Our client is a leading budget airline in the Middle East, and they are currently looking for a Shift Manager - Base Maintenance who will lead an assigned team of engineers ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance and repair of aircraft in the hangar.
This is a full-time permanent position which requires relocation with education sponsorship and visa provided for successful incumbents.
Job Responsibilities
- Supports and deputizes the Manager – Base Maintenance in leading a team of engineers and technicians as per adopted procedures and in line with regulatory requirements.
- Leads a team of engineers and technicians to carry out maintenance work on aircrafts and rectify/reduce the number of defects utilizing different sources and means
- Supervises the execution of 3rd Party Service Level Agreements as per agreed terms and conditions and standard adopted procedures ensuring all engineers and technicians performing the required tasks are well trained and licensed in the respective category to maintain business relationships.
- Ensures all safety measures and working procedures as well as specified rules and regulations are being considered and adhered to when carrying out any maintenance work on aircrafts.
- Reviews the maintenance plans and operational status reports of aircrafts ensuring that required tasks loaded, cost-effectively and successfully executed whilst MCC is regularly updated with any changes to the pre-approved plan.
- Constantly coordinates with MCC on any pending problems with aircrafts which cause concern or could result in operational disruption or involve a drop in acceptable service standards during their shift.
- Protects airworthiness, ensuring aircrafts are dispatched in a fully compliant condition and configuration, inspected and tested in accordance with approved maintenance procedures.
- Provides proper guidance, monitoring and performance assessment to the Base Maintenance Engineers and Technicians to assist them carry out their assigned maintenance tasks
- Continuously monitors the licenses approvals and renewal, maintaining an up-to-date record of necessary documents and reports, and highlighting to Management concerns and issues relating to staff performance to ensure adherence to Quality Assurance and GCAA regulations.
- Maintains the Base Maintenance manuals, facilities, offices, machinery, equipment and tools as per approved standards and operational business requirements.
- Implements new technical projects as directed by the MBM&W taking into consideration proper procedures and necessary technical and system support as well as familiarization and guidance sessions for the respective engineers and technicians.
Job Requirements
- Valid GCAA AMEL or equivalent
- 9+ years’ experience in Line or Base Maintenance environment, 3 years of which in Aircrafts maintenance supervision and management in a similar capacity, with 2 years at least leading teams independently.
- Has exposure on Internal/ External Audit operations and practices related to maintenance and safety.
- Capable of guiding and monitoring the team’s performance against approved policies, procedures and operating manuals and in line with adopted regulations and quality standards.
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