[Job Vacancy] Assistant Manager – Vendor Maintenance Operations at United Airlines

United Airlines – For over 90 years, we’ve been connecting people and uniting the world. We have seven US hub locations, including hubs in the four largest cities in the United States and over 90,000 employees residing in every U.S. state and in countries around world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Manager – Vendor Maintenance Operations

Req #: LOS00000011
Location: Lagos
Job Category: Tech Ops / Maintenance – Management & Administrative

Job Overview 

The Assistant Manager – Vendor Maintenance Operations Nigeria provides leadership to an assigned area for contracted Vendor Line Maintenance Operations.
This role ensures the highest levels of safety, operational performance, and regulatory compliance with a strong focus on product covering International contracted Line Maintenance Stations.
Must have a strong focus on process improvement, cost control and building and maintaining strategic working relationships with local airport operations, contracted maintenance providers, and key internal stakeholders across the company.

Responsibilities

Oversight of departmental strategy and business plan through direct leadership of management team within all assigned regions
Oversight for financial and budgetary compliance for all assigned Contracted Vendor Line Maintenance regions
Establish and execute regional performance goals and objectives aligning with divisional and company goals
Maintain a high level of awareness of operational, financial, compliance, safety and human resource related performance objectives
Provide leadership and guidance to an assigned regional organization that includes contracted vendors and interface with regional airport operations personnel to maximize productivity and foster effective working relationships through teamwork across all functions of the division that encapsulate
Ensure safety and security of aircraft and operations
Interface with regulatory authorities and local governments, including assigned regional locations, to ensure regulatory compliance of technical operations activities on a regional basis
Maintain a high level of communication with Regional Contracted Vendor Line Maintenance providers and appropriate regional management levels & employee groups within the organization and across divisions as applicable
Participate in daily operational meetings to communicate status of operations, highlighting significant events and provide direction to ensure divisional objectives are achieved
Identify key issues needing to be addressed and assign projects where applicable
Contracted Vendor Line Maintenance Operations

Qualifications
Required:

HS Diploma or equivalent
FAA Certified A&P License OR EASA Qualifications
Extensive Line Maintenance Operational Management experience with Widebody qualifications
Line Maintenance Operations
Contract management skills
Proficient in all MS Office Applications
Ability to obtain a valid passport and US visa
Must be legally authorized to work in Nigeria for any employer without sponsorship
Must be fluent in English (written and spoken)
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Ability to analyze and present change initiatives to leadership
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to build relationships
Ability to travel up to 30%
Problem solving
Ability to train contracted personnel on General Maintenance Manual policies and procedures (GMMV) and electronic logbook (Vendor Webtech)
Ability to obtain an airport badge

Preferred:

AA or higher degree in Aviation Business Management
Six Sigma/Lean Management
Hub or Large Station Line experience
Airworthiness Release on Widebody Aircraft
Extensive knowledge of Foreign Carriers training and Ops Spec details

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: This position is offered on local terms and conditions. Expatriate assignments and sponsorship for employment visas, even on a time-limited visa status, will not be awarded.