Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician (SBD)

Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician

We're not your average airline. We're agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable.

With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician you'll enjoy these benefits and more:

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision
• PPO and high deductible health plans
• Health savings accounts (HSA and FSA)
• Dependent Care
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends
• 401(k) match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support

This position is represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. The compensation schedule is based on the collective bargaining agreement.

The Lead Aircraft Maintenance Technician is a working member of the Aircraft Maintenance Technician group who provides technical leadership, coordination, and work direction to assigned Aircraft Maintenance Technicians. This role serves as the primary liaison between maintenance personnel, production control, and maintenance leadership while ensuring aircraft maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with FAA regulations and Company procedures.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead, direct, and approve the work of assigned Aircraft Maintenance Technicians
• Act as the interface between supervisors/managers and assigned group members
• Coordinate maintenance activities with Production Control and Maintenance Coordinators
• Provide technical support and guidance to assigned mechanics
• Coordinate staffing and overtime needs with management
• Track, update, and communicate task progress and ready times
• Research technical issues and expedite parts availability
• Assign scheduled maintenance tasks and non routine work based on skill, workload, and timelines
• Participate in daily maintenance planning and shift turnover meetings
• Monitor maintenance progress to ensure airworthiness and schedule compliance
• Coordinate aircraft movements, parking, and hangar activity
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of aircraft discrepancies
• Ensure proper documentation, parts usage, and work sign off
• Maintain housekeeping standards for hangars, tooling, and equipment

Required Qualifications:

• Valid FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) license
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to perform all duties of an Aircraft Maintenance Technician
• Strong technical, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work under time critical and safety sensitive conditions
• Must have valid driver's license
• Must be able to obtain SIDA badge

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of prior experience in a lead or coordinating role
• 2 years Boeing 737 maintenance experience
• 2 years Heavy check or hangar maintenance experience
• Familiarity with maintenance tracking and production control processes
• Previous supervisory experience
• Valid US Passport preferred

Compensation: $41.75 USD per hour along with a shift differential and sign-on bonus. This is the base compensation hiring range for this role.

Classification: Full-time, Non-exempt

Working Location: This position is open in San Bernardino, CA (SBD Airport)

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Work Environment: This job operates in the maintenance hangar and ramp area. This role is routinely exposed to all weather elements.

Physical Demands: Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching. Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull medium weights, up to 75 pounds. Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, exposure to marked changes in temperature and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed 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.

AAP/EEO Statement: It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.