Vista has a global reach with operational hubs across the globe and an expert workforce of over 4,000 aviation professionals. Vista's fast-paced growth and its relationship with the best partner operators open the door to lifelong career opportunities across the group - to create the best service in business aviation, in every region in the world.
Your Responsibilities:
- Establish the position as the technical focal and subject expert for the aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Maintenance Operations leaders and stakeholders.
- Monitor fleet performance, pilot feedback, reliability analysis and maintenance program changes. Drive immediate improvements into programs and lead continuous improvement initiatives to completion.
- Support and assist with SMS investigations and provide guidance to supporting interim and longer term technical or process corrective actions.
- Organize periodic fleet reviews, present fleet performance and program improvements.
- Develop and manage the life-cycle cost plan for the appropriate fleet of aircraft.
- Participate and be present in industry, manufacture, and fleet support providers forums.
- Seek new and newly developing maintenance, fleet management techniques and processes to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Serve as board member on the Technical Review Board and attend reliability meetings as required, promote, and engage in the sharing of data to benefit the industry.
- Be available and engaged in developing actions and advising in aircraft troubleshooting efforts, to include urgent in-flight events that require immediate attention and may occur during non-working hours.
- Assist internal and external stakeholders in researching documents, parts, tooling, and methods to repair the aircraft.
- Develop a databased, track aircraft troubleshooting events and findings for future reference and recommend adopting procedural improvements.
- Revise work orders, approve vendor generated discrepancy repairs, review quotes for accuracy and are in accordance with acceptable and approved FAA Federal Regulations, and under the GMM guidance for the appropriate Aircraft Operation Certificate.
- Ensure work orders and turnovers are complete and precise.
- Work with Engineering vendors to develop alternate means of compliance, coordinating with Maintenance Control and Quality Assurance to ensure repairs are expedited, accurate, and final documents have supporting documentation for the airworthiness and Return to Service and or Maintenance Release of the aircraft.
- Bachelor’s degree aircraft engineering, aerospace engineering or equivalent industry experience.
- 5+ years managing Bombardier technical services and support.
- 3+ years of troubleshooting experience on Bombardier aircraft.
- 2+ years of selecting and developing technical support teams.
- 8+ years of managing technical services for Bombardier aircraft.
- 5+ years of Bombardier troubleshooting experience with the ability to train others.
- 5+ years of selecting and developing technical support teams.
- Airframe and Powerplant (A&P).
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401k program with company matching and no vesting period.
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance and Long/Short term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career progression