Heavy Maintenance Operations Leader

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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Heavy Maintenance Operations Leader to join our Customer Engineering Support department based in Herndon Virginia.

Job Summary:

The Heavy Maintenance Operations Leader will join the Customer Care Centre Operations whose mission is to support our worldwide customers (airlines and MRO) in a timely manner by delivering technical solutions supporting their operations 24/7.

The jobholder will ensure a strong operational drumbeat and efficient resolution of the heavy maintenance structure repair dossiers for our worldwide Airbus customers covering the entire Airbus fleet except A220 (support managed from Mirabel QC) and for all structure ATA chapters.

The Heavy Maintenance operations manager will report operationally to the regional Heavy Maintenance Program Manager and functionally to the Head Of Structure Repair Excellence (AOG and heavy maintenance - SBCA5).

Meet the team:

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If youre interested in designing creating and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe join our mission to connect the world.

Your working environment:

The Washington D.C. metro area is home to multiple Airbus offices: In our nations capital you will find the Airbus Experience Center a collection of interactive multimedia exhibitions highlighting the extensive role the company plays in the aviation aerospace and defense industries in the U.S. and around the world. The D.C. area is also home to our regional corporate headquarters located adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) - it makes flying in a breeze!

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans) prescription dental vision life disability Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University including unlimited access to 10000 e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability certifications career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus we support you to work connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

• Within the framework of the Airbus Customer Services policy and processes the jobholder is responsible for the global prioritization of the Heavy Maintenance structure repair queries and dossiers (non-AOG) on Airbus fleet operations for all Programs.

• The heavy maintenance operations leader works actively with each heavy maintenance team worldwide incl. China France Malaysia and USA teams and with the SBCA Global operations manager.

• Defines priorities based on overall Return To Service planning and customers expectations.

• Identify key MSNs in heavy maintenance for which a departure / RTS is imminent from scheduled maintenance visits & Follow-up these MSNs using all tools available

• Drumbeat priority with in-service Engineering and office of Airworthiness teams in order to meet the RTS if and when further push required beyond operational lead actions .

• Synchronize worldwide priorities and decide to upgrade/ downgrade priority level for every hot HM dossier

• Follow the MSN Dossier Status

• When required support Customer Relationship Manager with communication to customers on escalations

• Ensure escalation cases quantity does fit with minimum remaining capacity to treat AOGs (close synchro with Airtac Duty manager)

• Take the ownership of strategic decisions for the escalated MSNs with the rights to overrule operational process

• Lead the heavy maintenance teams in the resolution actions of escalations

• Act as focal point for in-service engineering workflow managers in the frame of identified A/C

Your boarding pass:

Bachelor of Science/Engineering (BSc/BEng) degree or equivalent relevant airline or MRO experience in the field.

6 years Engineering/Technical experience in an Airline/OEM/MRO environment with understanding of aircraft structure (design fatigue materials) and structural repairs or mechanical systems.

10% Domestic and possible international travel.

Citizenship: Authorized to work in the US Able to work in US without current or future need for visa sponsorship

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite or remote: Onsite a minimum of four (4) days a week

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens able to read documents reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer telephone copies fax machine and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.

• Carrying: able to carry documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Lifting: able to lift documents tools drawings electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings working on the computer.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor.

• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes but is not limited to Safety Shoes Safety Glasses Hearing Protection Respirators/Masks and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

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