Supervisor - Component Overhaul and Repair

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

• Reports to section manager, responsible for the day to day oversight of a Component Maintenance product center, including budget, safety, training, production and regulatory standards
• Lead and direct unionized work force to achieve section goals and safety objectives, ensuring these activities are performed in according to schedule requirements and in compliance with all established Company, regulatory and manufacturers’ procedures and collective bargaining agreement
• Provide technical mentorship and interpretation of company policies/procedures to assist employees in performing functional tasks
• Assigns technician and related personnel with requirements to achieve maximum efficiency and cost control
• Responsible for leading and advising Continuous Improvement projects and facilitating a team environment to accomplish company goals while meeting employee expectations/growth
• Provide leadership and direction to labor workforce to improve efficiency and output in accordance with collective bargaining agreements while ensuring vital resources are available
• Build/reinforce a fair and respectful work environment through consistent application of CBA work rules and company policies
• Complete performance goals and objectives aligning with divisional and company goals
• Maintain awareness of operational, financial, compliance, safety and human resource related performance objectives
• Responsible for labor time keeping and cost control within product line
• Responsible for tactical, strategic and budgetary activities
• Supervise safety and security of aircraft and operations to ensure regulatory compliance of technical operations activities
• Collaborate with regulatory authorities
• Ensure regulatory compliance of technical operations activities on local basis
• Development and performing the tactical plans to implement strategy
• Maintain a high level of communication with employee groups within the station
• Report status of operations, highlighting significant events to leadership whilst providing direction to assigned station personnel to ensure station and divisional objectives are achieved
• Provide leadership and direction to workforce to improve efficiency and output while ensuring vital resources are available

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

• BA/BS Degree in Aeronautical, Electronic, mechanical or related field or applicable experience
• 5 years in the aircraft maintenance industry on large transport category aircraft with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role
• FAA A&P Certificate or applicable Repairer’s Certificate
• Extensive knowledge of aircraft maintenance operations or repair and applicable FAA regulations

• 4 year degree in Aeronautical, Electronic, mechanical or related field and experience in aviation maintenance
• 2 years in a leadership role within a large maintenance organization including a unionized labor workforce
• A proven successful track record
• Lean Six Sigma Certified Green Belt or Black Belt
• Strong background and technical knowledge of aircraft component level repair and overhaul
• FCC General Radio Telephone License

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