Guppy Aircraft Manager

• Manage, Direct, and Plan Super Guppy Transport (SGT) Aircraft maintenance and modification actions at NASA’s Forward Operating Location in El Paso, Texas.
• Provide resource task guidance assignments with the objective of meeting scheduled and unscheduled Government established priorities.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with all NASA and Contractor Quality/Safety mandates and processes.
• Have a systematic understanding of NASA processes and procedures as they relate to aircraft maintenance operations
• Monitor/report progress during repair cycle, identify shortfalls and initiate procurement of assets as required.
• Provide daily SGT situational and technical reports to Quality Manager.
• Effectively communicate priorities with team members to ensure smooth process flow and eliminate potential work stoppages.
• Coordinate with Quality Manager to formulate objectives, understand specified requirements, and priorities.
• Compile estimates of all SGT labor skill types and man-hour requirements for project planning
• Prepare production plans for projects and operations through compiling customer requests, engineering designs, and specifications data
• Plan and manage SGT Maintenance schedules to ensure 100% on-time delivery of required projects
• Organize SGT maintenance workflow plans to meet provisions and deadlines.
• Continuously assess project and resource requirements
• Establish cross-utilization plan for employees to achieve production goals
• Determine the status of work in process, time required to completion, and availability of materials.
• Establish work sequences and provides workload assignments to individuals to meet Government priorities.
• Redirects individual workers and resources to accomplish unanticipated work.
• Ensures logistics requirements to meet short, medium, and long-range workload requirements are forecasted to minimize negative impacts to schedule flows.
• Provides technical direction in accomplishing sustainability projects.
• Implements corrective actions within designated authority to resolve work related problems.
• Plans and establishes overall leave schedules to ensure no negative impacts with mission requirements.
• Address subordinates’ concerns, whether perceived or real, and follow up with appropriate action to correct or eliminate tension in the workplace.
• Determine training needs of employees based on current and future requirements and arranges for training accomplishment.
• Ensures safety equipment and protective clothing/gear are worn when mandated by regulations.
• Participates in the daily maintenance meetings to address current and future work schedules, staffing needs, and provide recommendations as to scheduling projected workload.

• Minimum High School Diploma (prefer bachelor’s degree in management or Aviation)
• Must be able to multi-task, have effective interpersonal, communication and managerial skills to interface effectively with various cross-disciplines.
• 6+ years heavy cargo aircraft maintenance experience. Familiarity with Turboprop engines, aircraft mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic systems.
• Understanding of aircraft structural maintenance, landing gear, primary and secondary flight control systems.
• Must be capable of holding a Government Security Clearance

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