Director of Maintenance

Coulson Aviation; Thermal (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Coulson Aviation in California is seeking a Director of Maintenance (DOM) to coordinate and supervise all maintenance execution functions to the highest standards, reporting to the Accountable Manager and VP of Maintenance.

You will mentor teams, oversee technicians, ensure FAA compliance, and drive training, audits, and safety. Strong focus on regulatory compliance, repair station procedures, and quality, with collaboration across USFS projects and international operations.

Qualifications

• Must be familiar with maintenance, alteration, and inspection methods and airworthiness standards.
• Proficient with FAA regulations and repair station procedures.
• Able to read technical documents and interpret regulatory language.

Responsibilities

• Mentor maintenance teams and ensure on-schedule work.
• Oversee technicians and validate compliance with standards.
• Maintain audit schedules and regulatory reporting.
• Coordinate training needs with the Chief Inspector.

Skills

Maintenance Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

FAA Regulations

Audits & Inspections

Team Mentoring

Technical Documentation

MS Office

Communication Skills

Tools

FAA WebOps

Job description

The Role:

Working with the Accountable Manager and VP of Maintenance, the DOM will have the authority and responsibility of coordinating, accomplishing, and supervising all maintenance execution functions to the highest standards.

Operations and Personnel Management

- Mentor teams regarding continual maintenance, repair, preventative maintenance, alternation timelines and adjust as necessary. Oversee the work performed by any individuals unfamiliar with the methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to perform that work. Partake and assist where needed with supervising and directing all aircraft technicians in the performance of their duties so that work is accomplished on schedule, with Maintenance Supervisors and Crew Chiefs, to make sure all work is in accordance with applicable Federal Aviation Regulations and Repair Station procedures.

Training and Oversight

– Work with the Chief Inspector to identify current and future training needs for Inspectors, Mechanics, Technicians, and support staff under the Repair Station. Recruit, train, and retain qualified staff to conduct maintenance duties in accordance with internal and Federal regulations. Ensure personnel have appropriate knowledge or are properly trained prior to assigning maintenance tasks, including observation of safety precautions during the performance of their duties.

Regulatory Compliance and Reporting

Ensure that work performed on articles under the authority of the repair station is appropriately approved for return to service on the maintenance release. Ensure compliance with this manual in the performance of maintenance duties.

Ensure employee compliance with all internal and Federal regulations. Maintain appropriate and current Code of Federal Regulations, Advisory Circulars, Specifications, Type Certificate Data Sheets, Technical Data and Airworthiness Directives and be able to access the forementioned and know how to utilize the ONLY current regulations on the FAA website. Ensure FAA-approval/acceptance of the technical data supporting all major repairs and/or alterations. Ensure that Airworthiness Directives are reviewed for applicability and compliance. File reports on serious failures, malfunctions, or defects in a timely and accurate manner. Determine with the VP/General Manager whether incidents of - or alleged non-compliance with - regulations should be reported to the FAA.

Inspections and Audits

Maintain audit schedules, results, and corrective actions as requested by the Chief Inspector per RSQCM. Participate in rotating field audits with the C.I. and Safety Manager for Repair Station and USFS compliance. Enforce standards to conduct a hidden damage inspection on articles that have been involved in an accident.

Contract Compliance

Determine that work performed by the Repair Station is within its repair station certificate authority. Review and maintain required training necessary to meet contract requirements (i.e., USFS Mx courses) Ensure Repair Station staff are monitoring hours and days worked while on USFS jobs.

Resource Management and Record Keeping

Coach and teach the importance of aircraft spares, inventory, and mobile service trailer stock, in a proactive mindset. Implement, maintain, and enforce processes and procedures to ensure all parts receiving, preliminary, hidden damage, in-process, and final inspections of articles undergoing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration are performed in accordance with the applicable maintenance data and company policies and procedures. Ensure assigned technicians have the appropriate equipment, tools, and maintenance data for performing assigned tasks. Ensure that the proper data is being used at any time during performance of maintenance. Ensure maintenance records are appropriately completed.

Additional requirements -

Ensure the role includes adequate coverage, and fluidity between Repair Station, operator, and other stakeholders. (i.e., Canada, Australia, Chile) and ensure all needs are met as one entity. Overall, being responsible to the Coulson Group as a whole. Participate in weekly management meetings, and maintenance meetings, as an active member with planning, technical records. Helping with work scope generation to meet the highest quality and ensuring those work packages are checked for accuracy prior start and closing. Ensure that overall hangar operations run smoothly, and cleanliness meets or exceeds industry standards.

Experience

• Must be thoroughly familiar with the maintenance, preventative maintenance, alteration, and inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to determine the work is performed properly and the airworthiness of the article on which maintenance, preventative maintenance, or alterations are being performed
• Proficient in using the various types of tools, equipment, and inspection equipment, and visual inspection aids appropriate for the article being maintained, altered and/or inspected.
• Thoroughly familiar with the applicable regulations used by the Repair Station to ensure work is performed properly.

Technical Skills

• Must be proficient in Microsoft programs and familiar with FAA WebOps and maintain an excellent relationship with regulatory bodies.

• Communication with Management and Team members to set goals and meet targets

• Able to read, interpret and comprehend technical documents and understand the regulatory verbiage for compliance