Armaments Junior Supervisor

BAE Systems; Dukhan; On-site; QAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems in Qatar seeks an experienced Weapons Junior Supervisor to oversee maintenance on Typhoon aircraft and components, ensuring airworthiness and timely task authorisation. The role involves guiding a skilled team, fault analysis, and adherence to regulatory procedures within an AMC framework.

You will lead maintenance activities, monitor performance, provide on-the-job training, and ensure thorough documentation and reporting to sustain aircraft readiness.

Qualifications

• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications
• Typically 3+ years’ experience including Typhoon type
• Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
• Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing
• Engineering- HNC or equivalent experience
• Leadership-Foundation
• Human Factors
• E&PW Awareness
• ITAR Awareness

Responsibilities

• Undertaking and completing tasked maintenance & diagnostic activities on the Typhoon aircraft or weapons systems/components.
• Undertaking detailed maintenance, inspection and supervision activities on an aircraft or aircraft components, ensuring work complies with SOW/Work package.
• Ensuring staff are competent and approved for the allocated maintenance tasks, maintaining task authorisation.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the team and develop members through assessment processes.
• Undertaking fault evaluation and raising ad hoc work cards for found faults during maintenance.
• Supervising the team to ensure maintenance is on schedule and escalating issues as needed.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Fault diagnosis

Team work

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

City & Guilds 2675/2661 (Aeronautical Engineering)

HNC or equivalent

Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing

Job description

The Weapons Junior Supervisor is an
experienced and skilled armament technician undertaking a range of detailed
maintenance activities on the Typhoon aircraft and aircraft components. They
will be responsible for maintaining airworthiness through appropriate task delegation andauthorisation on an aircraft or aircraft component. 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.

The post holder requires an excellent
understanding of the approved data set and is competent to supervise personnel
carrying out maintenance instructions in accordance with the organisation’s
regulatory framework.

Demonstrates a distinct ability to analyze and
diagnose faults to equipment & assemblies, follow diagnostic procedures and
work effectively within a team. Provide guidance to less experienced team
members in a diverse and dynamic operational environment.

Undertaking and completing tasked maintenance
& diagnostic activities on the Typhoon aircraft or weapons
systems/components which may include, as appropriate, aircraft ground handling,
flight servicing, aircraft role changes, component removals, inspections,
repairs, modifications, fault rectifications, replacements and/or
functional/system test

Undertaking detailed
maintenance, inspection and supervision activities on an aircraft or aircraft
components. Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the SOW / Work package using the relevant approved technical information.
Resolving faults and maintenance issues, including an awareness of configuration management

Ensuring 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

Undertake support tasks within the
Aircraft or component maintenance facility which are required to maintain
compliance with the MOE and AMC procedures (e.g. oversight checks, control of
tooling / test equipment

Provide 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

Undertaking fault evaluation and raise ad hoc
work cards and for ‘found faults’ during maintenance

Ability to scope and carry out independent and
vital inspections

Supervising the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to
schedule and highlight any issues, elevate as required. Report on any impact
to the wider programme

Demonstrating a flexible and proactive
attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes
direction appropriately

Maintaining personal & teams task
authorisation for working on the Typhoon or components in accordance with
regulatory requirements

Ensuring that maintenance is undertaken to
schedule and resolve any issues, elevate as required

Maintaining a personal Log Book to demonstrate
currency and recency, on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities,
sign other personnel’s logbooks as appropriate within your trade and skills
boundaries. If you are an approved designated assessor, undertake authorisation
and task competency approvals, and check Pt 145 license application packs prior
to submission

Ensuring all maintenance activities are
appropriately documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant
systems (IT/paper based). Compile required reporting, identify any issues and
escalate as appropriate

Provide
support and guidance, including allocation of tasks to appropriately authorised
maintenance technicians

Compile appropriate reporting, identification of
any issues, resolving and escalating as appropriate to ensure the maintenance
servicing remains on schedule

Requirements

• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications
• Typically 3+ years’ experience including Typhoon type
• Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
• Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing
• Engineering- HNC or equivalent experience
• Leadership-Foundation
• Human Factors
• E&PW Awareness
• ITAR Awareness