Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Team Lead

BAE Systems Detica; Saudi Arabia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Deputy Non-Destructive Inspection Team Leader in Saudi Arabia. This role involves managing maintenance activities for the RSAF Typhoon operations, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. The successful candidate will lead team development and training efforts while maintaining operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within operational flying aircraft environment.
• Experience working knowledge of EASA Part 145.
• Understanding of RAF and/or RSAF engineering operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Undertake scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of Non-Destructive Inspection.
• Provide training and development activities to RSAF and BAE personnel.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership skills

Supervision of engineering personnel

Maintenance experience

Education

Specialist Level 2 NDI qualification (e.g. EN4179, ASNT, PCN)

Tools

ESS or similar electronic based reporting system

Job description

Deputy Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Team Leader

Grade: 5

JOB PURPOSE

BAE Systems is the UK Government s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia. We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) aircraft and train RSAF and Royal Saudi Naval Force personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons.

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships.

This role is responsible to undertake scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities of Non-Destructive Inspection in support of Typhoon operations and in accordance with the RSAF Typhoon maintenance policy, ensuring that all Continuing Airworthiness and Maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with BAE Systems Saudi Arabia SALAM Maintenance Organisation Exposition and associated Quality Management System.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable to their Primary Line Manager; however, they have direct access to Secondary Line Manager. This is to provide an independent route to address any issues within the Non-Destructive Inspection maintenance environment.
• Undertake review of maintenance and challenge current practices and identify potential capacity for improvements within the organisation.
• Recognising any malpractice that could affect the airworthiness or safety of the assigned components or personnel within their area of responsibility and raising the issue/concern to the Senior Maintenance Manager.
• Ensuring that the necessary manpower and facilities resource are available, in accordance with company policies to enable their organisations to perform their duties and any contractual obligations.
• Monitor standards of the personnel within their organisation in order to identify any negative trends, non-conformities or motivational deficiencies.
• Accountable and responsible for all person s development reports within their direct and indirect line management, within their Area of Responsibility.
• Providing a working environment of trust, where all employees of whom are professionals, each have a clear understanding of what standard of behaviour is considered acceptable or unacceptable, following the companies Code of Conduct .
• Provide training, consolidation and counterpart development activities to the RSAF personnel and BAE Systems personnel.
• Ensure all tasks are completed within designated timeframes to support Forward, Depth Maintenance and SMU activities.
• Ensure all NDI operations comply with company, RSAF, and regulatory safety and quality standards.
• Manage operational readiness of shop equipment in line with shop component repair plan and schedule necessary calibrations. Enhanced by ensuring the correct tooling, approved data is available. Raise appropriate media for deficiencies in approved data (e.g. TPRFs, TQs, etc.).
• Any damage or deficiencies to equipment and infrastructure, are reported and monitored using the correct media (e.g. IDR, MDR, CAR, SORT, 1400-61, etc.).

RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION

• Must Have extensive proven post qualification practical maintenance experience within operational flying aircraft environment supported by formal recorded workplace applied related training OR extensive experience on same aircraft type
• Have attained Specialist Level 2 NDI qualification (e.g. EN4179, ASNT, PCN) in at least 4 methods (PT, MT, ET and UT)
• Have extensive experience in a relevant management role.
• Extensive experience working knowledge of EASA Part 145.
• Excellent leadership management skills and proven ability to supervise all levels of engineering personnel.
• Business unit level awareness of circumstances outside the organisation.
• Thorough understanding of company processes and procedures
• Broad aerospace and defence company / industry knowledge.
• Experienced Certifying Engineer and extensive BAE Systems supervisory experience within the area of definition.
• An understanding of RAF and /or RSAF engineering operating procedures.
• A track record of meeting strict deadlines without compromising standards and quality.
• Previous experience of delivering workplace training.
• An understanding of ESS or similar electronic based reporting system

Company Industry

• IT - Software Services

Department / Functional Area

• Quality
• Testing
• QA
• QC
• Inspector

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