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Textron

Aerospace, defense, industrial products, financing

Customer Service Manager

Customer Experience & SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWichita, KS, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Four years of relevant aircraft maintenance experience and either an A&P license or a two-year technical degree.
  • Six years of relevant aircraft maintenance experience.
  • Two years of relevant aircraft maintenance experience and a Bachelor's degree in Aviation or a related field.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships and anticipate and address customer needs.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organization and time-management skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize time-sensitive responsibilities.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Conflict-resolution skills.
  • Eligibility to access controlled information when required by applicable U.S. export control laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and communicate aircraft issues with customers.
  • Meet customers upon arrival, review work scope, and add discrepancies as needed during arrival debriefs.
  • Discuss applicable warranty programs, service bulletins, quotes, and flat rates with customers.
  • Adjust schedules as needed and confirm customer schedules and information in the database.
  • Discuss credit terms and collect prepayments or deposits when applicable.
  • Define communication and discrepancy-approval processes with customers throughout service visits.
  • Provide customers with schedule-estimate updates and communicate initial service orders and work scopes to the Lead and Technical Service Manager after customer debriefs.
  • Obtain customer approval for additional aircraft work and communicate changes to the Technical Service Manager.
  • Report work-progress exceptions affecting schedule commitments or maintenance costs to the Technical Service Manager.
  • Seek opportunities to offer customers maintenance, parts, warranty, and other associated programs; market Service Center capabilities to new and existing customers and foster positive relationships between customers and the Textron Aviation service network.
  • Work with Finance to review program coverage and pricing and to build, review, approve, or change preliminary invoices.
  • Communicate Service Center safety expectations.
  • Conduct departure debriefs to review terms, discuss completed work, and address deferred discrepancies; provide invoices and collect payment when applicable.
  • Follow up after delivery and ensure open parts, return-maintenance, or billing issues are resolved.
  • Address Maintenance Visit Performance Evaluation issues with the Service Team Leader.
  • Guide and mentor peers, support training for Customer Service Managers transitioning to the service center on customer-interface systems, oversee customer disputes and their timely resolution, and keep Customer Service Managers informed about iMRO System changes, process changes, and leadership initiatives.
  • Provide the General Manager with financial updates, including Bill Stat generation and accuracy and analysis and feedback on previous work orders for financial impact.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior Textron Aviation or related-industry customer service, aircraft maintenance, or Service Center experience.
  • A&P, Repairman, or EASA license.
  • Aircraft maintenance experience.

About the Company

Textron

Aerospace, defense, industrial products, financing

Textron is a diversified industrial group spanning aerospace, defense, industrial manufacturing, and financial services. Its segments include Textron Aviation (Beechcraft, Cessna, Hawker aircraft), Bell helicopters, Textron Systems (unmanned systems and other defense products), and Industrial (components for automotive and aerospace industries), with financing available for buyers of its aircraft and helicopters. Revenue comes from selling aircraft, defense and industrial products, plus aftermarket services like maintenance, repair, overhaul and training. The company differentiates itself through an integrated global network that delivers end-to-end solutions—from design and manufacture to maintenance and financing—for governments, corporations, and individuals, with the goal of keeping air, land, and sea assets ready and capable worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Providence, RI
Founded
1923

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