Fleet Readiness Coordinator

Columbia Helicopters, Inc.; Aurora (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Helicopters, Inc. in Oregon seeks a Fleet Readiness Manager to lead maintenance planning, readiness forecasting, and engine/component oversight across the fleet. You will drive show-stopper closures, provide leadership updates, and partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Maintenance.

The role requires 7+ years in aviation maintenance and 5+ years in field maintenance or fleet deployment planning, plus strong analytics and MS Office/enterprise reporting skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in aviation maintenance, fleet readiness, maintenance planning, operations coordination, supply chain coordination, or a related aviation support function.
• 5+ years of prior experience supporting field maintenance, MRO operations, aircraft availability management, or fleet deployment planning.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple departments and drive action without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and readiness, maintenance, planning, or enterprise reporting systems.
• Prefer experience with rotorcraft, heavy-lift aviation, or complex maintenance environments.
• Prefer experience with life-limited component programs, vendor repair cycles, engineering dispositions, and supply chain constraints.
• Prefer experience preparing operational dashboards, readiness reports, or leadership briefings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily visibility of all aircraft status, including aircraft available, in scheduled maintenance, in unscheduled maintenance, aircraft on ground, and aircraft under modification.
• Lead daily fleet readiness reviews and ensure all stakeholders are aligned on current aircraft status, readiness priorities, and recovery actions.
• Establish and maintain a single source of truth for fleet status, ensuring information is current, accurate, and accessible to leadership and functional teams.
• Manage & track remote WHS fill rates, WPP’s, & spares availability
• Track logistics metrics as related to operating aircraft AOG’s & readiness rates
• Escalate readiness risks, constraints, and recovery plans to leadership in a timely and actionable manner.
• Develop and maintain rolling 90-, 120-, and 180-day fleet readiness forecasts.
• Forecast aircraft availability against contractual requirements, operational commitments, planned maintenance, component availability, and resource constraints.
• Identify upcoming readiness gaps early and coordinate mitigation actions with the appropriate functional owners.
• Support fleet allocation, deployment planning, and readiness decision-making through accurate forecast data and risk visibility.
• Utilize Microsoft BI & other tools for maintenance planning & revenue impact
• Own fleet-level oversight of engines and critical components, including transmissions, rotor heads, blades, critical avionics, life-limited components, long-lead items, and high-impact unscheduled requirements.
• Maintain master schedules for engines and critical components to support maintenance planning, readiness forecasting, and aircraft return-to-service commitments.
• Monitor component availability, removals, overhauls, repairs, and return-to-service dates.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, and vendors to mitigate shortages, delays, and readiness impacts.
• Maintain and drive closure of readiness show stoppers that affect aircraft availability, maintenance execution, or return-to-service commitments.
• Lead weekly cross-functional drumbeat meetings focused on aircraft on ground drivers, overdue maintenance actions, parts shortages, vendor delays, engineering dispositions, and resource constraints.
• Ensure each show stopper has a clear owner, recovery plan, required support, and committed completion date.
• Track progress to closure and elevate blocked actions that require leadership intervention.
• Monitor execution against maintenance plans, component overhaul schedules, aircraft return-to-service dates, fleet readiness commitments, and readiness recovery plans.
• Measure schedule adherence and identify deviations that may affect aircraft availability or operational commitments.
• Drive corrective actions with responsible owners and ensure recovery plans remain visible and actionable.
• Provide timely updates to leadership on schedule risks, missed commitments, and recovery progress.
• Track maintenance man hours for schedule & unscheduled maintenance events

Skills

Fleet readiness

Maintenance planning

Operations coordination

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft BI

Microsoft Office

Enterprise reporting systems

Job description

For over 65 years, Columbia Helicopters has been a trusted provider of heavy-lift helicopter services. We create new aircraft, fly heavy-lift helicopters around the world, and provide maintenance support to ensure you are mission-ready for critical operations. If you are passionate about aviation, join our ColumbiaFamily !

