Fleet Maintenance Lead – Airworthiness & Ops

Zipline; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Overtime pay

Annual bonus

Sales incentives

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Zipline is hiring a Maintenance Manager for US Operations to own daily maintenance execution of local fleets and systems. You will lead supervisors and technicians, making airworthiness decisions within approved procedures, and ensuring dependable growth while staying hands-on in the maintenance environment.

You will set maintenance schedules, coordinate inspections and repairs, and collaborate with engineering and compliance to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on maintenance, fleet management, service-operations, or technical leadership experience.
• Experience leading daily execution in a safety-sensitive or regulated maintenance environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage inspections, repairs, backlogs, and return-to-service workflows.
• Ability to earn Zipline Repairman certification for authorized safety-sensitive maintenance functions.
• Sound judgment applying approved procedures, identifying nonconformances, and escalating questions.
• Proven record of improving system availability, turnaround, quality, or technician productivity.
• Ability to work onsite in metro areas with shift flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance execution and airworthiness determinations for local systems and fleet assets.
• Own workflow from asset receiving through inspection, repair, documentation, and return-to-service.
• Set maintenance schedules, shift coverage, backlog priorities, and WIP to meet readiness goals.
• Conduct maintenance planning to support airworthiness and fleet health programs.
• Coach technicians and supervisors to high performance with feedback and accountability.
• Track asset downtime, uptime, turnaround, first-time-fix quality, backlog closure, and productivity.
• Enforce SOPs, safety protocols, qualification practices, and audit-ready records.
• Partner with engineering and compliance to root-cause issues and improve processes.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance

Fleet management

Service operations

Technical leadership

Safety culture

Job description

Zipline is hiring a Maintenance Manager for US Operations to own daily maintenance execution of local fleets and systems. You will lead supervisors and technicians, making airworthiness decisions within approved procedures, and ensuring dependable growth while staying hands-on in the maintenance environment.

You will set maintenance schedules, coordinate inspections and repairs, and collaborate with engineering and compliance to resolve issues.