A professional who directs and coordinates work of employees engaged in maintaining and repairing aircraft. Responsibilities include:

• Plans, schedules, and directs, through subordinates, activities of maintenance department concerned with maintaining and repairing engines, airframes, and electrical and hydraulic systems of aircraft.
• Reviews production records and time-cost statistics, and confers with supervisory personnel to ensure adherence to company standards and to locate areas of inefficient operation.
• Confers with management to recommend modifications of factors, such as employee and equipment utilization, supervisory and production methods, and procedures to increase efficiency of department.
• Provides technical advice to subordinates on operating problems.
• May participate in collective bargaining and settlement of grievances.