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Boeing Aerospace OperationsBoeing is seeking an experienced, dynamic F/A-18 Maintenance Manager to lead and oversee O‑level maintenance, repair, and readiness activities for Kuwait aircraft at JRB New Orleans, LA. This is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for maximizing aircraft availability and safety by directing daily maintenance operations, managing highly skilled personnel, and ensuring the maintenance organization meets rigorous technical, safety, and readiness standards.
Lead a mission‑critical team that directly enables flight operations, testing, and Ferry of Kuwaiti aircraft.
Opportunity to shape maintenance policies, processes, and readiness outcomes for an elite F/A‑18 fleet.
Operate at the intersection of leadership, technical authority, and operational tempo — where every decision affects aircraft availability and mission success.
Core Responsibilities
People and Process Leadership Skills
Inspirational leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams through high-tempo operations while maintaining morale, discipline, and professionalism.
Coaching and development: Proven track record of mentoring technicians and supervisors, building succession pipelines, enforcing discipline, maintaining morale and professionalism and improving individual and team competency.
Change leadership: Experience leading process change and cultural transformation initiatives that improve safety, quality, and readiness outcomes.
Conflict resolution and communication: Skilled at resolving personnel issues, delivering tough feedback, and maintaining transparent, timely communication with stakeholders at all levels.
Process design and standardization: Ability to design, implement, and sustain standardized maintenance processes, checklists, and SOPs that increase efficiency and reduce variability.
Performance management: Establishes clear expectations, metrics, and accountability systems; uses data-driven performance reviews to drive continuous improvement.
Resource optimization: Balances workload, shift patterns, and personnel allocations to maintain readiness while minimizing fatigue and attrition.
Safety and human factors focus: Embeds human-centered safety practices into processes to reduce errors and improve compliance.
Cross-functional influence: Able to build coalition across engineering, logistics, QA, and leadership to implement systemic process improvements.
Maintenance and Readiness Management
Oversee daily O‑level maintenance operations, preventive maintenance, scheduled inspections, and repairs to meet mission requirements and sortie generation goals.
Provide direct operational support to flight operations — ensuring aircraft are mission‑ready for daily flight schedules.
Enforce compliance with customer‑established technical manuals, safety regulations, and engineering guidance.
Plan and forecast maintenance demand using data on utilization, flight hours, and operational trends, and adjust schedules to optimize availability.
Coordinate flow of materials, tooling, support equipment, and personnel to sustain continuous maintenance operations.
Prioritize maintenance tasks to maximize fleet readiness, reduce downtime, and meet operational timelines.
Monitor and report readiness metrics, KPIs, and operational trends to senior leadership.
Manage the maintenance department workforce: manpower planning, performance management, and skill development.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skill/Experience):
3+ years of experience leading Maintenance Control/Production Control during high‑tempo periods (deployments, surge ops, heavy flight schedules
Experience prioritizing maintenance to maintain aircraft mission‑capable (MC) rates during surge operations
3+ years of experience planning and scheduling maintenance to meet demanding sortie schedules
Travel both domestically and internationally
Experience leading or managing large or complex teams of managers and or non-management employees
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Experience with maintenance data systems and readiness reporting tools.
Military aircraft maintenance safe for flight/exceptional release qualification.
Experience with continuous improvement programs (e.g., RCCA, 5S, Lean).
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Shift:
This position is for variable shift
Pay & Benefits:
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary pay range: $109,650 – $148,350
Language Requirements:
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Not ApplicableRelocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.Export Control Requirement:
This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.Security Clearance:
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program awardShift:
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