Director, Planning, Heavy Checks and Technology

About Us:

Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, takes pride in delivering a safe, reliable, and customer-focused travel experience. Flying as Delta Connection, Endeavor operates more than 900 daily flights to 140+ destinations in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., Endeavor operates six crew bases and 11 maintenance bases across the country. At the heart of our operation, over 5,000 employees keep us soaring and help ensure Endeavor sets the standard for excellence in the regional airline industry.

Our Culture:

We know that our people are our greatest assets, and we are committed to building a culture where employees love coming to work each day. At Endeavor Air, we foster a diverse, culturally-rich and safe workplace where employees are treated with dignity and respect. With a culture built on safety, excellence, and teamwork, Endeavor offers limitless potential for aviation professionals looking to start or continue their careers.

Our team promotes an inclusive environment in all aspects of the airline and our operation. As an EEO employer, we provide opportunities for all qualified candidates without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran, or disabled status.

Overview:

The Director - Planning, Heavy Checks, and Technology leads the maintenance planning and heavy check teams, including maintenance planning strategy, day-to-day execution of all maintenance planning activities, and overall responsibility for out-sourced aircraft heavy maintenance repair activities. In addition, this position leads activities associated with Technical Publications and implementation and evolution of business process technology initiatives in Tech Ops.

Responsibilities:

1. Serve as a member of the technical operations leadership team to ensure that employees, safety, and operation are aligned to support our mainline customer Delta to meet the flying requirements allocated.
2. Plan and analyze heavy maintenance repair requirements.
3. Coordinate engine maintenance repair requirements with Delta Connection.
4. Monitor heavy maintenance repair work scope and vendor quotes to identify opportunities for reducing costs.
5. Develop effective strategies for heavy maintenance repairs to obtain optimal fleet reliability while maintaining a focus on costs.
6. Define a technology roadmap and implement technology solutions to enhance business process efficiency and effectiveness, improve business intelligence, and reduce costs.
7. Ensure Technical Publications are current, accurate, and available.
8. Participate in divisional financial performance reviews and budget planning sessions.
9. Analyze technical and cost data to determine opportunities to reduce costs, increase throughput, optimize maintenance practices, and maintenance program opportunities.
10. Participate in vendor contract negotiations related to heavy maintenance.
11. Ensure all maintenance items required by the continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP) are accomplished at their assigned intervals.
12. Schedule and execution of aircraft storage tasks and compliance.
13. Schedule airworthiness directive (AD) mandated action within the prescribed compliance time(s) and monitoring and adjusting the accomplishment schedule to ensure all affected units do not exceed AD time limitations.
14. Serve as a voting member of the Maintenance Review Board (MRB).

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The Director - Planning, Heavy Checks, and Technology has four direct report managers and an overall team of approximately 53 employees.

Competencies Required:

1. Ethics and Values - Recognized as highly ethical leader internally and externally. Influential in the airline industry due to ethical reputation and way of doing business. Leads the organization as an active and visible servant leader - communicating the commitment and support that Endeavor leaders have to employee and business success.
2. Knows Our Business - Knows our competition and what drives our market niche. Has expertise, experience, or connections that provide context for making wise and informed business decisions. Engages the organization in constructive problem-solving and encourages all employees to think creatively and use their expertise to continually solve problems, challenge assumptions, and prevent stagnation.
3. Builds Trust and Decision Making - Communicates organizational changes and decisions in a thorough way – providing insight into rationales for decisions and allowing opportunity for questioning and challenge. Shows commitment to transparency and continual learning.
4. Drive for Results by Inspiring Others - Understands that key measurements will drive results and works to identify those most critical to communicate priorities and allocate resources appropriately. Inspires support for the organization’s mission in the community and the industry. Articulates a vision for where the industry is going in the future by inspiring and mobilizing others to action.
5. Know Your Team/Leading People - As a leader, proactively sees opportunities for talented and diverse staff to work with upper leadership to promote development and results. Communicates clear and consistent messages to reinforce priorities for employee engagement, inclusion, and development.
6. Director Traits at Endeavor – Self-Awareness; Versatile Business Knowledge; Actively Manages Change; Effectively Leads Teams; Organizational Savvy; Influence and Operational Leadership.

Qualifications:

1. 7 years of experience in aircraft maintenance planning, with increasing responsibilities for multi-faceted direction and planning.
2. 6-10 years of experience managing or supervising a team of multiple direct reports.
3. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
4. Skilled at providing leadership and direction to staff to accomplish set goals.
5. Experience implementing business process related technologies.
6. Working knowledge of air carrier regulatory requirements (FAA, DOT, DoD, etc.).
7. Working knowledge of continuous improvement techniques is preferred (TOC or LEAN).
8. Must be experienced in effectively working with and managing a diverse and inclusive workgroup.
9. No licensures or certification required; A&P license preferred.
10. Ability to understand and apply maintenance manuals and company policies and procedures.
11. Broad and in-depth aircraft maintenance planning knowledge, as well as strong general business and overall industry knowledge.
12. Highly organized and excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
13. Ability to work with all levels within the organization is required.
14. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
15. Demonstrate flexibility and versatility in a changing work environment.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

1. Repetitive motion such as: typing and phone work.
2. Minimal physical exertion such as: pulling, pushing, reaching, bending, standing, walking, and light lifting of boxes, bags, files, and electronic equipment not in excess of 50 lbs.
3. Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
4. Can involve long periods of sitting.
5. May be required to wear facial masks, take safety measures, or work remotely as necessary and as dictated by safety standards to help protect self and others in the workplace.
6. Company business travel may be required up to 10%.

What We Offer:

Providing world-class service to our customers starts with providing world-class benefits to our employees. Endeavor Air employees receive a competitive total compensation package which includes a variety of benefits to choose from and some of the best perks around.

1. Free or reduced-rate travel privileges on Delta Air Lines and 80+ air carriers worldwide for employees and eligible family members.
2. Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans.
3. 401(k) with Company Match starting on Day 1.
4. Operational Performance Rewards (OPR) Program.
5. Life and AD&D Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and voluntary supplementary benefit options.

FLSA Status: Salary

Minimum Position Pay Range: USD $136,049.70/Yr.

Maximum Position Pay Range: USD $176,708.25/Yr.

New York City 30% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Eligible: No