Overview
Let your career take off with PSA Airlines
About PSA
PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity and strive to create a safe, respectful, and happy work environment for our more than 4,000 employees. Our company culture, known as The PSA Way, is our foundation for operation and fosters stability, growth and a focus on the future while always placing safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are driven in our goals and achievements, eager to be better. We are reliable to one another and accountable for our actions. And we are caring in our daily interactions, with teammates, colleagues, and customers. Join our team to enjoy comprehensive benefits, including travel privileges on the American Airlines global network, so you can explore new destinations and create unforgettable memories with family and friends.
Benefits
PSA offers the benefits you expect from a company focused on excellence. All eligible team members enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network
- A generous vacation plan designed to let you enjoy your travel perks
- 401(k) with company match
- American Airlines Group (AAG) profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
- A choice of three health plan options, all with nationwide coverage with the UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network
- Premium dental coverage
- Vision plan options provided, including a plan that covers both glasses and contacts every year
- Benefits navigation services, including finding a doctor, scheduling an appointment, understanding your medical bills, and free second opinion services
- Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care services
- Family planning and fertility treatment
- LGBTQ+ friendly services including gender affirming care, assistance finding knowledgeable providers, and family planning
- Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability, and supplemental life insurance options for spouses and dependent children
- Flexible Spending Accounts for both Health Care and Dependent Care services
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing a range of services, including 5 free in-person sessions with a health care professional
Responsibilities
Position Summary
As the Maintenance Controller, you will impact PSA Airlines’ business growth through your role supporting the maintenance department. In coordinating maintenance discrepancies and corrections on all operational aircraft, you will ensure safe and efficient flight operations.
Job Responsibilities
- At the beginning of each shift, determine schedules, maintenance/inspections, unscheduled maintenance requirements, items awaiting maintenance and available work force.
- Coordination of the maintenance discrepancies and corrections of all operational aircraft, monitoring all mechanical problems on the line extending every effort to reduce and hold maintenance recovery time to the very minimum.
- Periodically review flight termination messages to analyze and determine if corrective action is sufficient and if not, initiate proper action as soon as it is feasible to supply information and parts to stations taking action.
- Coordinating parts, manpower requirements and travel arrangements for field repairs. Monitoring field repairs and coordinating the return of work crews and parts to their home base.
- Ensuring outstation maintenance documentation is complied with on PSA aircraft as required.
- Coordinate with the Stores Department for the current status of AOG parts in progress for aircraft requiring repairs.
- Monitor aircraft availability and coordinate any equipment changes between the Maintenance Department, Maintenance Planning, and Flight Control.
- Maintain and monitor a current MEL List. Review parts required and expedite if necessary to the appropriate maintenance base for correction.
- Coordinate with Dispatch and Maintenance Planning on MEL and CDL procedures and status.
- Supply the MODM with any incident reports reported by Flight Control for completion of Service Difficulty Reports.
- Maintain and monitor a Master Ferry Flight List issuing numbers and permits as required.
- Responsible for the Company's Security and Safety Management System (SMS) and associated Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance outputs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Position Specifics
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Current FAA Airframe and Powerplant certificate.
- Experience with avionics troubleshooting to ensure the safety and reliability of aircraft systems.
- Ability to navigate aircraft manuals and company manuals.
- Strong ability to utilize MS Office suite, maintenance software and navigate MHIRJ Portal.
- Detail oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-functional environment across various departments and possessing good communication skills.
- Advocate for safety & compliance. Embrace PSA Safety Management System (SMS).
- In good company standing (not on any step for attendance or performance).
- Ability to speak/read/write in English.
- If hired, must be able to demonstrate that you are authorized to work in the US.
Preferred
- CRJ or part 121, 129 or 135 line maintenance experience.
- Previous experience working in maintenance control.
Additional Information
Delegation: In absence, responsibilities delegated to Assistant Director of Maintenance Operations Control.
Authorizes: None
Supervisory Responsibility: This is not a supervisory position.
Work Environment: This job operates inside a climate controlled building. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, telephones, photocopiers, facsimile machines and filing cabinets.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb up and down stairs; lift weight up to 25 lbs; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Security Clearance: All employees are required to pass the fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) per 49CFR1542.209.
AAP/EEO Statement: PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer; qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.