Engineering & Operations Manager (Icing Facility)
Winnipeg, MB
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Engineering/Operations Manager
As an Engineering & Operations Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day operations of an aerospace engine test facility, ensuring repair, overhaul, remanufacturing, and testing activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with quality, customer, and regulatory requirements. Reporting to the Engineering Director, you will oversee production planning, resource management, continuous improvement initiatives, and team leadership to achieve operational and financial objectives.
What you'll do:
- Oversee daily operations, including workforce planning, scheduling, overtime authorization, and labor cost management.
- Lead repair, overhaul, remanufacturing, and testing activities to meet customer, quality, and production requirements.
- Develop and manage annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, and site expenses to achieve business objectives.
- Partner with customers and cross-functional teams to prioritize work, resolve operational issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish, implement, and maintain operational policies, procedures, and processes that support strategic business goals.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Finance teams to support strategic planning, labor reporting, expense tracking, and customer billing.
- Manage employee performance, staffing, coaching, safety, resource planning, and professional development.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, Safety Management System (SMS) requirements, export regulations, and applicable quality standards.
Basic Qualifications
- Associate degree or higher in Engineering,; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading or supervising employees in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or operations environment.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in production, operations, repair, overhaul, testing, or manufacturing.
- Experience managing production schedules, labor resources, budgets, or operational performance metrics.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint) in a professional environment.
- Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, procedures, and operational documentation.
Desired Skills
- Aerospace engine testing or test cell operations experience.
- Experience leading Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong project management experience delivering operational improvements.
- Experience working directly with external customers in a production or service environment.
- Knowledge of Safety Management System (SMS) principles and tools.
- Experience with ERP or manufacturing planning systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- Company pension plan with 100% company match; up to 5% vested (Canada)
- Paid Time Off starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Learning & Training opportunities
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Skills Required
- Associate degree or higher in Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- At least 5 years of experience leading or supervising employees in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or operations environment
- At least 3 years of experience in production, operations, repair, overhaul, testing, or manufacturing
- Experience managing production schedules, labor resources, budgets, or operational performance metrics
- Professional experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, procedures, and operational documentation
- Experience with aerospace engine testing or test cell operations
- Experience leading Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives
- Strong project management experience delivering operational improvements
- Experience working directly with external customers in a production or service environment
- Knowledge of Safety Management System principles and tools
- Experience with ERP or manufacturing planning systems
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
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Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.
