Careers at South African Airways Technical (SAAT)

Job Purpose    

• To ensure Technical Safety and Quality of Aircraft and components maintained by SAAT in accordance with the applicable Regulatory Authorities, manufactures and SAAT policies and procedures. Improve safety, health and environment requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that the department is kept compliant and abreast with international and local regulatory authorities.

Principal Accountabilities    

Perform Compliance inspections on Aircraft and/or Aircraft Components to meet Manufacturer's instructions, Customers and regulatory requirements:

• Perform Quality Compliance and Control inspections during the entire phase or range of aircraft or components maintenance, ensuring all requirements as specified by manufactures of aircraft and aircraft components are strictly adhered to.
• Plan and conduct specific inspections to determine airworthiness compliance to all Regulatory Authorities requirements.
• Produce reports of key findings, actions taken to prevent recurrence and track operational performance as required.
• Analyse key trends from internal and external findings and investigations, determine systemic problems and create preventative solutions.

To enforce compliance to Quality Standards and Regulations to minimise SAAT’s exposure to risk

• Enforce adherence to all regulatory, safety and compliance requirements
• Manage delivery of work in line with the relevant regulatory requirements and where required, put contingency plans in place to reduce compliance risk for the organisation
• Monitor quality and compliance performance, especially deficiencies, and put contingency plans in place to prevent a reoccurrence of the same deficiency.
• Manage the environment and keep it at the required standard of health and safety and comply with policies and procedures, as well as client SLA’s
• Conduct briefings with staff based on quality, safety and compliance lapses.
• Participate in customer as well as aviation authority audits, to ensure that the department is not exposed to non-compliance.
• Respond to all non-conformities in collaboration with the section manager and ensure that all timelines with the external and internal auditors are met.
• Investigate quality and safety lapses to determine roost cause/s and identify corrective and preventative actions.
• Implement all actions required to improve the quality and safety in the operational environment.
• Establish quality and safety objectives for the department and monitor departmental performance.

Maintain customer satisfaction at the highest possible level

• Ensuring On time Performance
• Ensure clear and correct information is communicated to all departments & stakeholders timeously.
• Carry out task delegated by the Line manager and the Senior manager Operations
• Liaise with the customer on all matters of compliance, safety and risk.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Relevant degree, N6, or equivalent plus 7 years’ Operations Management experience (Of which 4 years in a supervisory position, 3 years in an environment with a large headcount with union involvement) These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously.

OR

• Relevant diploma plus 9 years’ Operations Management experience (Of which 5 years in a supervisory position, 5 years in an environment with a large headcount with union involvement) These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously.

OR

• 12 years’ Operations Management experience (Of which 7 years in a supervisory position, 5 years in an environment with a large headcount with union involvement) These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously.
• Must have passed an Aviation apprenticeship and Trade Test.
• Must have worked in an MRO for at least 12 years.
• Must have held company approval (certification) for more than 24 months,
• Must have had more than 36 months experience as a Senior Licensing Technician or Team Leader or a Quality Auditor/Inspector
• These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously

Knowledge and Skills    

• Comprehensive knowledge of Regulatory requirements. SACAA, EASA and FAA.
• Cost Control
• Industry Knowledge
• Sound knowledge of AMOS and Impact, Excel MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and SAP R 3
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Entrepreneurial thinking
• Contract interpretation skills
• Project Management
• Financial Management
• Analytical Thinking

Deadline:16th April,2026

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Job Purpose    

• The Aviation Technician will perform maintenance, inclusive of servicing, self-inspecting, repairs / defect rectification, overhaul, testing, basic trouble shooting and modifications to aircraft engines, systems and components in accordance with task cards, check sheets, maintenance manuals, engineering orders and work instructions, complying with SAAT Manufactures and Regulatory Authority Requirements to SAA and customer aircraft.

Principal Accountabilities    

• Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance tasks which require self-inspection, servicing, rectify anomalies found, overhaul, testing, basic trouble shooting in accordance with relevant documents as required by Regulatory Authorities.
• Perform all relevant documentation pertaining to each task is signed and stamped for i.e. Company Policy and Regulatory Requirements.
• Operate support equipment and ensure correct and serviceable tooling is obtained and utilized to achieve maintenance task request as stipulated by aircraft manuals.
• Prepare the work area and aircraft / engine as per Manufacturer’s instructions to ensure safe working environment for all staff, aircraft, engines and equipment.
• Perform all reasonable requests by the Team Leader and comply with the Work Instruction Manual.
• Communicate with Senior License Technician and Team Leader with regard to any Technical problems to ensure that productivity and safety standards are maintained as per laid down procedure.
• Assist Senior License Technician / Team Leader with retrieving of aircraft manual information and requesting spares.
• Return all tooling and equipment to stores and clean the work area on completion of shift.

Qualifications & Experience    

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Completed an Aviation Apprenticeship and passed Trade Test
• Have 2 years maintenance experience post apprenticeship.
• Valid AMEL will be advantageous.
• Certification Aircraft on any of the following aircraft types:
• B737-300/400/500, B737-NG, A319/320, A330, A340, B744, B777 will be advantageous.
• Approval under the EASA List of Certifying staff will be advantageous.
• PC literate (MS Office, AMOS)
• Have a valid code B driver’s license.

Knowledge and Skills    

• Good interpersonal skills
• Communication skills (verbal and written)

Attributes    

• Demonstrate the SAA values: Customer Focus; Accountability; Integrity; Safety; Excellence In Performance; Valuing Our People
• Information Seeking
• Achievement and deadline Orientation
• Initiative
• Organizational Awareness
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Customer Service Orientation
• Decisions making
• Able to work under pressure.

Deadline:16th April,2026

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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
• Completed an Aviation Apprenticeship and passed Trade Test (Trade applicable to position above) and have 2 years’ experience in a hangar or a workshop environment.
• AME License - Advantageous
• Approvals under EASA List of Certifying staff will be advantageous
• Advantageous to hold certification in any of the following aircraft types (B737-300/400/500; B737-NG; A319/320; A330; A340; B744; B777)
• Must be PC literate (AMOS and MS Office)
• Driver’s license Code B

Knowledge and Skills    

• Be self-motivated.
• Be a team player.
• Communication Skills both verbal and written.
• Basic training and operation of tooling and equipment.
• Have interpersonal skills

Deadline:16th April,2026