To ensure maintenance tasks and certification of aircraft, engines, and/or auxiliary power unit (APU) during scheduled and unscheduled inputs are carried out to the highest possible standards of safety, quality and serviceability. Ensure appropriate application of certification privileges in accorda
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Job Description:

To ensure maintenance tasks and certification of aircraft, engines, and/or auxiliary power unit (APU) during scheduled and unscheduled inputs are carried out to the highest possible standards of safety, quality and serviceability. Ensure appropriate application of certification privileges in accordance with the limitations of Company Authorisations. 

Job Outline:


To carry out routine aircraft maintenance and servicing tasks compliant to manufacturers and local safety procedures. Ensure the zones/aircraft to which assigned are maintained in accordance with the documentation issued by approved authorities ensuring compliance is maintained to the latest revisions. This is applicable to all technical publications e.g. Aircraft documentation, technical notices, quality notices, engineering procedures manual, etc. Ensure personal approval and/or licensing requirements are valid and applicable to aircraft types worked through close liaison with Quality Assurance/GCAA. Audit process and procedures to ensure the highest level of maintenance is achieved with the resources available. Ensure prompt attendance to all allocated aircraft arrival and departures with the intent to maximize the opportunities during ground time and avoid operational delays or disruptions. 

Cost Control: 


Ensure all off-aircraft tasks i.e. spares handling, robberies, hold items, etc. are handled strictly in accordance with Company procedures and all the relevant paperwork is actioned in a way that provides full transparency to all involved. Determine that any tooling/equipment used is serviceable and appropriate for the task and should be able to understand and use specialized tooling where required. Robbery procedures used as a method to reduce costs and ensure a right-first-time pocket of good practice is formulated to ensure costs are reduced by avoiding multiple attempts to rectify defects. Ensure trouble shooting follows laid down procedures and all tools used to ensure that fault rectification is carried out in the most expedient and cost effective manner. Ensure that effective and efficient use of ordering of spares/materials takes place and that as a result DBNUs are reduced to zero.

Resources: 


Ensure resources and manpower available is supportive of the business needs allowing targets/milestones set to be adequately met. To carry out any component changes as is necessary as part of the troubleshooting process and as directed by immediate supervisor. This will include the ability to obtain and understand AMM, IPC, or other Manufacturer/vendor documentation required to carry out the task. Ensure that available resources are utilised fully to meet the business needs. 

Safety: 


Ensure that all activities performed and employees responsible for are closely monitored to ensure the best possible application of safety rules and regulations are applied ensuring full understanding and adherence to Company procedures. Staff must highlight deficiencies/requirements (whether for aircraft or hangar use) through the effective use of reporting tools in support of the overall quality improvement process and actively participate in propagating and enhancing the Group Safety culture. Participate and promote in creating a safety culture in an effort to minimize accidents and highlight deficiencies/failures that can lead to such accidents. Ensure all work locations are kept clean and excellent housekeeping conditions are maintained. To avoid FOD, will be vigilant in ensuring work areas (including the ramp), vehicles, stands, lockers and toolboxes are all kept clean. Responsible of being fully conversant with airport safety regulations including, holding and maintaining an airport driving permit. Should be fully conversant with airport manoeuvering area requirements and be able to fully comply.

Communications: 


Establish effective up-down rapport with Manager, Senior Engineers and sub-ordinates to maintain a seamless flow of information to highlight/detect and address any scenarios/events that might be disruptive to the operation. Ensure all relevant reports pertaining to issues of service delays, incidents and accidents, are completed in detail identifying all elements leading up to events. 


Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre (EEMC):


Ensure the Engines/components or Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) are maintained in accordance with the approved documentation issued by approved authorities ensuring compliance is maintained to the latest revisions applicable to technical publications e.g. Engines documentation, technical notices, quality notices, EPMs, etc. Control and maintain a proper record of all inspections/certification/repair documents/testing of every engine/component or APU worked on.

To carry out disassembly/assembly and/or modification, repairs, refurbishment and detailed inspection, testing and certification of Engines/modules/APU as per Engine manual. Must ensure that all mandatory/company advised modifications for each module are incorporated before engine assembly or testing to ensure only proper and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) recommended tools, equipment (balancing and grinding machine) and test equipment are used to accomplish the task.


Maintenance Control Centre:


Responsible for maintaining deferred defect control and rectification planning paying particular attention to repetitive defects and co-ordinating preventive action.


Work closely with MCDM to manage, control and co-ordinate all Outstation AOG situations and where necessary liaise with Tech Services /Manufacturers/OEMs. Plan and prepare for additional maintenance/work during AOG groundings.


Base Operation and Base Light:


Be available to be deployed anywhere throughout the EK operation including diversionary airfields to assist in the recovery of an AOG, and/or the aircraft/component manufacturers facilities to act as EK representative to oversee the final assembly of Emirates new aircraft, supervise any outsourced maintenance work and assisting in the acceptance/delivery process.

Job Requirements:

Engineering: 12+ years

Vocational or Diploma (12+2 or equivalent) :

National / Higher National Diploma (12+2 or equivalent) or Apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electronic, Avionics or Aeronautical Engineering or equivalent training with a reputable airline or an approved maintenance organisation.


Must have UAE GCAA/ ICAO Type II/ JAR 66 licence type rated in at least 2 Emirates aircraft types.


Experience:


Experience in Aviation Maintenance Environment with at least 5 years certifying experience as a license holder.


Knowledge and Skills:


Fully conversant with Air Legislation and legal matters that relate to the operation and maintenance of aircraft to international standards.


Must have an ICAO type II/JAR 66/GCAA type rated licences on company aircraft as well as company approvals.


Safety Sensitive role:


Working at height


Exposure to hazardous energy systems


Heavy lifting


Working in areas with motorised mobile equipment


Working in confined spaces


Contact with contaminations materials (Humans/Animals/Chemicals)


Contact with dangerous good


Working in an extremely noisy environment


Working in heat


Working with pressurised substances


Exposure to fixed protruding sharp objects


Exposure to contact with moving/falling objects


Airport driving permit  


Must be able to work and live in South Africa.

Company Details
Emirates Airlines
P.O. Box 686
Dubai, Dubayy United Arab Emirates, International . International
www.emirates.com
94 Open Jobs Available
With a fleet of more than 230 aircraft, we currently fly to over 140 destinations in more than 80 countries around the world, and our network is expanding constantly. Over 1,500 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six...

Benefits:
TBD

Supported Manufacturers:
Airbus, Boeing

Supported Models:
A380, 777
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Job Info
Location
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Type
Permanent
Company Details
Emirates Airlines
P.O. Box 686
Dubai, Dubayy United Arab Emirates, International . International
www.emirates.com
94 Open Jobs Available
With a fleet of more than 230 aircraft, we currently fly to over 140 destinations in more than 80 countries around the world, and our network is expanding constantly. Over 1,500 Emirates flights depart Dubai each week on their way to destinations on six...

Benefits:
TBD

Supported Manufacturers:
Airbus, Boeing

Supported Models:
A380, 777

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