Senior Production Controller - Technical Operations

United Airlines; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 89,965 - 117,212; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Flight privileges

Paid holidays

401(k)

Job summary

United Airlines is seeking a skilled aviation operations professional to oversee aircraft flow, paperwork, and event preplanning within Technical Operations in Houston. You will liaise with internal and external partners, manage headcount, and analyze material costs to keep maintenance on schedule across multiple departments.

The role requires an FAA Airframe & Powerplant License, 3+ years of aviation experience, proficiency in MS Office, and strong data analytics and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Aviation, management or operations management.
• At least 3 years aviation experience.
• FAA Airframe & Powerplant License.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Strong data analytics skills.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners.
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Bachelor degree or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of aircraft maintenance and production control experience.
• Heavy aircraft maintenance planning experience.
• Working Knowledge of SCEPTRE.
• Understanding of industry applicable process improvement and LSS (Lean Six Sigma).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall aircraft flow and paperwork accountability including complete event preplanning, aircraft induction and release process, daily flow and accountability ensuring aircraft is on track, and post check reporting.
• Liaise with multiple departments both internal and external, including vendor support companies to resolve issues and maintain aircraft flow.
• Resolve head count requirements to maintain required production levels.
• Report and analyze aircraft material costs.
• Develop long range plans for upcoming maintenance events.
• Daily management and workflow of aircraft or shop workloads to optimize resources.
• Building task assignments for oncoming shifts.
• Paperwork accountability and regulatory compliance.
• Status reporting and issue resolution.
• Forecasting and planning for necessary headcount.
• Pre-induction preparation and post check analysis.
• Communications with multiple support departments to ensure required resources are available to maintain necessary production.
• Complete preplanning and detailed flow of event staged in manageable and logical sequence.
• Compile, analyze, and report on check performance.
• Cross event reporting and analysis.
• Manage support shop resources and workload.
• Compile, analyze, and report on check performance.
• Maintain regulatory compliance of maintenance documents.

Education

FAA Airframe & Powerplant License

MS Office

Data analytics

Communication

Multitasking

Bachelor degree or 4 years of relevant work experience

Tools

SCEPTRE

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.

Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.

Description

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Job overview and responsibilities

Responsible for overall aircraft flow and paperwork accountability including complete event preplanning, aircraft induction and release process, daily flow and accountability ensuring aircraft is on track, and post check reporting. Liaise with multiple departments both internal and external, including vendor support companies to resolve issues and maintain aircraft flow. Resolve head count requirements to maintain required production levels. Report and analyze aircraft material costs.

Responsible for developing, implementing and managing overall aircraft check flow:

• Develop long range plans for upcoming maintenance events
• Daily management and workflow of aircraft or shop workloads to optimize resources
• Building task assignments for oncoming shifts
• Paperwork accountability and regulatory compliance
• Status reporting and issue resolution

• Forecasting and planning for necessary headcount

  Pre-induction preparation and post check Analysis:

• Communications with multiple support departments to ensure required resources are available to maintain necessary production
• Complete preplanning and detailed flow of event staged in manageable and logical sequence
• Compile, analyze, and report on check performance

• Cross event reporting and analysis

  Manage support shop resources and workload:

• Compile, analyze, and report on check performance
• Maintain regulatory compliance of maintenance documents

Qualifications

What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Aviation, management or operations management
• At least 3 years aviation experience
• FAA Airframe & Powerplant License
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Strong data analytics skills
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with ability to effectively interact at all levels (including executive) and team with all internal and external business partners
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects and adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment
• What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
• Bachelor degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
• 5+ years of aircraft maintenance and production control experience
• Heavy aircraft maintenance planning experience
• Working Knowledge of SCEPTRE
• Understanding of industry applicable process improvement and LSS (Lean Six Sigma)

The base pay range for this role is $89,965.00 to $117,212.00. The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.

You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.

United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact [e-mail]