Aircraft Fleet Maintenance Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $65k-$70k per year (commensurate with experience)

The Challenge That Awaits

Picture this :

It's 6 AM on a Tuesday during capture season. Nine aircraft are scattered across the continental U.S., each one acting like a needy toddler demanding your immediate attention. A pilot in Montana calls with an oil pressure issue, minutes later, you're coordinating an overnight parts shipment to Texas while tracking an AD inspection deadline and negotiating with vendors like you're on some weird aviation version of "Let's Make a Deal."

For most people, this scenario triggers the kind of panic usually reserved for forgetting your anniversary. For the right Fleet Maintenance Coordinator, it's just Tuesdayyou know, a day that ends in "y" and another opportunity to demonstrate what true expertise looks like.

ProStar isn't searching for someone who does "just enough" (we can find those people literally everywhere). We're hunting for that rare aviation maintenance unicorn who transforms chaos into clockwork precision, someone who gets actual goosebumps from finding a 10% cost savings and treats inefficient processes like personal insults that must be avenged.

This role offers something different : genuine autonomy to make decisions that matter, and a team that geeks out over excellence as much as you do. You'll become the backbone of one of the most trusted aerial survey fleets in the business (yes, we're biased, but also correct). Within ninety days, you'll master the systems so thoroughly that pilots will say "Thank goodness you're here" with genuine relief in their voices. You'll build vendor relationships so strong they'll bump other customers to take your calls. By your first anniversary, you'll be the person pilots trust like they trust gravitycompletely and without questionwhile aircraft downtime becomes rarer than a pilot turning down free food.

Beyond the checkbox credentials, ProStar seeks someone who gets genuinely offended by inefficient processes (like, takes it personally), can explain "why the spinny thing won't spin" so clearly that even non-mechanics nod knowingly, takes pride in maintaining documentation so good it could win awards (if such awards existed, which they should), and believes "good enough" is the language of quitters.

What makes ProStar exceptional is that we don't just list our values on a poster someone made in 2019integrity, industriousness, steadfastness, loyalty, and principled excellencewe actually live them daily. The work is demanding and expectations are legitimately high, so ProStar isn't for everyone (and that's totally okaywe respect honesty). But if you're the right fit, you'll find something rare : an environment where you're trusted with real autonomy because your proven integrity speaks for itself, not micromanaged by people who think "torque" is just a fancy way to say "tighten it real good." Loyalty flows both waysteammates genuinely have your back while leadership invests in your growth. You'll never face pressure to cut corners or compromise safety. Instead, you're surrounded by people who, like you, wake up choosing excellence and refuse to settle for mediocrity.

Our promise is simple : bring your A-game daily, and you'll be challenged in ways that foster growth (the good kind, not the existential crisis kind), have your improvements recognized and rewarded (not just met with "cool, but could you also..."), and finish each day knowing you made a genuine differencenot just moved digital papers around.

The compensation reflects this commitment : $65,000-$70,000 base salary (top quartile for the market, which means we actually researched this) plus benefits. But the real reward is contributing daily to an aviation community built on shared values, working alongside people who make you think "wow, these folks actually get it," seeing your direct impact as your dedication enables your pilots to safely accomplish their mission, and building a career with a company that promotes from withinwhere integrity is a lived commitment, not just motivational word art in the break room (we have no break room).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Essential Qualifications :

• Current and active FAA A&P License (shocking, we know)
• 1-3+ years of hands-on aviation maintenance experience (where you actually fixed things, not just watched YouTube videos about fixing things)
• Full availability during capture season (November through mid-June) as on-call champion - this responsibility is shared with the Director of Operations (so you're not completely alone in the wilderness)
• Ability to work independently without someone standing over your shoulder asking "are you done yet?"

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What Success Looks Like :

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Application Instructions : Apply directly through the ProStar website, following all instructions exactly (this is literally your first testdon't blow it by applying through LinkedIn). Include concrete examples of how you've made things better in previous roles (not "I was responsible for..." but "I actually did this and here's what improved...").

P.S. We don't require or ask about vaccinations. We believe those decisions are between you and your doctor. We just care that you're the best at what you do.

P.P.S. If you're still reading (and let's be honest, the fact that you made it this far says something), you might just be the detail-oriented person we're looking for. Mention "altitude attitude" in your cover letter so we know you actually read everything and didn't just skim for the salary.

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