Flightline Operations Manager

Boeing Boeing · Aerospace · Everett, WA

Manage flightline operations for aircraft preflight and delivery, overseeing teams, ensuring airworthiness, and interfacing with various stakeholders to meet product requirements and achieve operational goals.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage, develop, and motivate employees using best practices and regular employee feedback.
  2. Ensure air vehicles are completed and certified for airworthiness by overseeing final paint installation, modification, repair, and delivery preparation.
  3. Interface with flight crews, engineering, management, suppliers, and customers to meet product requirements and secure customer acceptance.
  4. Develop and execute project and process plans, implement policies and procedures, and achieve operational goals for quality, on-time delivery, and cost control.
  5. Secure resources for projects and processes, provide technical oversight of suppliers, and lead continuous process improvements.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or equivalent military experience
  • Willingness to work any shift based on the needs of the operation
  • Willingness to work overtime, holidays, and weekends
  • Possess an A&P or Repairman Certificate or minimum 18 months of practical, hands-on maintenance experience to qualify for an FAA Repairman Certificate in the type of maintenance to be performed
  • Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership.”

Nice to have

  • 5+ years of experience in the aerospace industry
  • 3+ years of flight line operations experience & functional test knowledge
  • 3+ years of experience with any of the following: avionics, troubleshooting capabilities, functional test knowledge, release, ticket experience, manufacturing, and/or structures
  • 3+ years of proficiency using Velocity/CMES (or similar industry software)
  • 3+ years of experience leading teams in a formal or informal role
  • Bachelor's degree or higher

What the JD emphasized

  • must be able to develop and maintain relationships with customers, stakeholders, cross-functional support and direct reports
  • must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
  • Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role