Manager Base Maintenance Planning Job at Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi

Job Title: Manager Base Maintenance Planning

Country     UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
City     Abu Dhabi
Department     Technical

Job Purpose   

Manager Base Maintenance Planning is responsible to ensure 2 Year and 5 Year Plans, Heavy Base maintenance activities are strategically and cost effectively planned for accomplishment within the specified time frames as defined by the OEM’s aircraft maintenance program and Etihad Maintenance policy schedule. Manage a team of Base Maintenance Planners who prepare comprehensive and accurate visit work scopes based on forecasting information supplied by the Maintenance Planning Department.

Responsibilities   

    Provide Leadership to the Base Maintenance Planning department to ensure robust maintenance plans/visit work scopes are prepared, in accordance the OEM, Etihad requirements with best industry practices to achieve departmental/organization objectives or goals that are cost effective and conforms to regulatory requirements
    Ensure the Base Maintenance Planning team carries out a Risk assessment when Preparing Heavy Maintenance visits by evaluating and avoiding potential risk in the creation phase and ensuring the risk is mitigated to avoid any possible impact on Base Maintenance Input and work completion
    Ensure all Base Non Routine open defects are planned before their due dates and included in the Heavy Maintenance visits.
    Establish and Implement efficient and effective internal procedure (TPM) including interface (IPM) to support the department objectives as well as Customers
    Establish a clear measurable KPI for own and for each personnel to be reviewed and monitored at least once a month with VP Aircraft overhaul and Modification. Implement improvements to each direct report as required correcting or improving performance to ensure the department objectives are met
    Act as a focal point for all Base Maintenance Planning activities with all stake holders and during Audits take actions to correct, or adjust to eliminate inefficiencies and non-conformance with the Aim to have accurate visits and to have ‘0’ Major Level 1 Findings. Interface with different department heads on all matters relating to base maintenance planning
    Ensure the visits are prepared for all Base Maintenance scheduled inputs by the Base Maintenance Planning team iaw agreed KPIs as per process. Ie Draft Work scopes, Pre-Input Work scopes and Frozen Work scopes
    Custodian for the creation and publishing of 2 Year and 5 Year Maintenance plans and to ensure full ‘buy off’ from all internal and external stakeholders as specified in the process is achieved
    Manage the department training schedule to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and individual’s development needs
    Establish and Manage a safety reporting culture within the team by monitoring TORs raised and ensuring detailed reports are provided on existing occurrences

Requirements    Qualification & Education:
Hold a technical academic degree in aeronautical engineering or hold an ICAO type I or type II license or minimum 10 years experience in a similar role

Experience:

    A minimum of 10 years experience in the maintenance planning environment
    Management experience of at least 5 years
    Proven track record of success in delivering resultsExcellent all-round Project Management Skills

Training & Knowledge:

    Formal technical training in at least 1 Etihad aircraft types
    Internal or External management training
    Excellent Crisis / Time management
    Excellent knowledge of engineering standards appropriate for an International airline
    Excellent knowledge of Aviation regulations (e.g. JAA, EASA, FAA and/or UAE GCAA)
    High standard of English language
    High standard of computer literacy (Microsoft Office applications)
    Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills
    Excellent people skills and ability to expedite tasks in a firm and diplomatic manner, being   able to exercise appropriate discretion/manage commercially sensitive data
    GCAA regulations knowledge 


How to Apply:

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Deadline: 16/02/2014