Senior Production Controller - Technical Operations
by United Airlines
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Date Posted
July 20, 2026
Employment Type
Full Time
Category
Aviation Management
Salary Range
Negotiable
Cost of Living
View details for Houston
Locations
Application Deadline
August 19, 2026
Description
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.
Overview
Responsible for overall aircraft flow and paperwork accountability including complete event preplanning, aircraft induction and release process, daily flow and accountability ensuring aircraft is on track, and post check reporting. Liaise with multiple departments both internal and external, including vendor support companies to resolve issues and maintain aircraft flow. Resolve head count requirements to maintain required production levels. Report and analyze aircraft material costs.
Responsibilities
Responsible for developing, implementing and managing overall aircraft check flow:
- Develop long range plans for upcoming maintenance events
- Daily management and workflow of aircraft or shop workloads to optimize resources
- Building task assignments for oncoming shifts
- Paperwork accountability and regulatory compliance
- Status reporting and issue resolution
- Forecasting and planning for necessary headcount
Pre-induction preparation and post check Analysis:
- Communications with multiple support departments to ensure required resources are available to maintain necessary production
- Complete preplanning and detailed flow of event staged in manageable and logical sequence
- Compile, analyze, and report on check performance
- Cross event reporting and analysis
Manage support shop resources and workload:
- Compile, analyze, and report on check performance
- Maintain regulatory compliance of maintenance documents
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications)
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Aviation, management or operations management
- At least 3 years aviation experience
- FAA Airframe & Powerplant License
- Proficient in MS Office applications
- Strong data analytics skills
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners
- Ability to handle simultaneous projects and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
- 5+ years of aircraft maintenance and production control experience
- Heavy aircraft maintenance planning experience
- Working knowledge of SCEPTRE
- Understanding of industry applicable process improvement and LSS (Lean Six Sigma)
Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.
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