Manager, Line Maintenance (PHX)

Frontier Airlines, Inc.; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid holidays, vacation time and sick

Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines

Buddy passes

Employee discounts

Job summary

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is seeking a Senior Line Maintenance Supervisor to provide shift level oversight for all line maintenance at the Phoenix base.

You will coordinate with Station Operations, Flight Ops, and Maintenance Planning to ensure safe, on-time aircraft readiness and compliance with manuals, policies, and CFRs. This role requires a strong aircraft maintenance background, leadership experience, and the ability to manage labor schedules and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• FAA Certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic rating and license.
• Experience with 121 Federal Aviation Regulations.
• Experience leading line maintenance teams.
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage workloads.

Responsibilities

• Provide shift level oversight for all line maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with Operations, Flight Ops, and Maintenance Planning.
• Ensure compliance with maintenance manuals and CFRs.
• Maintain timely communications and documentation for aircraft readiness.
• Manage staffing and labor schedules to meet daily objectives.
• Track KPIs and report performance data.

Skills

Line maintenance

Airframe & Powerplant

FAA 121 regs

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree in management or engineering

Job description

Sky Harbor Airport F9
Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA

Description

At Frontier, our mission is to Make Every Flight Count. That mission guides how we support ourcustomers, ourpeopleand the operation every day.

As a Frontier employee,yourworkconnects to more than a single role. Whetheryou’resupporting flights, helpingcustomers,maintainingaircraft, leadingteamsor working behind the scenes, you help create a travel experience that is safe,reliableand built around value.

Our work is guided by our core values: customer first, safety always, operationalexcellenceand one team. These values shape how we make decisions, supporteachotherand deliver for the people who count on us.

Support for work,lifeand travel

Frontier offers benefits, programs and travel privileges designed to support eligible employees at work and beyond. Availability may vary by role, employment status, eligibility, location, schedule, applicablepoliciesand current plan details.

Depending on role and eligibility, available benefits and programs may include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings options
• Paid holidays, vacationtimeand sick time
• Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines and participating partner airlines, based on current program rules and availability
• Buddy passes, based on eligibility and program rules
• Travel-related discounts and employee discounts on select products,servicesand vendors
• Business casual dress options for eligible corporate and support roles
• Employee support programs and resources, including the HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ nonprofit organization

Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline serving destinations across the United States and select international markets. Our people support every part of the travel journey, from airport operations and flight crews toaircraftmaintenance, customer support, corporateteamsand more.

We’refocused on delivering meaningful value by making travel more accessible,practicaland easy to personalize for our customers. Across the airline, our teams help support a safe,reliableand efficient operation while continuing to strengthen the experience for the people who choose Frontier.

What Will You Be Doing?

Responsible for providing shift level oversight for all line maintenance activities at the assigned Maintenance base. Coordinates activities between Station Operations, Flight Ops, Flight dispatch, MCC and Inspection departments and the business partner.

Essential Functions

• Manage, monitor, and coordinate SMS activities,
• Identify hazards and safety risks
• Provide shift level management, operational control, oversight and procedural guidance
• Develop plans and prioritize maintenance activity to assure safe and expedient aircraft return to service to established schedule
• Escalation of issues/conflicts with achieving daily operational objectives, as appropriate.
• Shift level oversight of compliance with Frontier maintenance manuals and company policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough communications with Maintenance Control and Maintenance Planning to ensure all maintenance is completed on schedule.
• Validate line maintenance aircraft tooling is available, maintained/calibrated, and controlled to meet daily task requirements.
• Manage labor schedules to ensure required capacity; planned and actual
• Ensure timely documentation compliance, including accuracy, entry into the maintenance tracking systems, and submission to Maintenance Records.
• Compliance with CFRs and Frontier policy/procedures, including sick/vacation reporting
• Coordinate charters and field trips, including tooling, parts, materials/hazmat, and manuals
• Ensure compliance with applicable labor agreements or contracts
• Provide direct management of support shops personnel and management of production where applicable
• Coordinate with other organization and departments for optimal safety, compliance, and operational performance
• Prepare performance assessments of direct reports where applicable
• Maintain and track performance KPIs, and report out on KPI data when requested

Other Functions

• Has the authority to determine the Airworthiness of a Frontier Airline Aircraft
• Has the authority to request changes to Frontier Airline Manuals via PCR process
• Has the authority to determine the Serviceability of Frontier Airlines tooling
• Has the authority to Assign Lead and A&P Mechanics to work packages where applicable
• Has the authority to determine manpower required for assigned jobs
• Has the Authority to Assign Field Trips as required
• Has the Authority to determine Maintenance mechanics and Supervisors work schedules where applicable
• Has the Authority to Approve direct reports Vacation time requests where applicable
• Has the Authority and responsibility to enforce contracts and agreements in place related to line MX work groups and vendors where applicable
• Has the Authority to Determine the Man-power requirements for the Maintenance station

Qualifications

• FAA Certificated Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic rating and License
• Working knowledge of 121 Federal Aviation Regulations
• 10 years aircraft line mechanic maintenance experience
• 5 years Supervisor Aircraft line maintenance experience
• Previous experience managing a Line Maintenance Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program
• High School Diploma
• Preferred Bachelors degree in management, engineering or equivalent
• Must have ability to plan, organize, and administrate workloads to subordinates

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A working knowledge of 121 Federal Aviation Regulations
• Ability to manage the Line maintenance Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program

Equipment Operated

Run/Taxi A320 Family Aircraft, and typical GSE equipment operated at airport and in support of line maintenance operations

Out doors in all weather conditions

Physical Effort

Position requires extremely strenuous physical work involving objects in excess of 100 pounds occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds frequently.

Supervision Received

Considerable Latitude: The incumbent establishes methods and procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives, and receives guidance in terms of broad goals. Only the final results of work are typically reviewed.

Positions Supervised

Line Maintenance Supervisors as applicable

Salary Range: $100,104 - $132,870

*Relocation offer assistance available

*In addition to your base salary, you will be eligible to earn an annual short term incentive, at the discretion of Frontier’s Board of Directors or one of such board’s committees, based on the attainment of performance metrics for Frontier and/or individual performance objectives, in each case established and evaluated by such board or one of its committees. Your target annual bonus will be (%10) of your base salary, but the actual amount of your annual bonus may range (0% - %20) of your base salary.

Please note this role has a closing date of on or before 9/18/26.

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