Station Maintenance Manager- Johannesburg at Emirates

Job Purpose

• Overall responsible for managing the day-to-day engineering operations and supporting Company?s commercial and operational requirements by optimum deployment of resources to achieve efficient, safe and cost-effective results. Will attend to all scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance requirements and will absorb disruptions caused by AoGs/casualties by constantly liasing with other sections to minimise grounding.
•  This role is responsible for managing multiple stations in one country or multiple stations in more than one county.
• Develop, analyze, and execute annual budgets with adequate emphasis to the business needs of the organisation. This includes manpower,capital expenditure and non-capital items within budgets to ensure overall cost effectiveness.
• Maintain the highest quality standards by constantly ensuring staff under direct control are aware of all technical publications and revisions and maintain a `Read and Sign? register to reflect the same. Shall also actively pursue quality circle programmes engaging staff from all grades in an effort to identify areas that require improvement and initiate action plans to deal with working environment issues.
• Carry out audits of various activities and document findings to establish trends and formulate the necessary plans to counteract any adverse findings. Forecast requirements for future inputs and make the necessary provisions to allow for timely handling and completion. Maintain operational obligations through deploying resources i.a.w the task requirements making sure all targets and deadlines are achievable.
• Conduct monthly meetings with staff highlighting concerns and expectations which shall be documented. Use this forum to communicate and emphasise any management issues and include instilling a safety culture amongst the staff to actively participate in the drive to maintain good engineering and housekeeping practices.
• Good effective communication is to be undertaken through constant liaison with other engineering sections in an effort to enhance the overall communication channels used to constantly provide procedural revisions that will benefit the business.
• Identify all technical and non-technical training requirements and agree an action plan to address staff and business needs to the benefit of the section ensuring we maximize productivity.
• Conduct timely and proper opening/agreeing/closing of PM reviews for all staff under his control ensuring that overall ratings are distributed in a fair and even handed manner and that ratings above superior are supported and justifiable and to provide technical leadership and guidance as required for the Engineers within the respective section.
• Compile monthly station reports reflecting operational/efficiency data, staff information and station issues. Maintain a leave/bid system to enable staff to avail their annual leave while ensuring adequate resources are available to fully attend to the business and operational needs. This is to be achieved ensuring strict control of overtime and lieu hours while keeping the associated costs under control.
• Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA)
•  Perform departmental internal and product audits (daily/ weekly/ monthly) of EFTA aircrafts and maintenance activities within the hangar, simulator bays, and ramp operations in accordance with an agreed timetable to verify ongoing compliance with all regulatory requirements and ensure to identify and correct any finding that can improve safety, efficiency and effectiveness.
•  Ensure the status of the aircraft and simulators are is accurately reported at all times, providing the contact information and liaise with the other stake holders to constantly challenge then deliver the necessary service and/ or product.

Qualifications & Experience

ExperienceEngineering.Other

Qualification-

• Knowledge/SkillsJobholder must have an ICAO type II / JAR 66 / GCAA type rated licences on company aircraft as well as company approvals.
•  Emirates Flight Training Academy: Must have UAE GCAA/ ICAO Type II/ EASA Part 66 licence rated in B1.1 and/or B1.2 categories, in addition to company approvals. Rating in at least 1 Emirates Flight Training Academy aircraft type desirable.
•  10+ yrs extensive experience in a commercial aviation maintenance organisation or similar, 5 of which should have been in a senior position.
•  Emirates Flight Training Academy: 10+ years in aviation maintenance environment with a reputable aircraft maintenance organisation. At least 5+ years certifying experience as a license or company authorisation holder. At least 2+ years in a supervisory position.

 Knowledge/skills:

•  The jobholder must be a good administrator and man manager with the ability to handle a multi-national work force and capable of resolving and dealing with conflicts, situations and complex projects.
•  Fully conversant with Air Legislation and legal matters that relate to the operation and maintenance of aircraft to international standards.
•  Leadership Role: Yes
•  Safety Sensitive Role: Yes
•  Details of Safety Sensitive role Yes/No
•  Working at height Yes
•  Exposure to hazardous energy systems Yes
•  Heavy lifting
•  Working in areas with motorised mobile equipment Yes
•  Work in confined spaces Yes
•  Contact with contaminations materials (Humans/Animals/Chemicals)
•  Contact with dangerous good Yes
•  Work in an extremely noisy environment Yes
•  Work in heat
•  Working with pressurised substances Yes
•  Exposure to fixed protruding sharp objects Yes
•  Exposure to contact with moving/falling objects. Yes
•  Airport driving permit Yes
•  Other ( please specify