Job title: USA Based – Manager Maintenance Programs, Ohio
Company: Vista Global
Job description: Job Profile
Manager Maintenance Programs is available in Columbus, Ohio.
The Manager Maintenance Programs is critical to the management team supporting a fleet of business jet aircraft. The Manager Maintenance Programs is responsible to deliver, maintain, customize, and optimize aircraft, engine, auxiliary power unit and component maintenance programs (collectively “Maintenance Programs”).
The Manager provides support and solutions to teams managing aircraft maintenance, planning and airworthiness. The Manager plays a crucial support role with respect to aircraft reliability and various technical review boards.
Jet Select is an affiliated operating partner of Vista in the US – the largest charter group in private aviation and the world’s first private aviation ecosystem, integrating a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-light solutions to cover all key aspects of business aviation.
Vista has a global reach with operational hubs across the globe and an expert workforce of over 4,000 aviation professionals. Vista’s fast-paced growth and its relationship with the best partner operators open the door to lifelong career opportunities across the group – to create the best service in business aviation, in every region in the world.
Your Responsibilities:
The Manager of Maintenance Programs will serve on the Technical Services Team as a fleet level leader for Aircraft Maintenance Programs and shall have the following responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a highly productive Maintenance Program team.
- Maintain aircraft maintenance programs compliance to the latest manufactures revisions.
- Ensure the timely review and incorporation of maintenance program amendments generated by manufacturers and resulting from the impact of incorporated modifications, airworthiness directives, supplemental Type certificate, supplemental type approvals, service bulletins and engineering orders.
- Optimize cabin completion, modification, supplemental type approval and supplemental type certificate ICA intervals for commonality across each fleet.
- Ensure all STC’s or Canadian STA’s ICA includes Minimum Equipment List (MEL) actions that are filed with the FAA Master MEL Steering Committee.
- Work closely with Reliability Team to optimize maintenance programs based on field experience, inputs from manufacturers and suppliers as well as other operators of these aircraft and/or engine and/or auxiliary power unit types.
- Collaborate with Planning Team to support the integration of new Maintenance Program revisions and support development of tailored bridging programs if/when required when Maintenance Program revisions are released.
- Collaborated with Quality Assurance to obtain approval of Maintenance Programs and revisions within the framework of the certifying government agencies, mainly FAA, TCCA and EASA.
- Collaborate with VistaJet Engineering Team to further optimize Maintenance Programs
- Collaborate with internal, external stakeholders and manufactures to create a strong maintenance program network for developing program improvements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop Maintenance Program improvements and efficiencies.
- Develop standard operating procedures and controls for Maintenance Programs.
- Create and presents the fleet Maintenance Program status and amendments to senior leaders.
- Coach and mentor maintenance program analysts and supporting team members.
- Actively participate in technical and fleet review boards as required.
- Be proficient with Maintenance Steering Group (MSG) philosophies, program rules and escalations/de-escalations process.
- Possess a solid understanding of the following with respect to the certificate holder’s operation:
- Aircraft Maintenance Program development ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient aircraft in the FAA Part 135 and 121 environments.
- Manufactures service bulletins and airworthiness directives.
- Maintenance Program requirements as set forth in FAA Advisory Circular 120-16G.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands of this position are typical of an office environment.
- Occasionally, travel to meet with internal teams and manufactures.
- Occasionally, visit to the aircraft where additional demands such as climbing ladders, kneeling, or walking long distances may be required.
Work Environment:
The primary work environment is in the office area. The noise level in the work environment is moderate and can be loud.
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.
Required Experience, Qualifications, and Education:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree aircraft engineering, aerospace engineering or equivalent industry experience.
- 3+ years of leading maintenance programs or maintenance program development.
- 2+ years of selecting and developing maintenance program teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in aircraft engineering, aerospace engineering or aviation maintenance management.
- 5+ years of leading business jet maintenance programs teams.
- Experience working on an MSG committee as a Working Group or Steering Committee Member
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401k program with company matching and no vesting period.
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance and Long/Short term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career progression
The affiliated operating partners of Vista are equal employment opportunity employers. The affiliated operating partners of Vista do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. The affiliated operating partners of Vista also prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Expected salary:
Location: Columbus, OH
Job date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 06:53:07 GMT
