Head of Maintenance

Zenon is delighted to be supporting a very well-established Airline in sourcing a Head of Maintenance on a long-term contract basis for their HQ in Africa.

Benefits:-

• Competitive Salary
• Accommodation provided
• Local Transportation provided
• Medical Insurance provided

Job Purpose:-

• Reporting directly to the Technical Director you will be responsible for the Administration and day-to-day activities of the Airlines entire Maintenance activities.

Responsibilities:-

• Establish and manage a maintenance set-up capable of maintaining the company’s fleet with the highest Safety and Quality Standards, ensuring an efficient and cost-effective operations.
• Ensure compliance with the industry safety standards, airworthiness requirements and company’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure the availability of adequate facility, tooling and equipment for all the maintenance tasks to be performed on the company’s fleet.
• Ensure thorough monitoring and control of the utilization of the department’s resources and facilities, and responsible for all the maintenance of the ground support equipment.
• Ensure that all maintenance activities outside the main base are properly arranged and coordinated.
• Performs periodical verification of the outstations to identify inadequacies and implement the necessary corrective actions.
• Work with the MCC Manager to ensure a proper control of the airline technical operations, and to have the best possible performance for the Technical Dispatch Reliability and Aircraft Availability KPI’s.
• Monitor and review the Maintenance delays and aircraft system problems to recommend corrective actions and to create a continuous improvement process that allows a high technical reliability on the fleet.
• Work with the Base Maintenance Coordinator, On-site Technical Representatives and other stakeholders to ensure on-time completion of the Base Maintenance Checks.
• Work with the WS Manager to have a smooth and efficient operations at the Workshops.
• Monitor the performance of the Cabin and IFE Maintenance teams to offer the best possible passenger experience on board the aircraft.
• Assist the Contracts team during negotiations of line and base maintenance agreements.
• Identify training requirements for all categories of staff within the maintenance department and work with the training department to close any gap identified.
• Oversee Line Maintenance operations at both the company’s main bases.
• Ensure third party contracted Maintenance providers comply with Regulatory and company procedures and operate within the agreed contractual terms.
• Work with the Technical Director to define and control the annual budget for the maintenance Department.
• Adhere to the company safety, health, and environmental policy.
• Cover the Technical Director duties during his absence.

Minimum Skills and Experience:-

• Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical/Electrical/Aeronautical).
• At least 10 years aircraft maintenance experience, 3 of them on leadership or supervisory roles.
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) License with Airframe & Powerplant ratings
• A minimum of 3 Years experience of managing and maintaining the B777 or EMB195E2 aircraft.
• In-depth knowledge on aircraft systems
• In-depth Knowledge of Aviation Legislation/Regulations

Why Choose Zenon Aviation?

In the ever changing and dynamic market place, Zenon Aviation knows that the support and care we provide to candidates is vital in assisting you in achieving your career aspirations. Our team of dedicated consultants will deal with you application efficiently and more importantly confidentially, providing a professional and reliable service.

If you have previous experience as an Head of Maintenance in an Airline environment and the above opportunity is of interest to you please forward your CV to kevin.small@zenon.aero in confidence.

Alternatively, for a confidential call with our Recruitment Director Kevin Small, please phone 01483 332000

All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence and unless you hear from us within 10 days of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Zenon Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.