Director of Maintenance

Regency Air, LLC — Santa Ana, California, USA

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as an active member of the Regency Air Team, its vision, mission and values.

• Work productively with the aircraft crew members to support their missions and expectations of the CEO.

• Maintain and adjust daily workflow for proper decision making on maintenance-related resources for the assigned aircraft.

• Oversee light and moderate work on aircraft, including pre/postflight inspections after each trip.

• Coordinate moderate and heavy maintenance in efficient intervals to optimize aircraft dispatchability, with awareness of owner schedules and cohesive planning with crew and office team.

• Establish an environment where personnel feedback is welcomed and shared with the management team.

• Establish and maintain records as required by FARs, manufacturer, and company policies under Part 91 or Part 135 standards.

• Improve vendor/supplier relationships, contracts, and support services.

• Anticipate client and crew needs to continually improve support and service.

• Represent Regency Air in aviation matters with trade associations, FAA, state/municipal aviation bodies, airport management, community organizations, and agencies.

• Act as resident expert on all aspects of maintenance safety.

• Be onsite at least five days a week to provide preventative maintenance outside of scheduled maintenance.

• Review vendor invoices and close out work orders in a timely manner.

• Provide weekly maintenance schedule updates to leadership/aircraft management teams.

• Update monthly maintenance projections and communicate with the aircraft management team.

• Input and update all aircraft discrepancies in CAMP/CMP tracking program.

• Communicate with management team regarding AOG events or discrepancies with potential trip interruption.

• Review Aircraft CB/SB and AD’s quarterly to identify improvements for dispatch reliability.

• Verify all third-party maintenance providers are approved vendors before work is performed.

• Coordinate parts ordering, service requests, and P.O. requests with the finance department.