Team Lead - Aviation Maintenance

GAL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Aerospace Logistics, LLC seeks a Team Lead - Aviation Maintenance to manage the day-to-day operations of the maintenance department under the Operations Manager, ensuring compliance with OEM, FAA, EASA, TAMMS-A, and company regulations.

The role covers maintenance planning, scheduling, training, staffing, and performance oversight across maintenance teams to guarantee airworthiness and timely aircraft availability.

Qualifications

• Must have strong knowledge of FAA and EASA regulations.
• Experience with aircraft maintenance programs and records management.
• Able to lead and develop maintenance staff and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manages maintenance department day-to-day operations.
• Oversees inspection procedures, maintenance practices, standards and records.
• Coordinates training and ensures staff are qualified on new aircraft models.
• Ensures airworthiness standards per regulations, manuals and directives.
• Directs phase inspections, modifications, and repairs when Manager absent.
• Maintains liaison with Production Control and Team Leads to report status and forecast downtime.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance planning

Regulatory compliance

Training management

Education

Bachelor's in aviation discipline

Master’s degree

Tools

TAMMS-A

Job description

Global Aerospace Logistics, LLC is seeking for Team Lead - Aviation Maintenance responsible for the overall day-to-day functions of the maintenance department functions, reports directly to and carries out directives from the Operations Manager on all related to maintenance programs and operations and manages all maintenance planning, administrative, and resource management activities. Duties are:-

Will also be responsible for:

• Manages aircraft maintenance personnel by establishing a schedule and controlling work hours and overtime, ensuring that all aircraft inspection procedures, maintenance practices, standards, and records comply with all OEM, Regulatory Authorities (FAA, EASA Etc), TAMMS-A, and the company regulations.
• Responsible for the oversight, guidance, and counselling of all section managers must ensure that all Team Leads are conducting productive and positive oversight of their sections
• Ensures all primary and recurrent training activities of all maintenance personnel is maintained, assure that personnel are trained on new model aircraft before being assigned to duties on those aircraft.
• Ensuring that all aircraft are being maintained to airworthiness standards prescribed by applicable regulations, technical manuals, airworthiness directives, and good maintenance practices.
• Responsible for the direction of all activities including comprehensive phase inspections, modifications, and the repair of aircraft structure, engines, and accessories in absence of the Manager
• Maintain a close liaison with Production Control and Maintenance Team Leads to provide the current status of aircraft and forecast down-times.
• Determine maintenance personnel requirements based on present and projected workloads.
• Must ensure that all personnel have the tools, equipment, and training in order to support the mission requirements.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in any aviation discipline is preferred. Master’s Degree highly desired.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate or industry equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 Years of Aviation Maintenance direct related civilian experience as an aviation safety professional.
• Minimum of 5 Years in management
• Must have strong knowledge of FAA, EASA, etc. and/or equivalent Army maintenance practices including The Army Maintenance Management System for Aviation (TAMMS-A)

Language :

• Must be able to read, write and understand English