Sr. MRO Operations Manager

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

Location : Dallas, TX (on-site)

Key Accountabilities :

• Demonstrated ability to run a multi-million MRO structures & composite operation in a FAA Part 145 repair station
• Manages schedule of aircraft component repairs and overhauls in relation to the availability of personnel, skills, tools, equipment, parts, materials, and required work areas consistent with the customer contracted delivery schedule and cost forecasts.
• Oversee maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft service activities to ensure airworthiness and compliance with Repair Station and Quality Control manuals, and regulations
• Plans, recommends, and coordinates the sequencing and allocation of workload for efficient use of staff, skills, and space
• Supervises non-routine work into scheduled workload; assigns jobs according to the skills, experience, and training of mechanics; develops requirement forecasts; investigates the recoverability of parts and components and determines appropriate repair or overhaul processes
• Manage and train new employees in proper procedures, methods, and practices
• Maintains all shop equipment and tools and supervises the maintenance, safety, and the organization of the repair station facilities
• Responsibility for development and presentation of production and business metrics, to include Units in process, inventory, component repairs and overhaul status / history, and current and projected workloads, progress to plan
• Responsibility for personnel performance and workforce management
• Ensure technicians have the appropriate technical data available during the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance and alteration activities
• Perform surveillance of certificated and non-certificated employees performing maintenance, preventative maintenance and alterations
• Initiate requisitions for stock as required for the work being performed
• Other duties and responsibilities as called out in company policies, procedures, repair station / quality control manual, SOP's, and as directed.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :

This is a DOT safety sensitive position and requires participation in a DOT drug screen and random screenings.

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.