Maintenance Manager (Straight Flight)

Responsibilities

• Maintain, nurture, and strengthen long-term relationships with existing customers to support customer satisfaction, retention, and continued business opportunities.
• Develop relationships with prospective customers locally and in other markets that align with Straight Flight's capabilities.
• Continuously identify additional business opportunities with existing and prospective customers.
• Identify and evaluate government contracting opportunities through SAM.gov and other applicable government and commercial platforms.
• Work with the General Manager, Director of Maintenance, and Customer Service Managers to maintain a consistent pipeline of work and effective utilization of hangar capacity.
• Support customer visits, facility tours, capability presentations, proposals, and other business-development activities.
• Maintain visibility of potential opportunities and provide regular updates to leadership on business-development activity and pipeline status.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field of study.
• 9+ years of operations management experience with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of related experience is required.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes, inventory management, and regulatory compliance.
• Thorough understanding of and experience with the practical application of production/manufacturing principles, techniques, and best practices.
• Ability to understand and interpret moderately complex technical schematics, diagrams, blueprints, manuals, and/or publications.
• Progressive experience with materials management systems.
• Previous supervisory experience; the ability to recruit employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certificate.
• Experience working within an FAA Part 145 Repair Station, with a strong working knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations and applicable FAA regulatory requirements.
• Experience in regulatory compliance, auditing, corrective actions, technical training, business development, or a combination of these areas.
• Ability to interpret regulatory, technical, and customer requirements and effectively apply them to company processes and procedures.
• Strong customer relationship, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across departments and all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic business and training systems.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience with government contracting and SAM.gov.
• Experience with FAA, EASA, DoD, or other government aviation requirements.
• Experience administering a Learning Management System (LMS).
• Experience with the Corridor aviation maintenance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or a similar aviation maintenance ERP system.
• Experience with a Quality Management System (QMS), such as QT9 or a comparable electronic quality management system.