Director of Maintenance - Lynden Air Cargo, LLC

Lynden Air Cargo is seeking a Director of Maintenance to lead our highly skilled maintenance department.  This individual must have a strong aviation maintenance background as well as supervisory skills. As a key member of our maintenance management team, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient performance of aircraft maintenance for Lynden Air Cargo's fleet of L382 Hercules aircraft and must meet the requirements of 14 CFR §119.65(d) and 14 CFR §119.67(c). This position also ensures that the maintenance department's production division follows the policies and procedures established in the General Maintenance Manual (GMM).

The essential duties and responsibilities are:

• Administration of the Production Division of the Maintenance Department to ensure Lynden Air Cargo aircraft are maintained in conformance with the applicable CFRs, Lynden Air Cargo’s Operations Specifications, and the Lynden Air Cargo GMM.
• Ensure adherence to established safety practices and procedures.
• Selecting major airframe, engine, propeller, and component vendors; working closely with the Director of Quality Control.  Negotiate contracts/rates with major vendors where applicable.
• Direct and collaborate with the Check Manager, Production to plan and schedule aircraft maintenance while monitoring and reorganizing the Production Division as needed for efficiency 
• Provide backup relief for ITAR-controlled exports in the absence of LAC’s Chief Export Compliance Officer (CECO), Director of Compliance & Government Contracts
• Implement, monitor, and enforce LAC Company policies and procedures within the Production Division.
• Appoint supervisory personnel within the Production Division of the Maintenance Department.
• Enforce effective financial control systems within the division and prudently forecasting financial requirements for Accounting and the Vice President, Maintenance & Operations.
• Establish, monitor, and maintain a close working relationship with other departments.
• Represent the company in professional, social, and public activities in a manner that serves the company’s interests to the best advantage.
• Possesses the authority to issue and authorize Special Flight Permits for ferry flight of LAC aircraft.
• Possesses the authority to perform the airworthiness release on the Aircraft Flight and Maintenance Log Form. 
• Perform any other duties within his/her capacity that the Vice President, Maintenance assigns. He/she may delegate this authority to any qualified Lynden Air Cargo employee; however, this delegation does not relieve him/her of the overall responsibility.

Qualifications for this position:

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or 4 years combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of maintenance experience on different types of large aircraft with an air carrier or certificated repair station, with one year’s responsibility for returning aircraft to service.  At least one year of experience in a supervisory capacity maintaining multiengine transport category aircraft.
• Lockheed L-382 maintenance and/or inspection experience preferred.

• 14 CFR §119.65(d) requirements;

  To serve as Director of Maintenance, the individual must -

  • Be qualified through training, experience, and expertise;
  • To the extent of their responsibilities, have a full understanding of the following materials with respect to the certificate holder's operation -
    • Aviation safety standards and safe operating practices;
    • 14 CFR Chapter I (Federal Aviation Regulations);
    • The certificate holder's operations specifications;
    • All appropriate air carrier maintenance and airworthiness requirements and the GMM.
    • Discharge their duties to meet applicable legal requirements and to maintain safe operations.

• 14 CFR  §119.67(c) experience requirements:

  To serve as Director of Maintenance for Lynden Air Cargo under § 119.65(a) a person must -

  • Hold a mechanic certificate with airframe and powerplant ratings;
  • Have one year of experience in a position responsible for returning airplanes to service;
  • Have at least one year of experience in a supervisory capacity either;
    • Maintaining large airplanes with ten or more passenger seats, including at the time of appointment as Director of Maintenance, experience in maintaining multiengine transport category airplanes, or
    • Repairing airplanes in a certificated airframe repair station that is rated to maintain multiengine transport category airplanes.

• Mechanic Certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings, and having held these ratings for at least three years;

  • • RII Airframe and Powerplant Authorization

    •  Current Driver License

    • Current Passport
• Working knowledge of:
  • • Airline heavy maintenance scheduling utilizing contracted maintenance facilities and the associated logistics to support this heavy maintenance.
    • Operations Specifications Parts D and E.
    • Transport category aircraft maintenance programs.
    • CFR Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space, Parts 1, 21, 25, 43, 45, 47, 65, 121 and 145.
    • Airline inventory control systems.
• Computer skills:  MS Office with a strong emphasis on MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills, Trax, MS Access and/or general database skills considered a plus.
• Must be available to work days, evenings, weekends, nights or holidays and to be away from home for extended periods of time.  Must be available to travel domestically and internationally without restrictions, including entrance onto foreign military bases.
• Must be able to develop and maintain professional and productive working relationships with vendors, FAA Principal Inspectors, OEM representatives for current and future Lynden Air Cargo fleet.

Why you want to work for Lynden Air Cargo:

• Career development: annual wage reviews with advancement through internal promotions.
• Medical insurance: 2 medical plans to choose from as low as $0/month.
• Dental & vision: low employee payroll deduction.
• Health insurance for your family: cover your entire family with medical, dental and vision for $222/month.
• Healthcare savings account: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Paid Time Off: 17 days paid time off a year + additional paid extended leave. PTO days increase with years of service.
• Paid holidays: 8 paid holidays a year in addition to your PTO.
• Retirement savings: 401(k) with 50% of the first 6% contributed matched + additional annual retirement contribution.
• Employee assistance program: no cost to you
• Life insurance, long term disability and AD&D: no cost to you
• Tuition reimbursement program: up to $3500 a year