Maintenance Manager

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc.) leverage to achieve their targets.

Capability Unit

Metrea Strategic Mobility (MSM) operates a fleet of KC-135 aircraft, offering an air-to-air refueling service that seamlessly, safely, and professionally integrates into military aviation training and operations.

Position Summary

The Maintenance Manager supports the Head of Maintenance by providing support in the accountability for Metrea Strategic Mobility’s (MSM) Maintenance and Logistics departments and their operational support to the CU. This position requires extensive knowledge and experience of FAA requirements for aircraft maintenance and logistics, excellent time management skills, and a forward-thinking perspective.

Role And Responsibilities-

• Provide the Head of Maintenance with technical assistance in the development and approval of MSM Maintenance Department Policies and Procedures for the performance of all phases of Maintenance and support equipment associated with the MSM aircraft, engines, components, and accessories.
• Acts as a proxy to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Head of Maintenance, during their absence.
• Responsible for the efficient utilization of Maintenance personnel by planning the work tasks in a logical manner.
• Monitor progression of Maintenance activities, evaluation of production methods, and work processes. Initiate more efficient and effective maintenance methods as required.
• Plan and assign tasks and responsibilities in preparation of heavy inspections and/or major repairs/alterations.
• Coordinate the requirements for necessary equipment, parts, manpower, components, and supplies for scheduled inspections and major repairs/alterations.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with all maintenance and inspection agencies.
• Accomplish annual performance evaluations of subordinates.
• Assure all aircraft inspection and non-routine maintenance records generated are properly completed and transferred to the inspection records department in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with all effected managers in scheduling maintenance inspections and non-routine maintenance.
• Responsible for monitoring mechanic duty schedules and to ensure that the duty time requirements are not exceeded.
• Required to ensure that employees under their direction are provided with the training, tools, and equipment necessary to perform their assigned tasks in the safest possible manner, and within the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health organization with legal authority at the location at which those employees are working
• Monitors personnel hiring and training programs to encourage development of skills and knowledge appropriate to the employees under his/her supervision, and overall improvements in safety and maintenance practices.
• Shall facilitate hazard identification and safety risk analysis within the area(s) of his/her responsibility.
• Shall monitor the effectiveness of safety risk controls in the area(s) of his/her responsibility.
• Shall ensure safety promotion throughout their area of responsibility as required by Safety Management System
• Monitor maintenance activities to verify that the company policies and procedures required by operational contracts are being complied with. These requirements may vary depending on which contracts aircraft are being operated within.
• Manage employee payroll, PTO, and sick times.
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Hold and maintain a current certificate with  airframe  and powerplant  ratings  and either:
• Have 3 years of experience within the past 6 years maintaining  aircraft  as a certificated mechanic, including, at the time of appointment as Maintenance Manager , experience in maintaining transport category aircraft  in a certificated air carrier environment; or
• Have 3 years of experience within the past 6 years maintaining  aircraft  as a certificated mechanic, including, at the time of appointment as Maintenance Manager , experience in maintaining the same aircraft  as MSM operates; or
• Have 3 years of experience within the past 6 years repairing transport category aircraft in a certificated airframe repair station, including 1 year in the capacity of approving aircraft for return to service.
• Ability to hold effective working relationships with all levels of management and technicians.
• Ability to read, understand, and recommend changes to project work schedules & perform proactive planning forward on a project.
• Analytical ability to define or recognize the scope of problems involved, to collect the necessary data to establish the facts, and recommend action based upon the situation.
  
  

Our Culture

Metrea’s single core value “rooted in humility” is supported by four key attributes; entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning & over-deliver which combined; form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, and how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for

Benefits

Health and welfare

Retirement plan eligibility

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

As required

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position with typical working hours Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Position involves being available for consultations for on-going maintenance, outside of scheduled work hours.

Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Travel

As Required

Work Location

Onsite

Physical Demands

This position involves daily physical activity such as walking, lifting, reaching overhead.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to perform the responsibilities outlined in this job description to a satisfactory standard. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with additional needs to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. The role, responsibilities and activities may change at a ny time with or without notice.