Director of Maintenance

Amentum company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead day-to-day maintenance activities on-site, serving as the primary liaison with Government authorities. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance tasks, ensuring safety, quality, and contract compliance while guiding a skilled maintenance workforce.

Responsibilities include developing implementation plans, enforcing qualified personnel, and maintaining accurate daily documentation.

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of diverse management experience including aviation systems.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of academic/technical/military training and experience preferred.
• Experience in Flight test, evaluation and integration activities.
• Excellent communication, analytical, project management and supervisory skills.
• Possess a valid state issued drivers license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required for site credentials.

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for management of day-to-day maintenance activities and site liaison with Government.
• Ensure safe execution of aircraft maintenance, flying schedules, and related activities per contract SOW.
• Assign daily work for the maintenance workforce.
• Coordinate and collaborate on maintenance tasks, requirements, and issues for customer support.
• Develop plans and schedules and document implementation of requirements.
• Ensure only qualified personnel perform maintenance with proper equipment and tools.
• Ensure safety directives and applicable health standards are followed; document training as required.
• Review performance and implement actions to meet workloads and address deficiencies.
• Manage maintenance planning cycle and document maintenance actions daily.
• Identify downstream issues affecting customer requirements and mitigate impacts.
• Manage customer expectations with proactive, transparent communication.
• Oversee maintenance, repair, and service operations for quality control and contract compliance.
• Ensure accuracy of management and contract reports before submission.
• In the absence of Site Program Manager, Maintenance Manager handles contractual requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Management experience

Bachelor's degree

Flight test experience

Communication skills

Project management

Driver's license

U.S. Secret clearance

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Essential Responsibilities:

· Identified as the primary point of contact for management of day-to-day maintenance activities and will act as the on-site liaison with the Government pertaining to maintenance activities.

· Ensures the execution ofaircraftmaintenance, flying schedules, and other activities are beingaccomplishedin a safeappropriate manneracceptable to the Government andin accordance withthe contract performance work statement/statement of work.

· Responsible for assigning daily work assignments for the maintenance workforce.

· Fully coordinate and collaborate on all tasks, activities, requirements, and issues as they pertain to the maintenance support to the customer.

· Develop plans and schedules and define and document the implementation of requirements.

· Ensures only qualified personnelaccomplishmaintenance with theappropriate equipmentand tools.

· Ensures compliance with safety directives,appropriate occupationalsafety and health standards, and applicable industrial safety publications. Those occupational training requirements that require documentation will be annotated on theappropriate records.

· Reviews and evaluates management and production effectiveness. Analyzes personnel and equipment performance history using quality assurance reports. Initiates management actions to meet new workloads or correct reported/perceived deficiencies.

· Manages the maintenance planning cycle and ensuresaccuratedaily documentation of maintenance actions.

· Identify potential downstream issues that may negatively affect meeting customers’ requirements and provide recommendations to mitigate those negative impacts

· Manage the customers' expectations with proactive, consistent, and transparent communication.

· Overseeing the monitoring and inspection of maintenance, repair, and service operations for quality control and contract compliance.

· Ensuring that management and contract reports are accurate before submission.

· In the absence of the Site Program Manager, the Maintenance Manager shall be responsible for all aspects of contractual requirements.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of diverse management experience including experience in aviation systems. Education will be considered in lieu of experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of academic/technical/military training and experience preferred.
• Experience in Flight test, evaluation and integration activities.
• Possess excellent communication, analytical, project management and supervisory skills. Desktop computer skills are essential with proficiency in full range of Microsoft Office products and should be capable of preparing management level reports and presentations.
• Possess a valid state issued drivers license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain U.S. Secret clearance. NOTE: U.S. citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work site.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting while using the computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication and constant mental alertness. Must possess planning/organizing skills and must be able to work under deadlines.

Compensation Details:

$ 128,000-$132,000 annually

The compensation range rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Compensation Details:

130000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving optionsDisability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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