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Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, Fleet introduction & Performance, the Senior Fleet Manager will support induction activities on 787 while having leadership influence over all fleets.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the integrator to compile a holistic view of fleet health, with a monthly fleet-specific report of key operational and financial performance indicators, top reliability drivers, cost drivers, opportunities and threats, mandatory and discretionary engineering projects, major issues and action items. Leverages existing data, analysis, and dashboards produced by Reliability and BP&I.
• With the holistic view of the fleet health as the foundation, works with various disciplines within engineering, including reliability, maintenance program, configuration controls, and commodity engineering groups, to drive focus on the fleet issues.
• Participates in aircraft configuration projects serving as primary participant for M&E issues related to systems and avionics configuration of the aircraft definition. Reviews configuration or proposed fleet additions for compatibility and integration issues with current fleet.
• Participates in aircraft induction phase to represent TechOps addressing aircraft integration issues related to the maintenance and technical induction of the new fleet.
• Works with OEM, Reliability, Engineering, Line Maintenance, SCM and BP&I to establish comprehensive health monitoring reporting and baseline configuration management of the new fleet.
• Participates in new aircraft delivery activities as needed to ensure aircraft meets acceptance criteria.
• Provides a level of oversight for the portfolio of engineering projects affecting the assigned fleet to ensure schedule and cost adherence.
• Collaborates with various areas of Technical Operations to understand issues related to fleet reliability. Makes use of crew and passenger feedback to identify improvement opportunities.
• Works with BP&I and SCM Warranty team to understand contractual and commercial implications of technical options to help ensure that the solutions that we implement are optimized both technically and financially.
• Participates in OEM and other industry forums related to the fleet type, understand and anticipate current and emerging issues for the assigned fleet.
• Attends reliability IRG and MRRB meetings.
• Guide and mentor more junior Fleet Managers
• Provide oversight of overall initiative load across fleets and collaborate with Fleet Initiatives on priorities
• Act as deputy to Senior Director in case of absences
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and related working experience
• Minimum 8 years of aviation industry or related experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Fleet Management or Fleet Introduction role
• Experience on Airbus or Boeing aircraft family
• Passion for instilling process and order to empower teams to perform at their best and in the most efficient way
• Efficient user of Smartsheet for project schedule
• Communicates clearly and concisely with data and facts, both verbally and written, to be able to deliver salient messaging and enable quick decision-making especially amongst senior level executives
• Demonstrated ability to present content to various levels of management
• Solves complex problems, both collaboratively and independently, but also recognize when and how to escalate issues at the right time to the right audience

Hawaiian Airlines is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulation, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opioids, PCP (Phencyclidine), and Amphetamine prior to any offer of employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Hawaiian Airlines and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

*** In addition to routine employment eligibility verification, U.S.-based airlines must gather information to validate country of citizenship and country of birth. Upon hire, you must provide documentation proving your current country of citizenship and birthplace.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, and/or MBA
• Project, program, and/or portfolio management experience, preferably with PMI PMP certification
• A successful track record of effectively leading concurrent and complex engineering projects from initiation through closing, and defining the order of when to execute those projects based on priorities and available resources
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Visio, and PowerPoint, and working knowledge of TRAX
• Understands continuous improvement mindset and toolset, with ability to systematically analyze a large quantity of data utilizing statistical analysis techniques
• Thrives in an environment of constant change and effectively steers disparate teams to adapt and march at the same pace and direction

About Hawaiian Airlines

Now in its 94th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, and nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 15 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.
Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi's best employer by Forbes in 2022 and has topped Travel Leisure’s World’s Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai‘i’s hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.

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