Line Maintenance Manager

DHL Air (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c); Muharraq; On-site; BHD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International work environment

Great culture

Multifarious benefit program

Job summary

DHL Group in Bahrain seeks a Line Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance, repair and alterations of aircraft per Part-145. You will lead on-duty teams, manage schedules, and ensure documentation integrity while coordinating with planning and flight operations.

The role requires extensive maintenance experience, senior leadership, and licensed certification on main aircraft types. A strong focus on safety, quality and on-time performance is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years aircraft maintenance experience.
• 3–5 years as a senior line engineer.
• Licensed, certifying and company approved engineer on principal types operated.
• Able to communicate assertively and diplomatically with flight crew and management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain aircraft within DHL Procedures, ANTR regulations and manufacturers guidelines.
• Coordinate scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to meet on-time schedules.
• Lead on-duty maintenance staff during shifts to support flying operations.
• Complete maintenance forms and logs; ensure accurate entries in maintenance records.
• Build AIMs crew rosters, assign flights and communicate changes to engineers.
• Review and approve annual leave while maintaining staffing for Part-145 compliance.
• Supervise maintenance of aircraft, engines and components per approved maintenance program.
• Ensure maintenance is performed per approved data and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Aircraft maintenance expertise

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Aircraft maintenance engineer certification

Job description

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The Line Maintenance Manager is responsible to the Production Manager for all company operated aircraft performed maintenance, repair, modification and alterations carried out. His duties shall consist of, but are not limited to, the following and any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Production Manager.

YOUR TASKS:

• Responsible for the maintenance of aircraft within DHL Procedures , ANTR regulations & and manufacturers guidelines.
• Responsible for the management and coordination of scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance, including manpower and to ensure airline on time schedule is met.
• Responsible for leading the maintenance staff on duty during his shift in order to complete the maintenance to support the company’s flying requirements.
• Responsible to originate and complete all maintenance forms and documents, ensure all appropriate entries have been made in or transcribed in the aircraft maintenance log with respect to maintenance function.
• Responsible for the monthly building of the AIMs crew management roster , assigning flights , the monitoring of flight changes and the communication of flight changes to Flying Spanner engineers.
• Ensure that annual leave requests are reviewed and approved in accordance with company procedures, taking into consideration r operational requirements. Monitor leave utilization to ensure annual leave is used within the prescribed leave year and that adequate staffing levels are maintained to support compliance with Part-145 requirements.
• Supervise the maintenance, repair, alteration, modification and overhaul of company owned, leased or operated aircraft, engines, and components at any point where company aircraft operate, are maintained or repaired in accordance with the company’s approved maintenance program.
• Ensure that all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance is carried out in accordance with approved maintenance data, applicable regulatory requirements, and Company procedures. Ensure that defects are rectified using approved/acceptable data and acceptable maintenance practices, and that all maintenance performed is robust and in line with highest maintenance standards, certified and released to service in accordance with Part-145 requirements.
• Ensure that all Online mandatory trainings such as HF, EWIS & FTS training are completed within the required time frames and communicate account issues with the on-line training to the Maintenance Manager
• Ensures that all materials, parts and components used in maintaining company owned, leased or operated aircraft have been certified airworthy and are in good condition.
• Schedule daily meetings, performance dialogues & monthly team meetings to ensure compliance with Strategy 2030 & drive employee engagement.
• Ensure that company owned and/or operated maintenance and ground support equipment is operated and maintained in a safe and operable condition. Report any GSE defects to the Maintenance Manager and advice GSE mechanic.
• Line Maintenance Manager shall ensure that all maintenance areas, i.e., line, hangar, shops, and storage areas are cleaned and maintained to standard suitable for the accomplishment of the maintenance being carried out. A suitable standard of cleanliness is one which ensures that contamination of parts or assemblies is avoided.
• The Line Maintenance Manager will ensure that an adequate means of communicating information from each shift to the succeeding shift is maintained, to ensure the continuity of work-in-progress, or pending, with respect to aircraft, equipment, personnel and safety.
• Maintain full control & maintenance and upkeep of company owned Laptops, Mobile Phones & Flyaway kits carried on aircraft.
• Conduct on-the-job training program and documentation of satisfactory completion of specific maintenance tasks, also will recommend other mechanics and attend courses as directed by company management.
• Liaise with the Technical Director, Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager and Quality Department for changes to the maintenance programs.
• Ensure that safety precautions and safe practices are adhered to and practiced by those personnel under his direction, shall report any unsafe conditions or equipment to the Technical Safety Officer
• Co-ordinates with Planning and Flight Operations to ensure that maintenance schedules are met on time.
• Recommend to the Production Manager the names of maintenance staff to be authorised for: towing, run-up and taxi of the aircraft.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Must have a minimum of 10 years aircraft maintenance experience.
• Must have a minimum of 3-5 years as a senior line engineer.
• Must be a licensed, certifying and company approved engineer on the principal types operated.
• Must be able to communicate assertively, effectively and diplomatically with flight crew, flight dispatchers, ground handling personnel and senior management, as required.

OUR OFFER:

• Strong career support in an international environment.
• Great culture and colleagues.
• Multifarious benefit programm.