designated authority to resolve work related problems.
Plans and establishes overall leave schedules to ensure no negative impacts with mission requirements.
Address subordinates’ concerns, whether perceived or real, and follow up with appropriate action to correct or eliminate tension in the workplace.
Determine training needs of employees based on current and future requirements and arranges for training accomplishment.
Ensures safety equipment and protective clothing/gear are worn when mandated by regulations.
Participates in the daily maintenance meetings to address current and future work schedules, staffing needs, and provide recommendations as to scheduling projected workload.
Directly Manage 4+ SGT personnel IAW CBA (unionized workforce).
Support T-38 activities as needed.
Monitor production to resolve issues or shortfalls throughout the use of Microsoft Project.
Ensure production flow is on schedule within allotted hours.
Communicate the status of NAMIS generated work request tasks to the SGT Program Office.
Ability to identify difficulties in procedure and provide solutions for process improvements.
Monitor completion of SGT work requests and adjust job schedule to meet mission requirements.
Prioritize and plan production activities to maintain > 98% SGT Mission effectiveness rate.
Promote, implement, and sustain employee involvement in safety and health compliance program.