B2 - Certifying Engineer, Base Maintenance Sharjah

Air Arabia; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company is seeking a skilled aircraft maintenance supervisor to handle Line/Base-level maintenance tasks on A320 family aircraft. The role requires significant experience in maintenance environments and involves ensuring all tasks adhere to safety and regulatory standards. Candidates must demonstrate leadership abilities and have a track record of successful maintenance certification. The position is located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, offering an opportunity to work in a dynamic aviation environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience certifying maintenance on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Base or Line Maintenance environment.

Responsibilities

• Carries out and supervises Line/Base-level maintenance tasks on aircraft.
• Prepares and performs scheduled aircraft maintenance according to issued instructions.
• Manages the safety of assigned maintenance tasks.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance

Defect troubleshooting

Team supervision

Safety management

Job description

Job Purpose

Carries out and supervises Line/Base-level maintenance tasks on Air Arabia and 3rd party aircrafts within the CAR 66 ‘B2’ License Category, ensuring the required work is performed, certified and recorded accurately and timely in accordance with Air Arabia and regulatory requirements.

Key Result Responsibilities

Operational Excellence

• Reviews assigned task cards with the Maintenance Manager to gain full understanding of the work, priorities, documentation requirements and cautions, prior to starting work.
• Prepares and performs scheduled aircraft maintenance according to assigned task cards, ensuring that the required documentation, parts, tools and GSE are obtained and used per issued instructions.
• Carries out aircraft test and inspection tasks to the standard necessary to fully identify and record any defects or damage in accordance with approved maintenance procedures.
• Performs defect troubleshooting and rectification in accordance with Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and instructions provided by Engineering Department.
• Signs off maintenance tasks performed or supervised within the scope of own authorisation, verifying that the task card and associated documents have been completed to the required standard following completion of all maintenance.
• Manages communications with other Engineers and Technicians related to the assigned tasks, ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of work.

Key Result Responsibilities - Continued

Safety

• Manages the safety of assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring all published mandatory precautions are taken prior to commencing work and during task execution.
• Takes positive steps to protect self and other persons in the area of the maintenance activity from any possible injury, including the use of proper GSE and protective equipment.
• Manages human factors aspects of maintenance, ensuring that the continuity of critical maintenance tasks is protected, by avoidance of task interruption and the proper use of handover procedures.

Reputation and Teamwork

• Internal Customer Service: provides positive support to other operational teams in ABY, provides proactive and helpful professional advice, suggestions and solutions.
• Leadership: provides sound supervision and guidance of Technicians assigned to support own tasks. Ensures they are adequately briefed to perform the non-certifying maintenance tasks.
• Representing Air Arabia: presents a positive and competent image of technical professionalism to ABY Flight Crews, other companies’ personnel and ABY customers.

Cost Awareness

• Maintains positive awareness to the cost of aircraft maintenance including use of time and materials. Minimises unnecessary waste of consumable material and part repair cost by avoiding unnecessary damage and repeat work during maintenance.

Work Experience

Qualifications (Academic, training, languages)

External applicants

• At least 2 years’ experience certifying maintenance on the Airbus A320 family of aircraft.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a Base or Line Maintenance environment.