B1 Mechanical Technician

Airbus Helicopters; Khamis Mushayt; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation support company based in Khamis Mushayt is seeking a B1 Mechanical Technician Senior. This role entails ensuring optimal maintenance support for aircraft, performing inspections, and supervising junior technicians. The ideal candidate will have experience in aircraft component maintenance and a commitment to safety and quality standards. The position offers a fixed-term contract with professional-level responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Awareness of compliance risks and commitment to integrity.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints, and technical publications.
• Experience in troubleshooting and quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal service support for maintenance and flight line activities.
• Conduct maintenance, repair, and inspection tasks on the helicopter fleet.
• Supervise and train junior aircraft technicians.

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The B1 Mechanical Technician Senior will be responsible to ensure optimal service support for maintenance and flight line activities to achieve the excellent fleet availability with the highest quality and safety standards. The B1 Mechanical Technician Senior will also be responsible to perform detailed inspection, assembly, installation, repair or replacement of aircraft components and systems, maintenance (both scheduled and unscheduled) or refurbishing of aircraft and function check of components. The B1 Mechanical Technician Senior will perform OJT on location as required. The B1 Mechanical Technician Senior may also be responsible to support MRO department.

LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with all Aviation, Safety, Quality and Export Control Regulations and Procedures
• Comply with all Airbus Helicopters Management Systems, Policies and Regulations
• Work as part of a team, specific duties will include the satisfactory performance of both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of the helicopter fleet, within a customer environment
• Undertake individually or as part of a team, the aircraft maintenance, repair and inspection tasks, troubleshooting, quality checks and the completion of documentation in accordance with Company and Customer procedures
• Undertake individually or as part of a team, all daily preventive, corrective, servicing and routine maintenance works required to release the aircraft to fly
• Perform all scheduled and unscheduled activities to be on time, on cost and on quality while maintaining all safety requirements
• Conduct operational implementation on flight line (daily servicing, refueling, helicopter towing)
• Check every time before to start any maintenance activity tools/GSE´s for condition and expiration date, and ensure their correct use
• Check every time before starting any maintenance activity the components and parts for conditions (damages, leaks etc.) and that the applicability of the documentation is correct
• Determine and perform maintenance requirements for parts, clearances, tolerance, fuel and hydraulic leaks and corrosion damage
• Interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints and technical publication
• Determine repair procedures necessary to correct defective equipment
• Solve maintenance problems, achieves proper operating deficiency of components such as rotor heads, landing gear, rotor blades, transmission including controls and rigging
• Diagnose reoccurring malfunctions and recommend corrective action by initiation or material deficiency reports
• Perform repair of components
• Ensure that all work performed is recorded on the appropriate paperwork and signed for on a progressive basis required by AHA Management System
• Ensure the correct use and control of aircraft parts and materials
• Verify that the aircraft status regarding scheduled tasks and deferred items is updated, the aircraft condition is serviceable and in accordance with applicable AHA Management System to perform the Release to Service of the aircraft
• Perform duties as assigned by the Site Manager, ensuring that all work is completed in a timely fashion and meets the delivery quality requirements of the AHA Management System
• Evaluate performance of assigned customer’s personnel as required
• Conduct on-the-job training activity
• Train personnel on the use of maintenance manuals
• Train personnel in all safety directives and FOD procedures
• Supervise and train junior aircraft technicians
• Perform other duties as assigned

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

Airbus Helicopters Arabia for Aircraft Maintenance

Employment Type

Fixed term

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Material Support & services

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