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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.
Key Responsibilities: - Within the Technical Operations Strategy & Performance team, the Senior Manager - Global Maintenance Strategy leads a team of analysts tasked with integrating planning efforts of the maintenance network to continuously align and evolve with the airline’s complex route network and fleet deployment
- The Senior Manager will be responsible for leveraging knowledge of Tech Ops business dynamics to lead the team through rigorous data analytics creating actionable insights
- This high-performing team integrates data analytics and business knowledge to create compelling strategies that tell the story of the direction that the maintenance footprint and activities need to go
- The team ensures that the maintenance and footprint strategy is consistently and dependably built to maximize aircraft availability to the airline
- Provide analytical insights to create and drive United’s maintenance strategy
- Planning the right capacity and aircraft access in the right locations
- Create and provide data-driven insights to guide the development of the integrated maintenance footprint plan
- Identifying where United performs specific types of aircraft maintenance (e.g. line vs base; within line maintenance (hubs vs spokes); within the hub portfolio; integrated hangar plan, etc.) to increase the value of the maintenance network’s resources
- Refine Tech Ops’ input to the airline’s schedule development process, identifying elements needed to drive reliability as the fleet’s deployment profile grows and evolves
- Collaborate with Cross-Functional Tech Ops (Line Maintenance, Base Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.) and Airline Teams (Network Planning, Air Ops Planning, Network Operations Center, etc.) to implement strategic direction of the maintenance footprint
- Collaborate on design of new paradigms for strategic schedule reviews across TechOps that raise divisional awareness of upcoming schedule change information, aircraft access opportunities and risk, and lead strategic discussions on workload scheduling and how it impacts the maintenance network
- Provide strong leadership and career development to team members, helping to coach and remove barriers to career success
QualificationsWhat’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years of either:
- A) airline experience, majority of which is in technical operations, network or operational planning, and/or integrated airline planning,
- B) Finance or Resource/Enterprise Planning at another industrial corporation or
- C) Professional advisory serving airline clients with engagements across strategy, corporate development, operational efficiency
- Problem-solver mentality that thinks strategically
- Natural inclination to challenge the status quo
- Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation to find signals in data, understand root causes
- Ability to produce and present executive level presentations
- Demonstrated leadership skills, underpinned by empathy, which can rally a team across a common purpose
- Experience performing in a cross-functional setting
- Self-starter, ability to handle concurrent projects and prioritize multiple contending demands, handling the matching of resources with workload, and manage up status updates without follow-up
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):- Masters degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Economics
- Experience with: Network Planning, Airline Schedule Design, Tech Ops Planning, Aircraft Routing at a major global airline with multiple aircraft types and hubs
The base pay range for this role is $124,735.00 to $169,950.00.
The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.
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