Maintenance Manager

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

WBD is seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Manager to join our Flight Operations Department. Reporting directly to the Chief Pilot, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the maintenance of our fleet, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Ensure aircraft are airworthy, placing the safety of passengers and crew as priority
• Comply with inspections, standards, methods, and procedures per all applicable CFRs and manufacturer recommendations
• Complete proper inspection records, reports, and forms required by the CFRs or manufacturer recommendations
• Inspect aircraft and approve maintenance actions, as applicable, to meet airworthiness standards
• Ensure training compliance and currency
• Participate in the Safety Management System
• Manage all or assigned maintenance activities of company aircraft
• Implement and manage all Flight Department maintenance policies and procedures
• Establish maintenance safety policies and procedures for ground operations and evaluates effectiveness via the Safety Management System
• Provide plans, schedules, and budgets for all or assigned aircraft maintenance
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies on maintenance topics
• Coordinate with all non-company personnel or Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs) performing maintenance on company aircraft
• Establish and maintain aircraft maintenance records required by FAA regulations, manufacturer recommendations, and company policy
• Ensure compliance with Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins affecting Flight Department aircraft
• Remove unsafe aircraft and aircraft that do not comply with the CFRs from service
• Ensure calibration of test equipment
• Ensure that products, parts, supplies, and consumables meet the specifications and requirements set forth by the manufacturer and that necessary amounts of these items are maintained
• Monitor expiration dates for first aid kits, automatic external defibrillators, and other applicable survival / emergency equipment
• Review and update emergency and survival equipment list on an annual basis and/or as equipment and contents change
• Maintain a current technical library and distribute new information as appropriate
• Plan and develop maintenance and inspection procedures for company aircraft based on manufacturer's recommended procedures
• Test, troubleshoot, and repair aircraft mechanical systems and components
• Perform aircraft servicing
• Perform structural repairs
• Supervise outside maintenance
• Coordinate, maintain, or repair hangar and ground support equipment
• Provide coordination or repair of routine and non-routine facility maintenance
• Transport parts and supplies
• Restock department consumables to meet maintenance and office requirements
• Assist with OSHA requirements
• Assist in the operational support of aircraft and ramp activities
• Position company aircraft via towing in the hangar or on the departing ramp
• Support domestic and international flights, as required
• Flexible work schedule is required to meet flight profile mission
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally
• Assume any duties delegated by the Chief Pilot and/or Head of Flight Operations
  
  

Qualifications & Experience...

• Valid FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate
• Minimum of 10 years of aviation work experience
• Bachelor's degree highly preferred
• Excellent communication skills
  
  

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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