Personal Survival Pack Technician Supervisor

BAE Systems; At Ta'if; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Leave allowance

Discount gym membership

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a qualified professional for the Typhoon Maintenance Organisation in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The role involves deputising for a senior employee, delivering shop component repair plan activities, and supporting operational readiness and performance metrics.

You will lead, train, and oversee RSAF personnel and BAE Systems staff in a safety-first environment. Essential qualifications include NVQ3/ONC/OND/BTEC level, 7+ years of post-qualification maintenance experience, and Saudi

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification to NVQ3/ONC/OND/BTEC level in a relevant technical discipline or suitable equivalent.
• 7+ years post-qualification practical maintenance experience in operational flying aircraft environment, or 3 years on same aircraft type.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to supervise engineering personnel at all levels.
• Saudi or Expatriate must obtain Saudi Council of Engineers membership prior to starting in KSA; membership must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Deputises for a senior employee within the Typhoon Maintenance Organisation.
• Provides functional direction, guidance, and duty of care for welfare, health & safety.
• Delivers activities per the shop component repair plan and supports OR and KPM.
• Maintains shop equipment, tooling, and approved data; raises deficiencies in approved data.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance expertise

Regulatory compliance

Team supervision

Education

NVQ3/ONC/OND/BTEC level in a technical discipline

Job description

(Saudi National Only)

Grade: 07

Location: Taif

Working hours: full time

Advert closing: 21/09/2026

Role Objective:

• The Job Holder deputises for a senior company employee within the Typhoon Maintenance Organisation, responsible for the aspects of Personal Survival Pack Shop, compliance and continuous improvement while holding company line management responsibilities commensurate with the role, which includes; providing functional direction and guidance, exercising duty of care, welfare, health & safety.
• To provide effective delivery of all activities as specified in the shop component repair plan.
• Support Salam Project success against the Maintenance Support Service contracted Operational Readiness (OR) and Key Performance Measurements (KPM)

Outline Responsibility

• Safety: Uphold a safety-first approach, implementing safety measures and guidelines to protect personnel, product and operations. Support and promote Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) and Product Safety & Environment (PS&E).
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to BAE Systems Operational Framework, Life Cycle Management (LCM) practices, Maintenance & Continuing Airworthiness (M&CA) Mandates, Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE), and Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Logistics Management Regulations (LMR) to meet the contractual obligations.
• Support: Enhancing customer satisfaction in supporting maintenance, airworthiness, safety and continual improvement. Developing new ways to improve the customer experience or otherwise growing the maintenance organization as a whole. This includes highlighting potential new processes and procedures.
• Continuous Improvements (CI): Strive for business excellence, by driving a culture of CI throughout the maintenance organization, encouraging innovative ideas and initiatives. Continuously seek opportunities to apply and adapt changes or improvements to best industry practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the maintenance processes and create a sustainable future.

Responsibilities:

• 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 Personal Survival Pack shop 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 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 to 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 Maintenance and SMU activities.

• Maintain operational readiness of shop equipment in line with the 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.).

• Ensure that all personnel undertaking maintenance in their Area of Responsibility are authorised.

• Maintain an anti-FOD surveillance and report potential hazards, which is further enhanced by the regular oversight checks of the shop and the components in the shop.

• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out and meet the highest quality standards, including recording of maintenance carried out on the airworthiness tool

• (ESS) to accurately reflect the work carried out, test results indications/ values, consumables and POL.

• Conduct oversight checks to ensure high standards of shop husbandry.

• Ensure any forecasted planning, highlight any deficiencies or delivery/ FDD issues with consumables & PPE are escalated to the primary line manager or secondary manager at the earliest opportunity.

• Maintain competency currency for Martin Baker personal survival pack authorisations.

Job Requirements:

Essential

• A recognised qualification to NVQ3/ONC/OND/BTEC level in a relevant technical discipline, or a technical apprenticeship, or suitable equivalent technical qualification acceptable to M&CA.
• Have at least 7 years post qualification practical maintenance experience within operational flying aircraft environment supported by formal recorded workplace applied related training OR 3 years on same aircraft type.
• Leadership skills and proven ability to supervise all levels of engineering personnel.
• Hold 2nd signature.
• The successful candidate, Saudi or Expatriate must obtain Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) membership at the appropriate level, prior to starting the new role or commencing employment in KSA, SCE membership must be maintained throughout their employment in this role.

Desirable

• Thorough understanding of company processes and procedures
• Broad aerospace and defence company / industry knowledge.
• Proven 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 work place training.
• An understanding of ESS or similar electronic based reporting system.
• Martin Baker Qualification.

SAUDI NATIONAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

In return for the required high levels of commitment and hard work you will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, including a generous leave and leave allowance, a full health care scheme and access to discounted gym membership.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems has a heritage of commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For 50 years, we have provided the platforms and services that support the Saudi armed forces to defend the interests of the Kingdom. In support of the Saudi Arabia National Objectives, we’ve invested heavily in the development of Saudi people, technology, infrastructure and local companies in the defence supply chain. Our investments have helped to

develop the Saudi defence industry as well as developing a skilled and highly productive workforce.

(BAE Systems KSA is committed to the full inclusion of qualified people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, BAE Systems KSA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation during the job application or interview process, and or to perform essential job functions).

Note: All appointments in Saudi Arabia are subject to receipt of all necessary Government and/or Customer approvals..