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At Gulfstream, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to empowering our teams to deliver the world's finest aviation experience-and this role plays a key part in making that happen.
The Repair and Overhaul Operations Manager provides day-to-day leadership across Repair and Overhaul and Fabrication operations, with a strong focus on customer experience, schedule performance, and operational excellence. This role ensures rotable components and fabricated assets are repaired, overhauled, and delivered in alignment with customer expectations, FAA requirements, and business objectives.
What You Will Do
Lead daily operations for Repair and Overhaul/Fabrication teams across Avionics, Paint, Structural, Mechanical, Machining, and Assembly support areas.
Serve as a critical customer-facing leader, coordinating closely with Customer Support, Scheduling, and Repair Control to align expectations and turn time commitments.
Analyze non-airworthy components to determine repair schemes, labor requirements, materials, and skill needs.
Plan, schedule, and coordinate work across multiple shops to meet revenue, margin, cost, and delivery targets.
Provide customers with regular updates on component status, repairs, fabrication progress, and parts availability.
Ensure compliance with component maintenance manuals, FAA and Repair Station regulations, and Gulfstream quality standards.
Hold teams accountable to operating priorities, customer commitments, and safety expectations.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean Six Sigma, to reduce waste, man-hours, and material costs.
Manage multiple concurrent projects through effective resource planning and staffing.
Support training development and ensure technical knowledge remains current across the team.
What You Will Bring
Bachelor's degree in aviation maintenance or related field, or equivalent experience.
7 years of aerospace fabrication, machining, assembly, repair and overhaul, or material operations experience.
5 years of supervisory experience, including up to 2 years of project management.
Structural experience with strong project management and customer engagement capability.
Proven ability to manage profit and loss responsibilities.
Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
Ability to interpret CMMs, engineering data, GAMPS, service bulletins, and applicable aerospace standards.
A&P license or repairman certificate preferred.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
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Join Gulfstream and help us create and deliver the world's finest aviation experience.
Unique Skills:
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Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in aviation maintenance or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. An A&P license or repairman certificate and four (4) years of related aircraft experience may offset the Bachelors degree. 7 years Aerospace fabrication, machining, assembly, repair and overhaul or material operations experience. 5 years of supervisory experience and may include up to 2 years of project management experience.
Position Purpose:
Provide day to day management and direction to Repair and Overhaul/Fabrication Aircraft Service Managers, Leads and Technicians to ensure timely and cost-effective fulfillment of delivery schedules, correct processes/procedures are used to evaluate and repair and overhaul rotable aircraft components to meet customer requirements and appropriate safety and FAA/Repair station quality standard regulations. Support areas include: Avionics, Paint, Structural, Mechanical, Machining, and Assembly.
Job Description
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Essential Functions:
Analyze non airworthy aircraft components to determine repair scheme and requirement skills, labor, and materials necessary to repair the assets to a serviceable state .
Plan, schedule and coordinate work between repair and overhaul/fabrication shops to ensure that all jobs are completed in a manner that will satisfy customer requirements and achieve CSMO revenue, margin and cost goals .
Maintain a current knowledge of technical data/component maintenance manuals (CMM) and associated updates, supplier information and all other procedures, publications and technical knowledge pertaining to evaluating, fabricating, repairing, overhauling and servicing for rotable parts, assemblies and installations .
Coordinate with customer support scheduling and repair control business units to align and execute customer expectations and turn time requirements .
Communicate to continually hold employees accountable for executing Operating Priorities and customer expectations .
Participate in improvement initiatives and actively support Lean Six Sigma initiatives.
Help develop new methods and procedures and implement corrective action plans to ensure delivery of aircraft components and fabrications; reduce man-hours, material costs; identify and eliminate waste - communicate effective changes within R&O network .
Manage support area efforts to develop and maintain schedules of multiple projects through utilization of available resources and proper staffing .
Work with appropriate personnel to provide customers with daily information on component schedule, repairs, fabrication, parts, etc.
Ensure timely completion and coordination of component maintenance & fabrication projects in compliance with current regulations .
Help develop and monitor area training requirements .
Additional Functions:
Supervise a continuous safety program in the repair and overhaul shops, which includes operation of support equipment, test equipment, and systems .
Train and ensure all assigned employees comply with company and government regulations, policies and procedures .
Perform other duties as assigned.
Other Requirements:
Ability to read and interpret component maintenance manuals (CMM's), Gulfstream engineering, Gulfstream Materials Process Specifications (GAMPS), Service Engineering disposition, customer bulletins (CB), service bulletin (SB), aircraft service change (ASC), CAA airworthiness tags, and aerospace engineering standards.
Must have demonstrated leadership, strong communication skills and the ability to successfully manage P&L.
Must have demonstrated leadership ability and possess strong communication skills.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information
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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.
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