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Position Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director, Fleet Introduction & Performance, the Fleet Manager will be responsible for a holistic view of the overall health of each fleet, and cross-functional coordination required to improve fleet performance – integrating engineering, operational, and commercial considerations to ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations of the said fleet.

This position has an estimated duration of 6-12 months. Note that no relocation assistance is available for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the integrator to compile a holistic view of fleet health, with a monthly fleet-specific report of key operational and financial performance indicators, top reliability drivers, cost drivers, opportunities and threats, mandatory and discretionary engineering projects, major issues and action items. Leverages existing data, analysis, and dashboards produced by Reliability and BP&I.
• With the holistic view of the fleet health as the foundation, works with various disciplines within engineering, including reliability, maintenance program, configuration controls, and commodity engineering groups, to drive focus on the fleet issues.
• Participates in aircraft configuration projects serving as primary participant for M&E issues related to systems and avionics configuration of the aircraft definition. Reviews configuration or proposed fleet additions for compatibility and integration issues with current fleet.
• Participates in aircraft induction phase to represent TechOps addressing aircraft integration issues related to the maintenance and technical induction of the new fleet.
• Works with OEM, Reliability, Engineering, Line Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Business Planning Group to establish comprehensive health monitoring reporting and baseline configuration management of the new fleet.
• Participates in new aircraft delivery activities as needed to ensure aircraft meets acceptance criteria.
• Provides a level of oversight for the portfolio of engineering projects affecting the assigned fleet to ensure schedule and cost adherence.
• Collaborates with various areas of Technical Operations to understand issues related to fleet reliability. Makes use of crew and passenger feedback to identify improvement opportunities.
• Works with Vendor Performance and Warranty team to understand contractual and commercial implications of technical options to help ensure that the solutions that we implement are optimized both technically and financially.
• Participates in OEM and other industry forums related to the fleet type, understand and anticipate current and emerging issues for the assigned fleet.
• Attends reliability IRG and MRRB meetings.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, business, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and related working experience
• Minimum 5 years of airline industry or aviation related experience
• Project, program, or portfolio management experience
• Experience on transport category aircraft
• Proficient user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Familiar with aircraft reliability drivers and maintenance processes
• Ability to understand commercial terms contained in upgrade offers and maintenance contracts

**Hawaiian Airlines is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulation, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opioids, PCP (Phencyclidine), and Amphetamine prior to any offer of employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Hawaiian Airlines and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

*** In addition to routine employment eligibility verification, U.S.-based airlines must gather information to validate country of citizenship and country of birth. Upon hire, you must provide documentation proving your current country citizenship and birthplace.

****Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, for any employer, without sponsorship. Hawaiian Airlines will not sponsor applicants for nonimmigrant or immigrant employment visas or status for this position.

At Hawaiian Airlines, we are dedicated to offering a comprehensive total rewards package that aims to attract, engage, and retain the finest talent in the industry. Our rewards structure is thoughtfully designed to include a competitive base salary coupled with variable compensation opportunities. This balanced approach ensures a fulfilling and lucrative work environment, aligning individual achievements with the broader organizational success. ​

Please note that the provided salary information serves as a general guideline. Our salary is determined by a candidates experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations. The expected pay range is $109,200 - $134,400.

• Master's degree in engineering, and/or MBA
• Experience on Airbus or Boeing 717 or 787 family aircraft
• Familiarity with Federal Aviation Regulations
• A successful track record of effectively leading concurrent and complex engineering projects from initiation through closing, and defining the order of when to execute those projects based on priorities and available resources
• Passion for instilling process and order to empower teams to perform at their best and in the most efficient way
• Working knowledge of TRAX
• Understands continuous improvement mindset and toolset, with ability to systematically analyze a large quantity of data utilizing statistical analysis techniques
• Thrives in an environment of constant change and effectively steers disparate teams to adapt and march at the same pace and direction
• Communicates clearly and concisely with data and facts, both verbally and written, to be able to deliver salient messaging and enable quick decision-making especially amongst senior level executives
• Solves complex problems, both collaboratively and independently, but also recognize when and how to escalate issues at the right time to the right audience

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or(c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60 - 1.35(c)