Aircraft Maintenance Shift Lead (Hawaii)

AAR; Kaneohe (HI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company‑l‑

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

AAR seeks an Aircraft Maintenance Shift Supervisor in Hawaii to lead Contractor personnel on the on‑duty shift, ensuring safe, compliant maintenance execution and effective liaison with Site Manager and Government representatives.

The role requires supervising maintenance tasks, ensuring qualification compliance, and coordinating priorities across maintenance control and QA, with a focus on safety and timely aircraft readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years supervising aircraft maintenance.
• Five+ years in aircraft overhaul trades and labor.
• Experience overseeing MRO on multi-engine aircraft.
• Military aircraft maintenance experience preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the direct supervisor for all Contractor personnel assigned to the on‑duty shift and maintain accountability for personnel, work assignments, production status, safety compliance, and shift turnover.
• Report to the Site Manager and keep the Site Manager informed of shift performance, manpower status, maintenance progress, risks, constraints, quality issues, safety concerns, material shortages, and Government‑directed schedule changes.
• Coordinate daily shift priorities with Government Maintenance Control, the Contracting Officer’s Representative, Quality Assurance personnel, and designated Government representatives.
• Assign and monitor Contractor personnel performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, aircraft inspections, launch and recovery support, corrosion control, tool room support, material control, support equipment operation, logbooks and records support, maintenance administration, and other task order functions.
• Ensure Contractor personnel perform work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, approved technical manuals, Maintenance Requirement Cards, local instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, Ground Operations Procedures, and applicable safety and security requirements.
• Maintain shift‑level workforce discipline by ensuring personnel report on time, remain at assigned work locations, use required personal protective equipment, follow tool control procedures, and comply with installation access, identification, and security requirements.
• Confirm that assigned personnel possess required qualifications, certifications, licenses, training, access credentials, and special designations before performing assigned maintenance, support equipment, hazardous material, ordnance handling, logbook, or quality‑related tasks.
• Support quality performance by verifying adherence to technical data, monitoring rework and rejected work, supporting corrective actions, reinforcing inspection discipline, and ensuring completed tasks are ready for Quality Assurance review.
• Enforce safety requirements, including foreign object damage prevention, hazardous material handling, aircraft movement safety, support equipment safety, fall protection, emergency response procedures, personal protective equipment use, and mishap reporting protocols.
• Conduct shift turnover with the relieving supervisor or designated lead and provide accurate status on aircraft, open discrepancies, parts and material constraints, tools, support equipment, personnel issues, safety concerns, and pending Government coordination.
• Support development, implementation, and compliance with Local Operating Instructions, Ground Operations Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, and work center processes applicable to the assigned shift.
• Protect Government property, tools, support equipment, technical data, records, aircraft parts, hazardous materials, and controlled information assigned to or used by Contractor personnel during the shift.
• Document and elevate personnel issues, attendance concerns, conduct matters, potential conflicts, qualification gaps, and staffing constraints to the Project Site Manager for resolution.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance supervision

MRO operations oversight

Multi-engine aircraft experience

Military aircraft maintenance

Microsoft Office proficiency

Secret clearance readiness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

AAR seeks an Aircraft Maintenance Shift Supervisor in Hawaii to lead Contractor personnel on the on‑duty shift, ensuring safe, compliant maintenance execution and effective liaison with Site Manager and Government representatives.

The role requires supervising maintenance tasks, ensuring qualification compliance, and coordinating priorities across maintenance control and QA, with a focus on safety and timely aircraft readiness.