Company Description
At Cathay Pacific, we share one common aspiration: to be the world's best airline. We believe in looking for the best in our people, in working as a team, in doing the right thing by our shareholders and our communities.
With a global team, we offer a diverse range of career choices and opportunities - in the air, on the ground; in customer service, in the office; managerial or professional roles. Our team of great people each plays a key role to deliver the quality service that we are famous for.
Notes:
- All Chinese mainland based positions are subject to local terms and conditions.
- Applicants must have the right to live and work in Chinese mainland.
- Once employment is confirmed, the employment contract and personnel file will be arranged through local FESCO/ FASCO.
Role Introduction
Engineering’s role is focused on reassurance, keeping our people and our customers safe, ensuring that in every aspect of our operation we have industry leading performance and that our various fleet programmes are delivering to plan, budget and specification. Engineering’s ambition is to be one of the world’s highest performing, customer centric and progressive engineering teams.
The Engineering Manager ensures the delivery of operational excellence at allocated station(s) to enable our customers with a safe and exceptionally reliable travel experience that supports our brand and business.
Key Responsibilities
Line Maintenance is an operational critical section in Engineering Department that delivers a safe, reliable and cost-effective line maintenance service to Cathay Pacific Airways as well as our third party customers in the global network.
The Engineering Manager is accountable for the Engineering budget, operational and commercial performance at allocated station(s) and ensure we deliver our customers with a safe and exceptionally reliable travel experience that supports our brand and business.
Responsible for:
- Manage the day to day engineering operation
- Ensure the maintenance carried out on Cathay Pacific Group and third party aircrafts meet the Company / Customer / Authority’s requirements and standards
- Review and implement local strategies to achieve effective, optimum planning and utilisation of station resources including people, equipment, facilities and aircraft spares
- Manage the availability, serviceability and cleanliness of station ground equipment, vehicles and facilities
- Manage and oversee third party supplier performance (technical, ramp services, de-icing, refueling etc.) as the Operational Duty Holder
- Supervise and certify aircraft maintenance
- Ensure compliance with local Occupational Health & Safety standards and regulations / guidelines
- Ensure meeting of station productivity, costs, revenue and operating budget targets
- Demonstrate leadership and lead by example in accordance with Cathay values
- Help to build a strong and motivated team to foster positive team spirit and facilitate teamwork
- Maintain active and ongoing dialogue in relation to employee goals and individual performance
- Develop employees with high potential and identify learning opportunities to ensure appropriate training and development and execute succession plans
- Enhance the employee experience in line with the role level and the internal brand promise
- Emergency and Accident and Crisis Response responsibilities as required
- Any other reasonable task as requested including engaging in non-operational duties and projects
Requirements
Academic Qualifications
- College degree is desirable
- HKAR-66 B1 or B2 license, CCAR-66 license, or any equivalent license acceptable in HKAR-145
- Must hold all appropriate aircraft type approvals on the types operated at the station at level 3 standard
Knowledge, Skills, Training And Experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance industry in a certifying engineer or equivalent
- Experience of managing team and deliver high performance
- Solid operational and technical knowledge
- Ability on creating and maintaining a robust safety culture
- Ability to build strong and effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong commercial and business acumen
Benefits
Cathay Pacific is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with our personal data policy and for recruitment purposes only. Candidates not notified within eight weeks may consider their application unsuccessful. All related information will be kept in our file for up to 24 months. A copy of our Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request by contacting our Data Protection Officer.
