Operations Manager, Airframe
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Join StandardAero Augusta as the Airframe Operations Manager, and partner with the Avionics Manager, Quality Department, and Engine Shop to ensure seamless workflow integration, operational alignment, regulatory compliance, and on-time aircraft delivery. In this leadership role, you will direct and oversee all maintenance operations within assigned hangars to ensure safe, efficient, compliant and high-quality aircraft maintenance activities.
For over 50 years, StandardAero Augusta has been setting the standard in Corporate Aircraft Maintenance. Our Part 145, Business Aviation MRO facility, is specialized to support an extensive range of aircraft models, including renowned brands such as Falcon, Hawker, Challenger, Gulfstream, and Embraer. With a recent 80,500 sq ft expansion, we’ve doubled our footprint at AGS. Our facility focuses on 27 models of aircraft, while our Engine Shop performs comprehensive overhauls on Honeywell HTF7000 and TFE731 engines.
What You’ll Do:
- Supervise Crew Chiefs, A&P Mechanics, and other maintenance personnel by establishing performance expectations, promoting accountability, conducting evaluations, supporting hiring and disciplinary actions, and coaching employees to improve technical capability, productivity, leadership, and overall performance.
- Ensure all maintenance activities are performed in compliance with applicable FAA regulations, 14 CFR Part 145 requirements, company manuals, quality procedures, local work instructions, and FAA-approved or FAA-acceptable technical data.
- Continuously update the Director of Operations on operational status, production progress, staffing concerns, schedule risks, and customer delivery impact.
- Direct the production planning and scheduling process according to sales volume, sales mix, inventory requirements and materials availability.
- Plans day-to-day operations, assigns manpower, authorizes overtime and controls costs.
- Monitors production yields on a daily basis and make adjustments as necessary to maintain delivery schedules.
- Coordinate with production, supply, sales, engineering and customer service to ensure production standards and goals are achieved.
- Establish and implement policies and procedures needed to achieve the business unit's strategic operating goals.
- Perform capacity planning for equipment, floor space and manpower requirements in accordance with forecasted workload.
- Actively participate in the business unit management team, assisting with the development and realization of strategic plans, budgets, goals and outcomes.
Position Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of experience supporting general aviation business operations.
- Minimum 5 years of progressive leadership and team management experience.
- Prior management experience working in an MRO environment.
Prior experience leading cross-functional maintenance teams across multiple shifts.
- Must possess an FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) License.
- Must possess a High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Management, a related field, or comparable professional work experience.
- Specialized OEM, manufacturer, or technical training on turbofan corporate aircraft (Embraer, Falcon, Challenger, Gulfstream, Hawker).
- Management experience working in a corporate Part 145 Repair Station.
- Strong business and financial acumen, including aviation billing, cost controls, and contract compliance.
- Highly organized with strong analytical and decision-making skills and situational awareness.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Benefits that make life better:
- Sign-on and Relocation Bonus Eligible
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance
- 401(k) with a 5% company match, immediately vested
- Paid Time Off accrued starting on day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Career development and cross-training opportunities
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About UsRaising the Standard of Excellence since 1911Skills Required
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) License
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
- Minimum 10 years supporting general aviation business operations
- Minimum 5 years progressive leadership and team management experience
- Prior management experience in an MRO environment
- Prior experience leading cross-functional maintenance teams across multiple shifts
- Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management or related field (or comparable experience)
- Specialized OEM/manufacturer technical training on turbofan corporate aircraft (Embraer, Falcon, Challenger, Gulfstream, Hawker)
- Management experience in a corporate Part 145 Repair Station
- Strong business and financial acumen including aviation billing, cost controls, and contract compliance
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Highly organized with strong analytical and decision-making skills
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.
