Manager, Maintenance Control and Airworthiness

Description

Job Title- Manager, Maintenance Control and Airworthiness

Department- Elevate Jet

Reports to- VP of Maintenance

Location- Salt Lake City, UT. 

Who we are-

Based in Salt Lake City, UT, Elevate Jet is the premier provider of aircraft charter, management, and sales and brokerage services. We maintain a diverse fleet of private jet aircraft for charter to fit any trip or budget and provide tailored travel needs 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year to any destination. 

Summary of position-

The Manager, Maintenance Control and Airworthiness provides the oversight and direction needed for safe and efficient aircraft fleet maintenance planning by working with our maintenance, materials, and operations departments in planning short- and long-term maintenance. You will be responsible for overseeing the planning, quality and compliance components of all maintenance program requirements including required inspections, repairs, overhauls, engineering orders, fleet campaigns, airworthiness directives and any other tasks as required.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities-

• Oversee and manage all aspects of assigned aircraft events, return-to-service documentation, and airworthiness from pre-planning to delivery of the entire aircraft project through planning, prioritizing, and providing accurate communication with customers and team members as necessary.  
• Assess compliance requirements for certification activities on large projects related to conformity, issuance of standard airworthiness certificates for imports and registration number changes, issuance of export certificate of airworthiness, issuance of special airworthiness certificates for special flight permits, coordinating for issuance of special flight authorization. 
• Serves as liaison with the FAA in support of company personnel in ensuring compliance with FAR’s. 
• Assist in establishing and implementing Maintenance Control Department policies and procedures.
• Monitor the flight schedule and coordinate with the Operations department to ensure aircraft are routed appropriately to meet the required maintenance allocations and schedules.
• Minimize aircraft downtime, maximize aircraft availability, and schedule reliability by planning system-wide aircraft maintenance in response to changes in the operation.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Programs on any future enhancements and revisions to the Maintenance Program to optimize/cost control/minimize Network restraints.
• Use a process-, fact-, and data-centric approach to identify areas of inefficiency and ineffectiveness in both daily and long-term maintenance planning and partner with key stakeholders to address and capitalize on opportunities to maximize resource utilization and minimize costs.
• Monitor fleet performance, provide feedback, and offer guidance to the Maintenance Planning team.
• Oversee training and development of Maintenance Planning Team Members.
• Assist and oversee the implementation of technology and process improvements.
• Perform duties in support of SMS Safety Risk Management process.
• Achieve performance measures and adhere to established standards in conjunction with Elevate Jet’s values.
• Other duties as assigned to assist Elevate Jet in achieving its operational goals and objectives.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities-

• Possess an in-depth understanding and working knowledge of FAA regulations including FAR part 135 and 91 operations.
• Knowledgeable with Aircraft Maintenance Programs, Airworthiness Directives (AD’s), and Technical Directives.
• Supervisory experience with the ability to train and motivate a team.
• Possess the ability to produce short- and long-term maintenance schedules.
• Excellent communication and strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Must be a self-starter who is capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Must have the ability to work with a wide variety of personalities and levels of personnel within and outside the company.
• Must possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment handling multiple projects with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Must possess the ability to handle difficult situations while maintaining a calm demeanor.

Education & Experience-

• Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant license. Inspection Authorization (IA) a plus
• 4-year degree in Aviation Maintenance, Engineering, Technical-related field, or Business or five (5) years relevant Maintenance Planning work experience.
• 6 years’ experience in Maintenance Planning and/or re