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Intro Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop onboard! Why you'll love this job The Director of Component Repair Organization is responsible for leading all Component maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations for American Airlines. This executive role provides strategic and operational oversight for the company's Component shops in two locations-Tulsa, Oklahoma and Dallas, Texas -and is headquartered in Tulsa.The Director leads an organization of more than 1,000 team members, including management and frontline union-represented team members. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in commercial aerospace Component MRO operations, with a proven ability to deliver results in a high volume, safety critical environment.This leader must be operationally focused, hands on, and comfortable driving transformation. Success in the role requires challenging long standing business practices, implementing innovative operational improvements, and championing organizational change. The Director will serve as a key member of the Maintenance leadership team, role modeling and reinforcing American Airlines' five leadership attributes while cultivating strong, collaborative relationships across all work groups, departments, and partner organizations: Caring, Collaboration, Development, Results, and Future. What you'll do As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.Lead a safety first culture by ensuring full compliance with FAA, OSHA, EPA, DOT, and all other regulatory requirements across all Component Repair Shops and serve as the account Manager for AA's FAR Part 145 Certificate.Cultivate collaborative, transparent relationships with union leadership and ensure all actions align with collective bargaining agreements and strong labor management practices.Oversee operating and capital budgets, including forecasting, cost control, and resource allocation, to meet financial, productivity, and performance targets.Spearhead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce cost, increase efficiency, improve reliability, enhance customer service, and elevate the team member experience.Direct daily operational activities across the organization to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient support of the airline's operational performance.Demonstrate and foster strong relationships across all work groups, maintenance organizations, and partner teams to drive alignment and operational excellence.Evaluate and improve operational processes to increase efficiency, quality, and service consistency across all sites.Champion innovation in workflows, technology, automation, workforce strategy, and operational tooling to modernize the MRO environment.Maintain strong communication channels with frontline team members, leaders, customers, and partners across all locations. All you'll need for success Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job ExperienceBachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or equivalent experience/training7 years of progressive leadership experience managing cross-departmental teams5 years of MRO management experience leading large, unionized frontline teams, with a demonstrated commitment to the highest level of ethics and integrityIn-depth knowledge of the airline industry and technical operatio