T-6A Maintenance Manager

Amentum; Enid (OK); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a T-6A Maintenance Manager to lead aircraft maintenance, scheduling, and branch operations. The role requires DoD experience, strong supervision, and a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include resource management, documentation, maintenance planning, and coordination with leadership. The position demands leadership, risk management skills, and adherence to government orders.

Qualifications

• Must obtain and maintain site access; US Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's or associate degree in related field and eight (8) years of relative experience, five (5) years DoD experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of ten (10) years of directly related experience, seven (7) years DoD experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years supervisorial experience with general aviation, military aircraft, or manufacturing.
• Must possess ability to understand and comply with Government publications and technical orders.
• Must possess ability to perform analytical analysis and apply risk management techniques.
• Experience in conflict resolution, team building, and coaching skills.
• Prior experience with unionized workforce highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the execution of aircraft maintenance, flying schedules, and other Branch activities are being accomplished safely and in accordance with the contract.
• Enforces strict adherence to technical data and management procedures; adjusts resources to meet production requirements.
• Assigns adequate supervisory coverage for each shift.
• Manages the special certification roster.
• Ensure accurate daily documentation of maintenance actions.
• Assess the suitability of aircraft with repeat, recur and cannot duplicate discrepancies for continued flight.
• Reviews and evaluates management and production effectiveness using QA reports; initiates actions to meet workloads.
• Manages the maintenance planning cycle and ensures qualified personnel with proper tools perform maintenance.
• Ensures compliance with safety directives, standards, and applicable safety publications.
• Establishes procedures to minimize foreign object damage and dropped objects.
• Ensures pilot-reported discrepancies and maintenance actions are entered in the Maintenance Information System.
• Advises the production supervisor of conditions that may disrupt the maintenance plan.
• Understand and implement on-base disaster control duties for aircraft movement and evacuation procedures.
• Keep Aircraft Maintenance Department Director informed of all activities.
• Manage vehicles and facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Conflict resolution

Team building

Coaching skills

Risk management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or associate degree in related field

Job description

The T-6A Maintenance Manager

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures the execution of aircraft maintenance, flying schedules, and other Branch activities are being accomplished in a safe appropriate manner acceptable to the Government and in accordance with the contract performance work statement/statement of work.
• Enforces strict adherence to technical data and management procedures. - Adjusts resources to meet production requirements.
• Assigns adequate supervisory coverage for each shift.
• Manages the special certification roster.
• Ensure accurate daily documentation of maintenance actions.
• Assess the suitability of aircraft with repeat, recur and cannot duplicate discrepancies for continued flight.
• Reviews and evaluates management and production effectiveness. Analyzes personnel and equipment performance history using quality assurance reports. Initiates management actions to meet new workloads or correct reported/perceived deficiencies.
• Manages the maintenance planning cycle.
• Ensures only qualified personnel accomplish maintenance with the appropriate equipment and tools.
• Ensures compliance with safety directives, appropriate occupational safety and health standards, and applicable industrial safety publications. Those occupational training requirements that require documentation will be annotated on the appropriate records.
• Establishes procedures to minimize foreign object damage and dropped objects.
• Ensures pilot reported discrepancies, scheduled, and unscheduled maintenance actions are entered and completed in aircraft forms and the Maintenance Information System. This includes maintenance performed by the Maintenance Support Branch.
• Advises the production supervisor of conditions that may disrupt the orderly and controlled execution of the maintenance plan.
• Fully understand and be prepared to implement specific on-base disaster control duties and responsibilities pertaining to aircraft/SE movement and personnel evacuation procedures.
• Ensure Aircraft Maintenance Department Director is kept informed of all maintenance activities.
• Manage vehicles and facilities.
• Perform all other position-related duties as assigned or requested.

This position requires a minimum 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday, and some weekends.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain and maintain site access. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain site access.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Driver's License with Real ID within 30 days of employment start date.
• Bachelor's or associate degree in related field, and eight (8) years' relative experience, five (5) years of which must be Department of Defense experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of ten (10) years of directly related experience, seven (7) years of which must be Department of Defense experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years supervisorial experience with general aviation, military aircraft, or manufacturing.
• Must possess ability to understand and comply with Government publications and technical orders.
• Must possess ability to perform analytical analysis and apply risk management techniques.
• Experience in conflict resolution, team building, and coaching skills.
• Prior experience with unionized workforce highly desired.

Compensation Details

120,000.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

10/13/2026 - Until Filled Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, anc