Program Manager - Eglin Fighter Aircraft Backshop Maintenance Support at AAR Corp, United States-Florida-Valparaiso

Program Manager - Eglin Fighter Aircraft Backshop Maintenance Support at AAR Corp in United States-Florida-Valparaiso. Contract. Est. up to $200k. Apply with swipeandhired.

PENDING CONTRACT AWARD
SUMMARY
Serves as the Operations Lead for an upcoming fighter aircraft backshop maintenance opportunity supporting the 96th Maintenance Group at Eglin AFB. Provides senior maintenance leadership, operational oversight, and day-to-day integration across a large fighter maintenance enterprise supporting F-15C, F-15E, F-16, UH-1, and other assigned or possessed aircraft. Leads and coordinates production management, maintenance operations, scheduling, supply support, quality, flightline integration, and numerous backshop functions to maximize aircraft and systems availability, reduce downtime, and sustain mission-ready capability for the 96th Test Wing and supported mission partners. The role requires a highly credible senior USAF maintenance professional who understands how to lead fighter maintenance operations from both a strategic and daily execution perspective, establish immediate credibility with Air Force maintenance leaders, and ensure compliance with the PWS, DAFI 21-101, technical orders, local operating instructions, safety/security requirements, and contract performance thresholds.
What you will be responsible for:

Establishes effective working relationships with Air Force maintenance leaders, Government representatives, CORs, Contract Management Office personnel, 96 MXG leadership, and supported mission partners.

Quality Control Plan, Safety and Health Plan, training documentation plan, property control plan, strike plan, trip reports, cost/performance reports, labor reporting, and other contract deliverables.

Coordinates TDY, off-station aircraft recovery, special event support, T-2 modification support, support agreements, SPO support, and approved out-of-scope or overtime requirements without degrading home-station performance.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leads supervisors, production personnel, maintenance operations personnel, quality personnel, schedulers, supply support personnel, and technical staff across multiple fighter aircraft maintenance and backshop disciplines.