(USA-WA-Seattle) Director Maintenance Planning

**WHAT WE'RE ABOUT** We're creating an airline people love. It begins with each Alaska Airlines employee, bringing unique strengths and energy to our work in the air and on the ground. Every day, we go beyond what's expected and reach for the remarkable, together. **YOUR ROLE** Role Summary The Director, Maintenance & Engineering Planning develops and executes line and heavy maintenance planning and aircraft routing strategic objectives. This role leads the M&E division as transformation change agent. Scope & Complexity This role directs strategic maintenance and engineering planning projects and activities for Alaska Airlines. Key Duties - Develops and executes line and heavy maintenance planning and aircraft routing strategic objectives. - Identifies opportunities to enhance productivity and cost savings through ongoing evaluation of the maintenance program and tasks re-packaging. - Directs the heavy maintenance visit plan in consideration of budget guidelines, aircraft allocation, or other parameters. - Develops forecast modeling to produce accurate and efficient heavy maintenance span times and heavy check yield targets and analyzes key performance indicators (KPIs). - Evaluates proposed flight schedules, defines line and heavy maintenance parameters, and modifies processes in response to changes in the business climate. - Assess risk for proposed changes to the flight schedule, fleet assignment modeling (FAM), or aircraft rotation. - Leverages and develops technology tools to enhance information delivery, communication flow, and maintenance program compliance. - Integrates work build-plan between line and heavy maintenance through effective scheduling of aircraft availability, span time, materials, and labor hours. - Develops process and procedures to mitigate or eliminate adverse customer impact of aircraft performance deferrals. - Directs special maintenance planning and aircraft routing projects, including coordinating aircraft lease return obligations, NRFO, FCF, flight charter approval process, and aircraft equipment substitutions. - Manages the production and completion of engineering projects or special aircraft modifications. - Partners with division stakeholders, defines risk, ensures priorities and timelines are met or re-classed in response to changes in the operation, business, or regulatory environment. - Monitors emerging maintenance planning and aircraft operation industry trends and analyzes current practices to recommend revision, adoption, modification, or abandonment. - Facilitate process, problem-solving, team building, organizational, and cultural change. - Applies rigorous process improvement and project management techniques to advance M&E efforts. - Directs and implements facilities and IT long-range planning objectives and solutions. - Represents (M&E) as a member of the schedule committee in the flight schedule build process. - Serves as an advisory member of the Alaska Airlines maintenance review board. - Promotes a high performance culture by cultivating and motivating direct/indirect reports through coaching, mentoring, and by providing regular and meaningful feedback. - Identifies and provides career development opportunities through developmental assignments and formal/informal training. Job-Specific Skills & Education Required - A minimum of 6 years of airline operational and maintenance planning experience. - A minimum 5 years of engineering leadership experience. - A minimum 3 years of project management experience. - Knowledge of FAA regulations and oversight functions. - Systems linking experience. - TRAX, VISOP/VISMAINT, AMES experience. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). - Excellent communication skills: verbal (both informal working teams and formal executive presentations), and in clear/concise written documents. - Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to create collaborative relationships that drive outcomes in the best interest of the company with others in the organization and key external business partners. - High school diploma or equivalent is required. - Minimum age of 18. - Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Preferred - A Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. Job-Specific Leadership Expectations - Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable. - Exceptional integrity, with impeccable ethics in safety and compliance. - Innovative, apolitical, resilient, fact-based and creative solutions-focused mindset, with ability to thrive in a rapidly-changing, collaborative environment and to manage conflict. - Demonstrated ability to quickly scope situations, develop an accurate understanding of risks, and develop plans responsive to those risks. **START YOUR NEW JOURNEY NOW** Submit your application by 02/07/2020 11:59pm (Pacific Time). We'll be happy to see it. **EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY** Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws. Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines participate in E-Verify, a service of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA), where required. **Job ID** 35994 **Location** Seattle, WA **FLSA Status** Exempt **Full/Part Time** **Regular/Temporary** Regular
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