Maintenance Shift Manager (MSP)
by Sun Country Airlines
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Date Posted
August 21, 2026
Employment Type
Full Time
Category
Aviation Management
Salary Range
$115K - $135K
Cost of Living
N/A
Locations
Application Deadline
September 20, 2026
Description
About Sun Country Airlines
We’re not your average airline. We’re agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable. With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline, and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.
Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at an exciting and growing company, as a Maintenance Shift Manager you'll enjoy these benefits and more:
- Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
- PPO and high deductible health plans
- Health savings account and Flexible Spending Account
- Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
- 401(k) match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
- Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support
Maintenance Shift Manager Overview
The Maintenance Shift Manager will assist the Manager Aircraft Maintenance in the management, conduct, monitoring, and control of the Sun Country Airlines’ maintenance production activities for in-house and vendor maintenance of aircraft, components, and powerplants.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assist in the direction and supervision of the activities of all MSP maintenance personnel
- Monitoring of the daily maintenance operation, identification and analysis of maintenance problems, and implementation of appropriate corrective actions
- Assist in the hiring and determination of training and qualification requirements of line maintenance personnel and assuring that these requirements are satisfied
- Scheduling of short-term, routine, and non-routine work requirements, assuring that such work is accomplished in a timely, effective, and efficient manner
- Assist in the preparation of line maintenance budget - including staffing, facility, and equipment
- Monitoring the cost performance of in-house and vendor production maintenance activities, identification of deviations from budget, and establishment of corrective actions
- Monitoring of flight schedule performance of Sun Country Airlines, identification of problems involving the aircraft maintenance operation, and establishment and implementation of appropriate corrective actions
- Direction and monitoring of maintenance production systems and activities to assure that all aspects of the operation are conducted in accordance with Sun Country Airlines’ manuals and procedures and are in compliance with applicable Federal Aviation Regulations
- Assist mechanics as required in the daily maintenance operation
- Work closely with Maintenance Planning to schedule the nightly workload in MSP
- Conduct all tasks in a safe and efficient manner complying with all local, state, Federal safety and health regulatory requirements, programmatic standards, and with any internal policies and procedures identified by Sun Country Airlines
- Any other duties assigned by management
Required Qualifications
- Two or more years of Technical Operations experience
- A&P License
- Previous Lead experience
- Previous experience working in TRAX and AIMS
- Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Strong Management/people skills
- Proven leadership ability
- Ability to multitask in high-stress situations
- Work effectively with minimal supervision under stressful situations
- Strong sense of urgency
- Must be able to obtain MSP SIDA Badge and customs seal
- Must have valid driver’s license and passport
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Line Maintenance supervisor experience
- 737 FAM Course completion
- A&P experience on Boeing 737NG
Compensation
$115,000.00 - $135,000.00. This is the base compensation for this role.
Classification
Full-time, Exempt
Working Location
This position is open in Minneapolis, MN.
Supervisory Responsibility
Aircraft Maintenance Technicians & Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technicians.
Work Environment
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This job will also operate in the maintenance hangar and ramp area and is routinely exposed to all weather elements.
Physical Demands
Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds. Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes, and gases.
AAP/EEO Statement
It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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