Overview

Let your career take off with PSA Airlines

About PSA

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 4,000 employees. Our company culture, known as The PSA Way, is our foundation for operation and fosters stability, growth and a focus on the future while always placing safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are driven in our goals and achievements, eager to be better. We are reliable to one another and accountable for our actions. And we are caring in our daily interactions, with teammates, colleagues, and customers. Join our team to enjoy comprehensive benefits, including travel privileges on the American Airlines global network, so you can explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.

Benefits

PSA offers the benefits you expect from a company focused on excellence. All eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network
• A generous vacation plan designed to let you enjoy your travel perks
• 401(k) with company match
• American Airlines Group (AAG) profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
• A choice of three health plan options, all with nationwide coverage with the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network
• Premium dental coverage
• Vision plan options provided, including a plan that covers both glasses and contacts every year
• Benefits navigation services, including finding a doctor, scheduling an appointment, understanding your medical bills, and free second opinion services
• Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care services
• Family planning and fertility treatment
• LGBTQ+ friendly services including gender affirming care, assistance finding knowledgeable providers, and family planning
• Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and supplemental life insurance options for spouses and dependent children
• Flexible Spending Accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care services
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing a range of services, including 5 free in-person sessions with a health care professional

Responsibilities

Position Summary

This position is responsible for leading, managing and providing oversight of the Maintenance Operations Control team. Primary obligations and responsibility consist of ensuring that aircraft maintenance events are optimally managed, ensure chronic aircraft are identified and mitigated to minimize downtime and costs, oversee timely accomplishment of Technical Action Plans, expedite aircraft out of service (AOS) recovery plans and actions, ensure on time departures for our customers, structure Maintenance Operations Control team and culture to provide superior customer service, ensure the PSA fleet of aircraft are compliant with all maintenance, regulatory, and dispatch requirements, operate with appropriate deferral restrictions and aircraft are returned to service in an airworthy condition.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Vice President of Technical Operations and other senior management in projecting a strong commitment to the uncompromising promotion of safety and regulatory compliance.
• Continually assess and prioritize the organization’s mission critical requirements, explore and act on operational opportunities, devise and champion improvement action plans, and incorporate as required.
• Lead, operate and instill an intense focus on aircraft maintenance execution efficiencies to expedite repairs, expect accurate estimated time of completions (ETICS) to reduce AOS times and return aircraft to service.
• Assist in identifying base capability and efficiency opportunities by assessing operational feedback from MOC Controllers, Duty Managers and other operational sources.
• Establish a Command & Control but collaborative team culture for the Maintenance Control teams.
• Act as the Command-and-Control liaison and communicator for MOC during operational crises and/or operational emergencies including airworthiness and other regulatory issues/matters.
• Work and collaborate with the IOC and Planning Teams to ensure a successful and win-win outcome for the operation and our customers.
• Collaborate with Technical Services and Engineering to ensure chronic aircraft and extended out of service aircraft are efficiently returned to service with successful first-time fix.
• Ensure compliance with all PSA required policies, practices, procedures, and process