Avionic Supervisor

The Avionic Supervisor will be an experienced and skilled technician undertaking a range of detailed maintenance activities on an aircraft or aircraft component, demonstrating the ability to follow approved 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.
• In addition, the Post Holder shall have certain privileges delegated from the Maintenance Manager.

Requirements

• Undertake detailed maintenance, inspection and supervision activities on aircraft or aircraft components. Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the SOW / Work package and / or using the relevant approved technical information. Resolving faults and maintenance issues, including configuration management.
• Supervise team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any issues, escalate as required. Report on any impact to the wider programme.
• Demonstrates a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes direction appropriately.
• Ensure 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.
• Provides 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 skills in order to exchange complicated information.
• Ability to scope and carry out independent and vital inspections.
• 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.
• Monitor the schedule and Co-ordinate Maintenance task support.
• Supervise the Flight Line Mechanics in delivery of the aircraft to execute the flying programme.
• Assist in the Investigation and closure of all local applicable Error Management Processes.