Manager Aircraft Maintenance 1

Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has openings for two Aircraft Manager 1's to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF) F-35 operations. The selected candidate(s) will manage all phases of assigned location program objectives from inception through completion. Manages overall direction and leadership for aligning tactical program objectives at assigned location and leads, manages, creates projects, programs, and procedures. These positions will be located separately, one at Volkel AB, and the other Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands.

Your duties and responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Managing site specific technical statement of work / performance and day to day activities of assigned Northrop Grumman and subcontracted local industry partner employees, including employee timesheets, performance evaluations, property control, facility, safety, security and daily production. Ensures adherence to Northrop Grumman policies and RNLASF instructions and requirements. Maintains close coordination with the country site manager.

• Partners with the country Manager to lead and manage assigned personnel, develop projects, programs, and procedures for CLS & MRO&U operations.
• Functions as the focal point for all production efforts of the CLS team. Assists the country manager in coordinating with customer and support agencies on all constraints and risks that affect critical path milestones.
• Develops, tracks, updates, and reports all aircraft status products/requirements for contracted work. Single point of contact with outside agencies for all aspects relating to maintenance support, resources, and special tooling.
• Initiate ARs within SOW and scope of planned maintenance tasks and tracks cradle-to-grave actions and report them to RNLASF Maintenance control.
• Collaborate with Country Manager and RNLASF Maintenance control on maintenance surges and schedule changes to support modifications and CLS operations.
• Participates in maintenance meetings with the unit or coordinates maintenance status briefings at the customer’s request.
• Conducts safety briefings and addresses and resolves problematic maintenance complexities that arise in the completion of maintenance actions.

Basic Qualifications

• A High School diploma or equivalent and a minimum of 9 yrs experience supervising and assigning program workloads as well as duties for entire shifts of workers performing military aircraft maintenance repair, inspection, and modifications. A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience may also be considered.
• 2 years minimum as a US Military Aircraft Maintenance Control or Maintenance Production Superintendent
• 3 year minimum leading F-35 or F-22 maintenance team(s)
• Advanced knowledge of F-35 aircraft structural repairs and modifications
• Experience in F-35 TEIR 2 or HPR corrosion mitigation efforts
• Advanced knowledge and experience drafting and submitting Action Requests (ARs)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret technical data and blueprint drawings.
• A current DoD Secret Clearance with NATO.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status for 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days a year.

Preferred Qualifications

• Field Support Engineering experience on the F-35 program
• Experience with working multiple aircraft and programs simultaneously
• Lead Production Supervisor or Maintenance Control Supervisor experience
• Experience forecasting manpower requirements, creating staffing plans, and creating material Bill of Materials (BOM) to support future work efforts.
• Highly skilled in using MS Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.
• Experience identifying and procuring consumables, HAZMAT, tooling, and spare parts required for specific operations.