Senior Aeronautical Technician - Avionician at South African Airways Technical (SAAT)

Job Purpose    

• The Aviation Technician will perform maintenance inclusive of servicing, self-inspecting, repairs, overhaul, testing, basic trouble shooting and modifications to aircraft engines, airframes and components in accordance with task cards, check sheets and work instructions, complying with SAAT Manufacturers and regulatory authority requirements to SAA and customer aircraft.

Principal Accountabilities    

• Perform servicing, inspections, repairs, overhauls, maintenance, testing, trouble shooting and modifications to aircraft components on time in accordance with regulatory authority requirements. 
• Operate support and specialized test equipment and ensure correct and serviceable tooling is obtained and utilized to perform overall/maintenance of components as per approved documentation. 
• Inspect conditions of parts/components as per applicable regulatory authority requirements and institute corrective actions when required. 
• Plan and process parts 
• Perform all reasonable tasks requested by Senior Licence Technician/Production Leader and comply with work instructions manual. 
• Feedback to Senior Licence Technician/Production Leader on technical discrepancies and daily progress activities to ensure that productivity and safety standards are met. 
• Optimize and improve utilization of equipment 
• Complete and stamp all relevant documentation pertaining to each task and in accordance with company policy and regulatory requirements. 
• Provide technical assistance in other areas 
• Attend meetings/training/workshops as requested i.e. production meetings, safety, green area meetings etc. 
• Prepare the work area as per manufacturers requirements and policies and procedures to ensure safe working environment. 
• Return all tooling equipment to stores and clean work area on completion of task 
• Issue and return of tooling/test benches in AMOS 
• Moving of serviceable spares to main stores after workshop finalization 
• Creation of repair documentation after components received in the work area 
• Filling of repair documentation and work pack in the archives after components were released into service and retrieve work pack 
• Order their own spares, collect them from main stores and create GT/3 spares list for their components allocated to them 
• Clean and prepare their components for processing 
• Moving spares to repair cycle or between workshops

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12 or equivalent - essential 
• Completed an Aviation Apprenticeship in Electrical, Radio or Instrument trades and passed Trade Test
• Any hangar or a workshop environment experience is advantageous
• Current Valid AMEL - Advantageous
• Must be PC literate (AMOS and management reports)
• Valid Drivers Licence Code B

Knowledge and Skills    

• Comprehensive knowledge of Regulatory requirements. SACAA, EASA, UKCAA and FAA including SANAS and DOT
• Sound knowledge of AMOS and Impact, Excel MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook  
• Have interpersonal Skills
• Ordinary communication skills both written and verbal
• Self-motivated and motivate others
• Be a team player

Deadline:1st April,2026