Manager - Aircraft Maintenance

Utah Valley University offers an opportunity for a Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team in a collaborative, mission-driven environment that values safety, hands-on learning, and operational excellence. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the reliability and readiness of the aircraft fleet by guiding technicians, coordinating maintenance activities, and ensuring compliance with FAA Part 145 regulations. You will work closely with experienced leadership to plan and prioritize work, giving you both strategic influence and day-to-day operational engagement. This position is ideal for professionals who want to combine technical expertise with leadership, contributing to a dynamic aviation program that supports student success and real-world training. At UVU, you will be part of a culture that emphasizes practical experience, continuous improvement, and meaningful teamwork, offering a rewarding career path where your contributions are visible, valued, and essential.

Supervisory and Leadership:

Provide direct supervision, leadership, and oversight of maintenance technicians, including daily work direction, task prioritization, and workload balancing. Coordinate closely with the Director and Maintenance Scheduler regarding maintenance priorities, aircraft status, and resource availability to align maintenance activities with organizational goals. Work closely with Lead Mechanics to plan, coordinate, and execute maintenance tasks, ensuring clear communication of scope, sequencing, and technical requirements. Assign work orders and maintenance tasks based on technician qualifications, certifications, experience, and operational priorities. Serve as the primary escalation point for technical, scheduling, and personnel issues identified by Lead Mechanics or maintenance staff. Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to technicians and Lead Mechanics to promote accountability, professional development, and consistent maintenance standards. Identify training needs and coordinate with the training function to ensure technicians maintain required qualifications, authorizations, and currency. Enforce compliance with organizational policies, including safety, quality, attendance, conduct, and disciplinary standards. Participate in hiring, onboarding, and initial training of maintenance personnel; provide input on staffing needs, workforce planning, and succession planning.

Maintenance Operations:

Coordinate with the Maintenance Scheduler to review, prioritize, and schedule incoming maintenance work orders, ensuring alignment with operational requirements and aircraft availability. Coordinate with the Maintenance Scheduler to plan, manage, and adjust maintenance schedules to effectively address scheduled inspections, deferred discrepancies, and unscheduled maintenance events. Work with Lead Mechanics to sequence work orders and inspections to maximize efficiency while maintaining safety and regulatory compliance. Monitor progress of active work orders and maintenance tasks, reallocating resources as necessary to address changing priorities or emerging maintenance issues. Ensure effective utilization of labor, tooling, equipment, and facilities to meet maintenance production goals. Perform maintenance technician duties or assist technicians as needed to support maintenance production schedules and operational priorities for UVU aircraft. FAA Part 145

Readiness & Regulatory Oversight:

Maintain continuous readiness for FAA Part 145 oversight, ensuring maintenance operations, personnel, documentation, and facilities are inspection-ready at all times. Serve as a management representative during FAA inspections, surveillance, audits, and certificate-related activities. Ensure maintenance activities comply with FAR Part 145, the Repair Station Manual (RSM), Quality Control Manual (QCM), Training Manual, and approved procedures. Verify technician qualifications, authorizations, training records, and currency requirements in accordance with FAA and Repair Station standards. Ensure all work orders, maintenance records, corrective actions, and aircraft logbook entries are accurate, complete, traceable, and audit-ready. Support the development and implementation of corrective actions resulting from FAA findings, internal audits, or quality reviews, ensuring timely closure. Reinforce a culture of continuous compliance and regulatory accountability across all maintenance operations. Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to established safety policies, procedures, and hazard reporting processes. Participate in safety meetings, risk assessments, and corrective action initiatives. Collaborate with the Director and Lead Mechanics to identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, scheduling efficiency, and regulatory compliance. Performs any other duties as assigned. Two years of education from an accredited institution, or from a recognized trade school, plus six years of experience related to the Summary of Duties, for a total of eight years. Must meet all FAA and Safety Requirements and hold a valid FAA-issued A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) Certificate.

Preferred Qualifications:

Three to five years of Aircraft Maintenance experience and supervision (preferred). Current Inspection Authorization Rating (preferred). Knowledge Knowledge in initiating purchase requests for stock as required. Knowledge in performing maintenance on assigned projects. Knowledge to ensure that all necessary entries are properly executed on the repair station's maintenance forms and work orders. Knowledge of airframe and propulsion systems operations and maintenance practices. Knowledge of FAR Part 145 regulations and repair stations operations. Skills Skills in oral and written communication, maintenance/learning environment. Skills in maintaining the premises of the repair station in a clean and orderly manner. Skills in maintaining all hangars, shop, equipment, and tools in a serviceable working condition, assuring that periodic checks and calibrations are made on special tools and test equipment, and current records are maintained of those tests and calibrations. Skills in maintaining the preservation of all units or parts during the work process, installation, and storage. Demonstrates supervisory and leadership experience in an aviation maintenance environment. Effective communication, organizational, and decision-making skills. Abilities Ability to repair and maintain aircraft as required. Ability to verify compliance with FAA regulations, airworthiness directives, inspections, and accompanying paperwork. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe and Power Plant License. Ability to assist and supervise crews on each shift. Ability to indoctrinate personnel in observing the safety precautions relevant to the functions for which they may be utilized. Attention to detail and commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.