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Fleet Readiness Management

• Maintain daily visibility of all aircraft status, including aircraft available, in scheduled maintenance, in unscheduled maintenance, aircraft on ground, and aircraft under modification.
• Lead daily fleet readiness reviews and ensure all stakeholders are aligned on current aircraft status, readiness priorities, and recovery actions.
• Establish and maintain a single source of truth for fleet status, ensuring information is current, accurate, and accessible to leadership and functional teams.
• Manage & track remote WHS fill rates, WPP’s, & spares availability
• Track logistics metrics as related to operating aircraft AOG’s & readiness rates
• Escalate readiness risks, constraints, and recovery plans to leadership in a timely and actionable manner.

Readiness Forecasting

• Develop and maintain rolling 90-, 120-, and 180-day fleet readiness forecasts.
• Forecast aircraft availability against contractual requirements, operational commitments, planned maintenance, component availability, and resource constraints.
• Identify upcoming readiness gaps early and coordinate mitigation actions with the appropriate functional owners.
• Support fleet allocation, deployment planning, and readiness decision-making through accurate forecast data and risk visibility.
• Utilize Microsoft BI & other tools for maintenance planning & revenue impact

Engine and Component Management

• Own fleet-level oversight of engines and critical components, including transmissions, rotor heads, blades, critical avionics, life-limited components, long-lead items, and high-impact unscheduled requirements.
• Maintain master schedules for engines and critical components to support maintenance planning, readiness forecasting, and aircraft return-to-service commitments.
• Monitor component availability, removals, overhauls, repairs, and return-to-service dates.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, and vendors to mitigate shortages, delays, and readiness impacts.

Show Stopper Management

• Maintain and drive closure of readiness show stoppers that affect aircraft availability, maintenance execution, or return-to-service commitments.
• Lead weekly cross-functional drumbeat meetings focused on aircraft on ground drivers, overdue maintenance actions, parts shortages, vendor delays, engineering dispositions, and resource constraints.
• Ensure each show stopper has a clear owner, recovery plan, required support, and committed completion date.
• Track progress to closure and elevate blocked actions that require leadership intervention.

Schedule Adherence

• Monitor execution against maintenance plans, component overhaul schedules, aircraft return-to-service dates, fleet readiness commitments, and readiness recovery plans.
• Measure schedule adherence and identify deviations that may affect aircraft availability or operational commitments.
• Drive corrective actions with responsible owners and ensure recovery plans remain visible and actionable.
• Provide timely updates to leadership on schedule risks, missed commitments, and recovery progress.
• Track maintenance man hours for schedule & unscheduled maintenance events

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• 7+ years of experience in aviation maintenance, fleet readiness, maintenance planning, operations coordination, supply chain coordination, or a related aviation support function.
• Strong understanding of aircraft maintenance status, return-to-service planning, component tracking, and operational readiness drivers.
• 5+ years of prior experience supporting field maintenance, MRO operations, aircraft availability management, or fleet deployment planning.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple departments and drive action without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and readiness, maintenance, planning, or enterprise reporting systems.
• Prefer experience with rotorcraft, heavy-lift aviation, or complex maintenance environments.
• Prefer experience with life-limited component programs, vendor repair cycles, engineering dispositions, and supply chain constraints.
• Prefer experience preparing operational dashboards, readiness reports, or leadership briefings.

WHAT YOU WILL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

At Columbia, we believe great people do their best work when they feel supported, challenged, and valued. We’re more than a workplace, we’re a team built on trust, collaboration, and a shared commitment to doing meaningful work.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial wellness, and work-life balance. Depending on your role, this may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plans with company contributions, paid time off, and employee wellness resources.

We invest in our people. From training and development opportunities to internal mobility and leadership support, Columbia encourages continuous learning and long-term career growth.

Purpose-Driven Culture

Your work matters here. Every role contributes to our broader mission, and we believe in empowering employees to make an impact, share ideas, and help shape the future of the company.

A Team That Has Your Back

We foster a collaborative, inclusive environment where people are respected, encouraged, and supported. You’ll work alongside talented teammates who care about doing great work, and doing it together.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)