Site Lead / Lead Mechanic - Air Field Maintenance

About the role

Culmen International is seeking a Site Lead to work on-site at Chanbelly Air Field in Djibouti. The Site Lead manages all operations at the air field, including asset maintenance, and provides overall leadership and oversight of maintenance, supply chain and quality control operations to sustain a 97% monthly Mission Capable (MC) rate across 31 assets.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with response and repair timelines: Tier 1 (2-hour), Tier 2 (8-hour) and Tier 3 (48-hour) requirements across both sites.
• Oversee CMMS utilization, readiness reporting and performance documentation, including the Monthly Status Report and the Task Order-specific Quality Control Plan.
• Coordinate and approve prioritized repair schedules with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), manage CANN restrictions, NMC waiver requests and purchase requests.
• Restore the two NMC assets to Mission Capable status within 30 days of CTORD issuance.
• Manage cross-leveling of personnel, tooling and bench stock across both sites, staying available to respond within four hours of ACO notification.