Manager Line Base Maintenance
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
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Job summary
Horizon Air in Portland, OR is seeking a Manager Line/Base Maintenance to lead and prioritize the team delivering safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance operations for Horizon's fleet.
You will oversee line and base maintenance, fleet services, and GSE, develop staff, align with FAA rules, and collaborate with planning and unions. Travel up to 10% and passport required.
Qualifications
- 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance operations.
- 2 years of leadership experience.
- Must hold a FAA airframe-and-powerplant certificate.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day maintenance operations across Portland facilities and related sites.
- Ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and airworthiness of aircraft.
- Coordinate with Planning, management, and the union for efficient operations.
- Develop and coach the Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) team with performance feedback.
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Horizon Air
Our M&E team has earned the FAA’s prestigious Diamond Award for almost 20 consecutive years -- the only major carrier to receive the award for as many years, and the most of any airline. From our parts warehouse to the maintenance hangar, our Ready, SAFE, Go; mindset prioritizes safety in all that we do -- for our guests and coworkers. If you share our values to safety and excellence, we want to hear from you.
This role is responsible for executing on the strategy for Line and Base Maintenance, Fleet Services, Ground Service Equipment (GSE), and Shop operations at Horizon Air. As a people leader, the Manager Line/Base Maintenance leads and establishes priorities for the team to deliver safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance operations while ensuring the airworthiness of aircraft released from maintenance and compliance with all Horizon, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and government regulations.
Lead team and establish priorities for day-to-day operations across Portland (PDX) Maintenance, Portland Line (PDR), Fleet Services, Ground Service Equipment (GSE), support shops, and out stations.
Execute on strategy to ensure safe maintenance operations and compliance with all Horizon, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and government safety rules and regulations, including the airworthiness of all aircraft released from maintenance.
Make decisions related to assigned maintenance operations to maintain high standards of performance in safety, compliance, reliability, quality, and cost.
Develop people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback, growing the skills and capabilities of supervisors and the Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) team, managing performance across the team, and balancing team capacity and priorities.
Shape culture of team through action, presence, and reinforcement of behaviors.
Coordinate scheduled maintenance work plans with the Planning department and other managers and supervisors to support effective and efficient operations.
Provide input on and assess Safety Management System (SMS) policies and procedures.
Responsible for ensuring adherence to the current union contract, company and department policies, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Oversee administration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), working with the union to ensure compliance and overseeing the grievance process as required.
Required
- 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance operations, such as line maintenance, base maintenance, maintenance planning, maintenance production, or a combination of these areas.
- 2 years of leadership experience.
- Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training or experience in lieu of this degree.
- Must hold a mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings.
- Must meet the recent experience requirements of 14 CFR 65.83, including at least six months of qualifying mechanic, technical supervision, or aircraft maintenance oversight experience within the preceding 24 months.
- Strong working knowledge of operating and maintenance manuals used to govern aircraft maintenance operations under 14 CFR Part 121.
- Comprehensive understanding of applicable maintenance and airworthiness requirements under 14 CFR, including Parts 1, 21, 25, 43, 45, 47, 65, 91, 119, and 121.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Possesses a valid passport and can travel without restriction to Canada and Mexico.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
- Technical knowledge of maintaining Embraer E175 aircraft.
- Knowledge of the IBT CBA for Horizon Air Technicians and related employees, along with labor relations skills.
- Experience coordinating scheduled maintenance work plans and balancing operational priorities.
- Experience leading aircraft maintenance teams in a unionized work environment.
- Experience with Safety Management System (SMS) policies, procedures, or processes.
- Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Experience coordinating maintenance work plans and balancing operational priorities related to safety, compliance, reliability, quality, and cost.
- Experience working within a maintenance program governed by 14 CFR Part 121.
- Experience with Safety Management System (SMS) policies, procedures, or processes.
Embold our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
$115,600 - $173,400 / year
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.
- Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
- Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
- Generous 401k match program
- Annual bonus plans
- Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
Important notification for employees working at an airport or maintenance hangar: Employees will be required to obtain a SIDA badge provided by the airport authority and maintain good standing in order to keep their SIDA badge. Review the SIDA Badge Requirements document for a comprehensive overview. If an employee does not qualify for a SIDA badge or has their SIDA badge pulled from them, the employee will be terminated.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) RegulationsAlaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
9/3/2026
Exempt
Full-Time
Regular
Management
Portland, OR - OPS Building
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