Crew Chief - Maintenance

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The Role

We are currently recruiting for a Crew Chief. The position is to assist the Chief Engineer in ensuring the safety, regulatory compliance, and operational performance of all Part 145/A8-23 aircraft maintenance activities at Draken bases and detached locations. This is an essential requirement to ensure the effective delivery of customer contractual requirements. In addition, the Crew Chief will provide support to the team with engineering decisions and provide guidance regarding personal and team development.

Aircraft Maintenance is highly regulated; safety, quality, and regulatory compliance is held as the first priority. The Crew Chief must drive and deliver a culture of safety first ahead of schedule, with the highest level of safety and regulatory compliance across all relevant areas. Promoting SHE and Security in relation to the performance of fleet maintenance activities is essential.

Operational activities are based around customer requirements; therefore, the preparedness to work additional hours and deploy on detachments in the UK and overseas is essential in order to deliver a successful maintenance business.

• Operate at Draken Europe in accordance with the SHE Technical standards.
• Identify where the SHE Technical Standards are applicable to appointed operations/tasks and apply safe systems of work identified.

To maintain the overall performance of the aircraft maintenance operation and its personnel at a relevant station. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance.
• To undertake the role of Crew Chief and be particularly responsible for the maintenance of aircraft, aircraft equipment and personnel allocated to their control.
• Support operations and maintenance of aircraft at main base in addition to detached locations worldwide.
• Promote a “Just Culture” with regards to safety and reporting of occurrences within the business.
• The ground movements of aircraft assigned to them.
• Ensuring that all technical staff working within their supervision carry out their duties in a safe and proper manner, and in accordance with the relevant Maintenance Manuals, and the Maintenance Organisation Exposition.
• To ensure the correct and timely completion of all aircraft documentation relating to the maintenance activities performed.

• To co-ordinate engineering activities with stakeholders, enabling the engineering team to complete tasks to target and within budget.
• To review the team performance and provide feedback to the Chief Engineer.
• Evaluate all existing standards, practices and procedures with a view to continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Assist the Chief Engineer (where applicable) in the day-to-day functions of the Draken Maintenance department and deputise for them in their absence.
• Responsible for prioritising tasks, scheduling requirements and the appropriation of suitable resources to achieve the maintenance plan.
• Assisting the Chief Engineer in prioritising the departmental loading.
• Assisting the Chief Engineer in the development of the team.
• Conducting PDRs on direct reports.
• Ensuring company core values are maintained at all times.
• Achieve optimal aircraft maintenance performance; maintain excellent customer and stakeholder relations.
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of their authorisations to always ensure recency and compliance.

Other tasks as set by the Chief Engineer that are considered to be within the capabilities of the individual and required as part of the daily running of the engineering department.

• Good Change and Project Management Skills.
• Team…