Director, Maintenance Planning - Denver, United States - Frontier Airlines

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    Description

    What We Stand For

    Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day. Our 'Done Right' promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers. To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we're not afraid to try new things. While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

    Work Perks

    At Frontier, we like to think we're creating something very special for our team members. Work is why we're here, but the perks are nice too:

  • Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
  • Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
  • Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
  • Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
  • Enjoy a 'Dress for your Day' business casual environment.
  • Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
  • Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
  • We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines' non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.
  • Who We Are

    Frontier Airlines is committed to offering 'Low Fares Done Right' to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier's hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves in delivering the company's signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration's 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry's most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.

    What Will You Be Doing?

    Responsible for establishing the procedures, strategy, and tactics to ensure scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activity is completed in compliance with Frontier's maintenance program and regulatory requirements. Continuous optimization of the plan for aircraft and resources to support industry-leading fleet reliability at the lowest possible cost.

    Essential Functions

  • Ensure required maintenance is scheduled and assigned as required by Frontier's maintenance program.
  • Minimizes aircraft downtime and maximizes aircraft availability and schedule reliability by planning system-wide aircraft maintenance in response to changes in the operation.
  • Establish & coordinate the short/long term plan to assure facility, manpower, materials/tooling, and skills are available to execute all maintenance activity.
  • Partner with senior leaders and peers across Technical Operations to establish the standards and procedures to ensure continuous airworthiness and realization of operational objectives.
  • Collaborate with network planning, engineering, maintenance programs, maintenance, and other teams to optimize planning effectiveness, costs, and aircraft utilization.
  • Monitor/report costs, fleet performance, and overall effectiveness of maintenance functions; provide feedback and guidance to senior leadership and other teams.
  • Apply process-, fact-, and data-centric approaches to identify improvement opportunities for short- and long-term maintenance planning.
  • Partner with stakeholders (Engineering, Line and Heavy Maintenance, Materials, QA, etc.) to maximize resource utilization and minimize costs.
  • Exercise leadership and develop talent, including coaching and mentoring direct reports and subordinates.
  • Evaluate/recommend maintenance planning platforms/software/systems and remain current on industry trends and developments to advance Frontier's planning environment.
  • Develop and manage the Maintenance Planning budget.
  • Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned.
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in aviation management, engineering, or similar discipline; 4 years of line maintenance planning or maintenance programs experience (preferably at a 14CFR 121 airline) may substitute for a bachelor's degree
  • Minimum of 5 years of engineering, maintenance leadership, maintenance planning, or maintenance programs experience at a 14CFR 121 airline
  • Minimum 2 years of leadership experience, preferable preferably in an engineering, maintenance, and/or similar organizational leadership capacity
  • Budget development and management experience
  • Prefer an A&P license with a minimum of 5 years of line maintenance experience
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Seasoned leadership skills and ability to develop respectful managers/teams whom conduct themselves with integrity and consistently deliver on expectations
  • Demonstrated maintenance programs experience at a 14CFR 121 airline
  • Contract performance management; direct management of contracted services providers
  • Motivated self-starter; proven initiator, innovator, and influencer who can drive change, improve processes, and provide sound solutions to complex and routine business issues.
  • Highly effective communicator with frontline personnel, business partners, and executives
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and abstract reasoning skills
  • Excellent judgment - Detailed Detailed-oriented, particularly with procedures development and reporting
  • Ability to clearly and efficiently communicate in verbal or written formats to internal and external constituencies
  • Proven proficiency in meeting deadlines and routine reporting requirements
  • Problem Problem-solving attitude, results and goal-oriented
  • Collegial and collaborative attitude
  • Strong ability to plan and organize multiple projects and tasks under strict deadlines.
  • Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft office software
  • Ability to train and motivate a team
  • Ability to travel 20% of the time
  • Equipment Operated

    Standard office equipment, including PC, copier, fax machine, printer

    Work Environment

    Typical office environment, with routine hangar and outdoor maintenance environment, including high noise and exposure to fumes/vapors

    Physical Effort

    Light physical effort required by handling objects up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently.

    Supervision Received

    Considerable Latitude: The incumbent establishes methods and procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives, and receives guidance in terms of broad goals. Only the final results of work are typically reviewed.

    Positions Supervised

    Manager, Maintenance Planning

    Planners, Demand

    Salary Range DOE $123,462 - $163,873.00

    Please note: this posting has a closing date of 5/5/2024, midnight MT.