Summary

The VIP Interiors Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations related to aircraft interiors, including organizing, administering, and monitoring production ensuring all activities comply with air carrier maintenance programs, FAA regulations, and company procedures. This role provides leadership, guidance, and development opportunities for maintenance personnel while driving quality, efficiency, and safety in all aspects of aircraft interior operations. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures that all work performed by self or those under their supervision, including subcontractors, is performed in an airworthy manner and in compliance with approved technical data and has had all maintenance steps accomplished. 
• Oversees maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and the return-to-service process for aircraft interiors and related components.
• Utilizes customer package to ensure proper maintenance planning and execution, ensuring application of FAA and customer requirements.
• Provides supervision, guidance, and prioritization to assigned team, across multiple specialties and GTI requirements.
• Mentors team members through On-the-Job Training (OJT), fostering professional development and skills growth.
• Recognizes unsafe conditions and takes immediate corrective action to maintain a safe work environment.
• Ensures timely completion of tasks in line with federal aviation regulations, internal policies, and customer timelines.
• Communicates operational updates to Leads and crews regarding safety, workflow planning, and quality assurance. 
• Manages materials and coordinate with logistics and procurement teams to ensure timely availability of parts and tools.
• Collaborates with Engineering to prioritize and resolve technical issues impacting aircraft delivery milestones.
• Maintains clean, organized work areas in accordance with safety and operational standards. 
• Demonstrates consistent and reliable attendance. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, accepts constructive criticism/feedback and changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
• Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts effectively in verbal and written form, exhibits good listening and comprehension, keeps others informed and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Dependability - Responds to requests for service and assistance, follows instruction and responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions and doing the best job possible, keeps commitments, and maintains reliable attendance.
• Initiative - Sets and achieves challenging goals, demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles, measures self against standard of excellence, recognizes and acts on opportunities, and takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to building a positive team spirit, and puts success of team above own interests.
• Work Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, displays commitment to excellence, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Summary of Education, Experience & Certification

High School education or equivalent.  FAA Repairman certificate, Airframe or Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certification preferred.  Minimum of five years of recent commercial aircraft maintenance and/or MRO operations experience preferred.  At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role preferred. 

US Citizen Required - this position is located at a facility that requires special access. 

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate in English (read, write, and verbally communicate).
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Mathematical knowledge and ability to apply towards problem solving. Strong communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supervising employee/team in a productive and efficient manner.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to travel as required.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours as required.
• Able to climb and work on step stools and/or ladders.
• Able to lift 25 lbs. without assistance/able to lift up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
• Able to reach overhead.
• Able to work in a non-dust-free environment.
• Normal or corrected vision (required to perform exacting tasks).
• Full range of motion with both hands.
• Ability to work in a stooping, kneeling or standing position and in cramped areas.