Senior Aircraft Maintenance Lead

Qatar Airways; Doha; On-site; QAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Qatar Airways invites applications for a Senior QE Maintenance Engineer to oversee serviceability and airworthiness of QE aircraft, ensuring safety and compliance with QCAA and QR standards. You will manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance with optimal use of resources.

You will lead a technical team, authorize release to service, review procedures, and coordinate with OEMs and vendors to resolve defects, while maintaining aircraft availability and safety targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with 6 years of job related experience.
• Licensed engineer capable of holding a minimum of one QE aircraft type authorization.
• In depth knowledge of aircraft maintenance fundamentals appropriate to his area of employment.
• Sound knowledge of air legislation.
• Holder of ICAO mechanical or avionic license, preferably EASA License.
• Recognized aircraft type rating, preferably at least one aircraft operated or planned to be operated by QE.
• Previous experience in a supervisory role performing line and base maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• The supervision, direction and management of resources under his jurisdiction to achieve the most effective maintenance, and the management of the shift resources to ensure leave, training, sickness, and other absences are adequately covered to provide optimum shift coverage.
• Exercising his license/approval in relation to the accomplishment of scheduled, unscheduled maintenance and rectification of defects, to ensure maintenance is accomplished to the required standard and the operating program is achieved in an efficient and safe manner. The recording and issues Certificate of Release to service the work accomplished in accordance with the current TPM, QE, CPM and other third-party customer procedure and legislation.
• Viewing the work and resources allocated and required to ensure expedient rectification of defect utilizing allocated staff.
• Effective management of the aircraft technical team.
• Accountable for the total performance of the group under his supervision.
• Advise the Maintenance Manager of any impending issues or areas of concern that may have an impact aircraft and in particular cabin system serviceability.
• Responsible for the final release of work while ensuring tasks are performed to meet QE standards and targets such as aircraft availability, system reliability and level of acceptable deferred defects.
• Review work procedures, equipment and standards to propose improvements to ensure work processes are effective.
• Implement solutions to technical problems within his range of operations.
• Provide assistance to other QE departments, as required, to define, develop and prepare maintenance work packages.
• Ensure aircraft maintenance tasks are accomplished in accordance company policies and procedures, with special focus on documenting maintenance activities.
• Work together with OEM's, vendors and supplier to find solutions to defects and/or problems affecting the operation of the aircraft.
• Train and develop other employees, for proper succession planning and risk management.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Aircraft maintenance fundamentals

Knowledge of air legislation

Shift resources management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Recognized diploma in aircraft trade

ICAO mechanical or avionic license (EASA preferred)

Aircraft type rating (QE)

QE aircraft type authorization license

Tools

TPM procedures

Job description

Qatar Airways invites applications for a Senior QE Maintenance Engineer to oversee serviceability and airworthiness of QE aircraft, ensuring safety and compliance with QCAA and QR standards. You will manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance with optimal use of resources.

You will lead a technical team, authorize release to service, review procedures, and coordinate with OEMs and vendors to resolve defects, while maintaining aircraft availability and safety targets.