Supervisor, Maintenance Planning

About Us

Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, takes pride in delivering a safe, reliable, and customer-focused travel experience. Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor operates 130 regional jets on 700 daily flights to 126 destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

 

Endeavor is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., with hub operations located in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, and Raleigh-Durham, and 11 maintenance bases across our network. At the heart of our operation, over 5,000 employees keep us soaring and help ensure Endeavor sets the standard for excellence in the regional airline industry.

Our Culture

We know that our people are our greatest assets, and we are committed to building a culture where employees love coming to work each day. At Endeavor Air, we foster a diverse, culturally-rich and safe workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect. With a culture built on safety, excellence, and teamwork, Endeavor offers limitless potential for aviation professionals looking to start or continue their careers.

 

Our team promotes an inclusive environment in all aspects of the airline and our operation. As an EEO employer, we provide opportunities for all qualified candidates without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran, or disabled status.

Overview

The Supervisor, Maintenance Planning is responsible for daily supervision and guidance for Maintenance Planning personnel within the Maintenance Planning department.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall supervision of the designated Maintenance Planners, including providing guidance and instruction concerning the execution of all daily job functions, shift scheduling, payroll, procedural training, and performance evaluations.
• Perform routine audits of company computerized maintenance systems ensuring the accuracy and timely completion of all schedule maintenance tasks.
• Coordinate the activity required upon new aircraft arrival and the transfer of aircraft to and from the company fleet.
• Ensure the timely execution of all Daily Remain Overnight (RON) Maintenance visits, Extended Visit, Mod Lines, and major component plans.
• Monitor fleet maintenance capacity requirements and flight schedule changes and coordinate the necessary changes to ensure the minimum maintenance requirements are met.
• Oversee the timely completion of all Maintenance Program, Engineering, and deferred Maintenance Tasks (MEL, NEF, CDL, TRENDs, Management Requests, and Planning Watch Items).
• Maintain adequate staffing levels across all Maintenance Planning positions needed to complete all daily assigned jobs functions through the judicious use of company policy.
• Monitor aircraft and hub operations ensuring aircraft are routed/rerouted to facilitate any operational irregularity while maintaining the integrity of the maintenance plan and established company performance objectives.
• Notify Manager, Maintenance Planning in the event of a scheduling conflict or material shortage affecting the timely compliance of all scheduled maintenance requirements.
• Support and provide back-up for the Maintenance Planning Manager, or Supervisor.
• Analysis and projects as assigned by the Manager, Maintenance Planning.
• Work is performed in the Endeavor Airlines OCC, and requires professional contact with OCC personnel, management staff, and business relationships with outside vendors, as well as the FAA.

Other Duties

• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Prior supervisory experience or leadership training is preferred, or the ability to inspire and direct others.

Competencies Required

• Ethics and Values - Serves as a champion to employees and projects that are beneficial to the company. Displays courage and willingness to take an unpopular stance to make positive long term progress for individuals and the organization.
• Knows Our Business - Looks for way to improve our success operationally and through people. Understands how all aspects of the business operate in a systemic way. Technically and professionally skilled to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Builds Trust and Decision Making - Models honesty and open communications in large group meetings.  Responds to challenge in a positive way – seeing it as a way to learn new perspectives and perhaps improve the organization.
• Drive for Results by Inspiring Others - Builds passion and enthusiasm for the organization’s mission. Identifies measurements that will drive long term positive results, and shares the rationale, thus engaging the organization.
• Know Your Team and Leading Peopl