Survival Equipment & Avionics Team Lead

The Survival Equipment and Avionics Controller is responsible for ensuring that all off aircraft maintenance work is performed to approve data and quality standards. Reporting to the Deputy Depth Maintenance Manager for the organisation, administration, control and efficiency of the Part 145 Bay Operations

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.

The Survival Equipment and Avionics Controller is responsible for ensuring that all off aircraft maintenance work is performed to approve data and quality standards. Reporting to the Deputy Depth Maintenance Manager for the organisation, administration, control and efficiency of the Part 145 Bay Operations

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.

• High level of survival equipment and avionics knowledge is required
• Initial set up of aircraft bays
• Responsible for ensuring that all 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
• Ensuring that all required regulatory and company standards of quality are achieved for all tasks carried out in the maintenance organisation
• Requires the ability to think and plan tactically to respond to the constantly changing environment in terms of Customer and product changes/customisation, therefore, it also demands the capability to organise resource balancing/training to meet changing standards
• Provide Information, Statistics and Data as required for input to the Operational Performance Review
• Supervising the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any issues, elevate 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 takes direction appropriately
• Ensuring 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
• Responsible for meeting agreed delivery targets in the short to medium term through the supervision of others. Progress reporting against delivery targets to management
• Provide guidance and leadership to the team. Develops team members using formal assessment processes, e.g. PDR’s, supports and sponsors training requests including ‘on the job training’. Demonstrates sound and comprehensive communication and people management…