Sr. Airframe Vendor Maintenance Partner

The Senior Airframe Vendor Maintenance Partner is the technical liaison between airline and vendors contracted to perform maintenance on the fleet, as well as between the airlines and manufacturers, leasing companies, and other airlines. This individual contributor position administers contracts between the airline and external vendors for heavy scheduled maintenance and modifications as well as drop-in repairs performed on aircraft, engines, or components.

Key Duties

• Administers contracts between the airline and vendors for repair work performed on aircraft, engines, or components.
• Performs Exhibit II review against budget and work scope for all scheduled heavy maintenance visits.
• Performs liaison duties on-site between the airline and assigned MRO for technical matters, delivery schedules, invoice discrepancies, warranty claims, and disposition of airline-owned materials.
• Maintains and applies high level of technical knowledge on assigned aircraft to be able to guide and monitor work-in-progress ensuring all vendor workmanship is acceptable quality and that all work is accomplished in accordance with the work scope and in compliance with applicable specifications.
• Maintains detailed and accurate records of discrepancies to support requests for procedural changes and claims for charge adjustments.
• Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the general terms agreement and Contract Exhibits with assigned MRO and audits invoices as required to ensure billing is correct and in accordance with applicable terms and conditions.
• Reviews and recommends changes to maintenance programs and work specifications, based on experience with conditions found in Aircraft undergoing major maintenance.
• Partners with the airline and vendor engineering departments to ensure required technical information is provided on time and provides feedback regarding conditions found during work accomplished.
• Apprises the Manager of Vendor Maintenance of any issues that may impact safety, quality, cost, or schedule of the aircraft while in vendor maintenance
• Makes recommendations to changes in the work scope as outlined by the maintenance contract due to changing conditions discovered during maintenance, inspection or modifications of the Aircraft, and communicates proposed changes to relevant teams.
• Performs root-cause analysis of significant aircraft discrepant conditions, either present on arrival or resulting from work performed during maintenance on Aircraft
• Maintains an informed status of new developments in repair procedures and preventative actions to preclude maintenance problems.

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Required Skills & Experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and / or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.