Supervisor - Line Maintenance (PHL)

Frontier Careers • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Oversees line maintenance operations and supervises line maintenance personnel. Manages, monitors, and coordinates SMS (Safety Management System) activities. This includes coordinating the development, implementation, maintenance, and integration of the SMS, identifying hazards and safety risk assessments, ensuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls, and promoting safety. The supervisor advises the accountable executive on SMS performance and improvement needs, and is accountable for achieving safety performance relative to job tasks. They manage risk to an acceptable level, take action to remove inoperative equipment from use, monitor maintenance activities to ensure high standards of quality and safety, and determine work priorities for the shift. The role involves supervising maintenance performed by Frontier personnel on company and contract aircraft, providing timely and accurate aircraft status information, determining job standards, testing personnel productivity, safety habits, and workmanship. The supervisor reviews and evaluates maintenance performance, administers corrective action when necessary, and assists in formulating departmental policy and administering company and departmental budgets. They also assist with monthly/quarterly shelf life audits, ensure tools and equipment are maintained to safety standards, conduct lost and found tool investigations, and perform computer and administrative functions. Identifying operational improvements, ensuring adherence to airport and aircraft security regulations, performing shift turnovers, and auditing completed aircraft records are also key responsibilities. The supervisor ensures personnel are properly trained, qualified, and current for their tasks and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• FAA-certificated mechanic with Airframe and Powerplant ratings
• Requires 3 years previous line maintenance experience
• Previous supervisory, lead or directing workforce experience (or previous leadership experience)
• Excellent working knowledge of company maintenance policies and procedures
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a stressful environment
• Ability to communicate in an effective, calm and professional manner at all times
• Ability to lead and motivate maintenance personnel in a positive and professional manner
• General computer and administrative skills
• Must demonstrate behavior that portrays the company core values of Safety, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Value, and Passion while communicating with personnel and acting on behalf of the company
• Must have the ability to plan, organize, and administrate workloads to subordinates

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor and coordinate SMS activities as directed.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, maintenance, and integration of the SMS throughout Frontier.
• Identify hazards and safety risk assessments including change management.
• Ensure effectiveness of safety risk controls.
• Promote safety.
• Advise the accountable executive on the performance of the SMS and on any need for improvement.
• Accountable for achieving safety performance relative to job tasks.
• Manage risk acceptable level: green or lower as defined by Frontier’s company risk matrix.
• Take action to remove inoperative equipment from use, instruct proper tagging, and action repair or replacement.
• Monitor maintenance activities to ensure performance levels are sufficient to provide the highest possible standards of quality and safety.
• Determine work priorities on the shift.
• Supervise maintenance performed by Frontier maintenance personnel on company aircraft as well as contract aircraft.
• Provide timely and accurate information on aircraft status.
• Determine job standards, test personnel productivity, safety habits and workmanship.
• Review and evaluate maintenance performance and administer corrective action when necessary.
• Assist in formulation of departmental policy.
• Assist in creating and administer company and departmental budget and performance commitments.
• Assist with monthly/quarterly shelf life audits at maintenance stations, as applicable.
• Ensure that all tools and equipment are maintained at a level of safety that meets the National Bureau of Standards requirements and/or the manufacturer specifications.
• Conduct lost and found tool investigations and complete associated reports.
• Perform computer and administrative functions as assigned by manager.
• Identify possibilities for operational improvements and communicate them to management.
• Ensure adherence to airport and aircraft security regulations and report any violations and/or potential violations to management.
• Perform Shift Turnover as required per GMM 10.09.
• Audit completed aircraft records (e.g., logbook pages, work cards, non-routines, engineering documents [EOs, EAs, etc.], and other related documents) generated by RON and line maintenance.
• Monitor the proper completion of aircraft records (e.g., logbook pages, work cards, non-routines, Engineering documents [EOs, EAs, etc.], and other related documents) during RON and line maintenance.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of all assigned work documents and records.
• Make FMIS entries as required.
• Ensure that department personnel, including themselves, are properly trained, qualified, and current to perform assigned tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Manager, Maintenance Control.
• Always follow (never deviate from) approved published procedures unless proper deviation is authorized.

Benefits

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• 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.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed