Assistant Fleet Manager

SUMMARY: The Assistant Fleet Manager serves as the principal deputy to the Fleet Manager and provides leadership, oversight, and coordination for all maintenance scheduling, fleet management, and aircraft operational readiness functions. This role ensures the assigned fleet maintains the highest levels of safety, reliability, and compliance. The Assistant Fleet Manager oversees the integration of maintenance and flying schedules, supervises OL Schedulers, ensures accuracy of aircraft records and maintenance data, and supports long-range fleet sustainment planning. This position plays a key role in managing aircraft utilization, performance analytics, material forecasting, and compliance reporting to senior leadership. The information below is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the position. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Manage and monitor overall fleet health, ensuring all assigned aircraft remain mission-ready and compliant with technical, safety, and maintenance standards. Direct and validate all maintenance and flying schedules, coordinating with Production Superintendents, pilots, and logistics to optimize aircraft availability. Ensure accuracy of aircraft records, maintenance databases, and engine hour/cycle tracking in Electronic Record Keeping Systems (ERKS). Oversee tracking of pilot-reported discrepancies (PRDs), delayed maintenance items, and inspection cycles, ensuring corrective actions are scheduled and executed within prescribed timeframes. Supervise, train, and evaluate OL Schedulers and support staff; ensure consistent adherence to maintenance control procedures, company policies, and regulatory guidance. Analyze maintenance and flightline data to identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement. Develop executive-level reports for Fleet Manager and leadership briefings. Coordinate long-term maintenance forecasts and inspection planning to align with mission demands, resource constraints, and contract requirements. Direct planning and execution of temporary duty (TDY) maintenance operations, including resource allocation, equipment readiness, and coordination with deployed detachments. Work closely with logistics, operations, and supply chain leadership to streamline maintenance flow, reduce downtime, and maximize mission availability. Implement Lean Maintenance and Production Control best practices to improve scheduling efficiency and turnaround performance. Provide maintenance control for the aircraft, on behalf of the company, as described in the Aircraft Inspection Program (AIP). Based on the applicable aircraft flight authority, ensure the tracking and completion of all scheduled maintenance tasks. Liaison with maintenance and logistics departments to schedule the completion of required maintenance tasks and ensure parts requirements are met for forecasted maintenance. Manage the implementation of modifications and repairs on the aircraft ensuring positive configuration control. Identify the requirements for new capabilities Ensure that the aircraft fleets have the required equipment and support to operate throughout their expected life Determine and monitor the operating costs for the aircraft fleet. Understand their contributions to the Quality Management System and continually seek areas for improvement. Perform job function safely and in accordance with approved technical data and Company policies, while ensuring their team is doing the same. Implement site-specific SMS-related risk assessment, risk reduction and safety enhancement processes and improvement initiatives. Perform other duties as assigned. SKILLS AND/OR QUALIFICATIONS Must have prior experience as a Lead Scheduler, Production Superintendent, or Maintenance Operations Officer, military aviation experience preferred. Must possess a deep understanding of aircraft maintenance lifecycle, inspection planning, discrepancy mana…

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