Upholstery Shop Manager
Position Summary
C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, located in Bangor, Maine, is currently seeking a manager to oversee its growing aviation Upholstery Shop. In this position, the Upholstery Manager will be responsible to lead the Upholstery Shop team to meet strategic goals, performance objectives, and budgeted sales and profit targets.
Job Description
- Provides leadership that promotes the company’s core values along with cultivating employee growth for advancement
- Ensure compliance with Repair Station Manual, AS9100, AS9110 and other applicable standards
- Interpret material specifications and design/engineering to ensure finished product meets design and engineering requirements
- Monitoring daily operations to maximize efficiencies to meet delivery guarantees while maintaining employees well being
- Strong attention to detail with the knowledge of the upholstery process as it specifically relates to the corporate aviation industry, in a completions environment
- Cultivate customer relations through reporting and various communication means to ensure customer satisfaction
- Develop and administer annual budget activities ensuring company objectives and goals are achieved for the Upholstery Shop
Job Requirements
- FAA Airframe & Powerplant License preferred
- Minimum of 5 supervisory / management experience
- Minimum of 5 years corporate aircraft upholstery experience preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Must be detail oriented and possess strong problem-solving skills
What working with us is like
C&L Aviation Group is not your typical aviation company. We believe strongly that healthy wages and a happy work environment contribute to a better quality of life, and as such that quality is reflected in your work. At C&L, you’re more than just a pair of hands. You’re an integral part of our team and future growth plans. As such, there is an opportunity for you to improve and advance with our company.
A Better Relationship
Good employees don't leave jobs, they leave bad bosses. Our talented and trained leadership team cares about you, and your success at C&L. They strive to stay engaged with you to make sure you're happy and achieving your goals and potential. They also manage by leading and working collaboratively with everyone. This atmosphere leads to happier employees, better work and a respected reputation with our customers.
A Bright Future
It sounds cheesy, but we want your future to shine so bright that you need shades. Here at C&L, we provide an atmosphere that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our future here at C&L is bright too. In fact, our 25-year old company has grown from one guy selling aircraft parts out of his basement to now over 200 people, with a 140,000 Sq. Ft Facility offering parts sales, aircraft heavy maintenance, avionics installations, engineering, interior refurbishments, exterior paint, component repair and aircraft sales.
It's been a great ride so far and we plan to keep growing. We need your help to do that. Right now, we have hit a point where we are at capacity turning work away – we need more people! Together, we can continue with our growth plans.
A Bigger Vision
We feel very fortunate to be able to grow the way we have. Because of that we want to provide opportunities for employees to participate in making a difference in the community around us. The best way for us to do that is to help the community around grow with us. That’s why we have adopted a local school, helped fund a local community garden, provide holiday meals for those in need and purchased winter coats for area children.
If you have a particular way you like to give back to others less fortunate, we would love to hear about it, and work together to integrate that into our existing charitable programs.
About the Area
You'll find Bangor, Maine area is a great place to live and play. It's a small community of roughly 100,000 people, and the commercial and social center of Northern and Eastern Maine. It is the region’s largest center of retail and service businesses and home to great schools and Universities, College sporting events, a vibrant nightlife and several exceptional event and concert venues.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Corporate Aviation Upholstery: 10 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
