Company Horizon Air
The Team
Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our managerial teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
Role Summary
The Warranty and Repair Administrator II works with internal and external vendors to develop solutions to ensure that quality and timely repairs are completed on rotable components to best support the fleet at Horizon Air. As an individual contributor, this role is responsible for ensuring that warranties, expenses, vendors, and stock are well managed for both scheduled and unscheduled repairs. This role also makes recommendations to improve these processes and develops solutions to the complex problems associated with cost control and vendor support associated with component repair and warranty.
Key Duties
Take initiative to develop solutions to ensure that warranties, expenses, vendors, and stock are well managed for both scheduled and unscheduled repairs and ensure that quality and timely repairs are completed on rotable components to best support the fleet.
Apply knowledge of warranty terms and contracts to review repair quotes for accuracy, consistency, work scope adherence and warranty adjudication.
With limited direction from leadership, work independently to review open repair orders and expedite/exception reports on a regular basis to ensure an adequate number of spares are consistently on hand.
Act as the company liaison between the maintenance department and approved MRO (maintenance repair organization) for the timely, economical, and reliable repair of our rotable component inventory.
Interface with the maintenance, engineering, planning, stores, and reliability departments to reduce cost, improve performance, recommend component stagger requirements, and facilitate work scope compliance.
Respond to AOG (aircraft on ground) material requirements on an expedited basis for repair material, including evaluating potential exchange and loan options to minimize out of service events.
Provide a daily brief of material shortages, MEL component requirements, delay and AOG events from prior day that are material related.
Perform regular vendor reviews to ensure turn-around time, cost and reliability goals are met as well as contract performance.
Generate, submit, and track warranty claims for the purpose of ensuring compensations are received in a timely manner.
Facilitate the RFQ (request for quote) and vendor review process when onboarding new vendors or negotiating contract extensions.
Proactively support heavy check material needs to ensure material is on hand to support planned dwell time.
Work to resolve incoming paperwork discrepancies with repair vendors in a timely manner.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Required
2 years of experience in materials, supply chain, vendor management, aviation maintenance, or related area.
Bachelor’s degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with maintenance personnel and outside vendors.
Knowledge of Airline System Regulations and FAA policies as it pertains to aircraft material.
Experience negotiating pricing from respective vendors.
Experience with aircraft parts, repairs, and parts certification requirements.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Minimum age of 18.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Preferred
Ability to interpret IPC (illustrated parts catalog), AMM (aircraft maintenance manuals), and CMM’s (component maintenance manuals).
Experience using TRAX software.
Experience using Tableau Software.
Airport SIDA Badge Requirements
Important update for non-crew employees working at an airport or maintenance hangar: Employees will be required to obtain a SIDA badge provided by the airport authority and maintain good standing in order to keep their SIDA badge. Review the SIDA Badge Requirements document for a comprehensive overview.
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.
Salary Range
$49,000 --- $73,400 / year
Salary Details
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Horizon employees. Alaska/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
Total Rewards
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.
Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
Quarterly and annual bonus plans
Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Requisition Type Management
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 5/28/2023
Location Portland, OR - OPS Building
Equal Employment Opportunity We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) employer that is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees and do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information (including family medical history), political views or activity, or other legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
L: #LI-B
Job Locations USA-OR-Portland
Requisition ID 2023-10508
Category Corporate & Operations
Workplace Type Onsite