Mechanical team lead

Mechanical Team Lead

BAE Systems Strategic Aerospace Services WLL

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Full Time

Contract:

Permanent

The Mechanical Team Lead is responsible for ensuring that all mechanical off aircraft maintenance work is performed to approved data and quality standards. Reporting to the Deputy Depth Maintenance Manager for the organisation administration control and efficiency of the Part 145 Bay Operations including Typhoon Spray capabilities. The post holder will be an experienced and skilled technician undertaking a range of detailed maintenance activities on an aircraft or aircraft component demonstrating the ability to derive diagnostic techniques.

Responsible for maintaining airworthiness through appropriate task delegation and authorisation on an aircraft or aircraft component. Responsible for tasking of work & supervision of personnel / people management. Responsible for meeting agreed delivery targets at a tactical level. Demonstrates people management and leadership skills. Demonstrates awareness of broader external dependencies and identifies areas for continuous improvement.

Core Activity:
High level of Mechanical Workshop knowledge is required across the following areas:
Structures;
Carbon Fibre;
Wheel & Tyre;
Supersonic Fuel Tanks. Initial set up of aircraft bays. Responsible for ensuring that all off aircraft maintenance work is performed to approved data and quality standards.

• Ensure that all required regulatory and company standards of quality are achieved for all tasks carried out in the maintenance organisation.
• Think and plan tactically to respond to the constantly changing environment in terms of Customer and product changes / customisation.
• Organise resource balancing / training to meet changing standards.
• Provide Information Statistics and Data as required for input to the Operational Performance Review.
• Supervise the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any issues escape as required.
• Report on any impact to the wider programme.
• Demonstrate a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and take direction appropriately.
• Ensure that staff are sufficiently competent and approved for the maintenance tasks allocated to them.
• Maintain personal & teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or components in accordance with AMC requirements.
• Demonstrate sound and comprehensive communication and people management skills in order to exchange complicated information.
• Maintain personal Log Book to demonstrate currency and recency on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities sign other personnel s Log Books as appropriate within your trade and skills boundaries.
• If you are an approved designated assessor undertake authorisation and task competency approvals and check Pt 145 license application packs prior to submission.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the team. Develop team members using formal assessment processes e.g. PDR s supports and sponsors training requests including on the job training.
• Progress reporting against delivery targets to management.
• Represent the Maintenance Manager at management reviews where necessary.
• Responsible for the assessment of escalated issues for any impact on Continuing Airworthiness and generating effective resolution or sponsoring escalation to management as appropriate.

Comply with the Regulatory Framework its associated procedures and standards and any other company procedures and standards. Identify and propose changes as required.

Understand and apply Human Factors and Error Management philosophies are applied to all Maintenance activities. Understand the risks associated with Maintenance activities and the means by which they are mitigated and managed.

Ensure Maintenance activities are compliant with the QAF Regulatory and Assurance framework including supporting Process Confirmations and independent assurance audits. Support the response to audit findings in a timely and appropriate manner and provide information to support the relevant…