Base Maintenance Controller

Singapore Airlines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Airlines in Singapore seeks a Maintenance Controller to join the base maintenance division. Reporting to the VP Base Maintenance, the role drives timely completion of maintenance checks and rectifications in hangar environments for SIA and subsidiary aircraft.

You must be a Licensed Aircraft Engineer with extensive base maintenance experience (10+ years). The position requires strong planning, collaboration with MROs, and the ability to work independently across locations.

Qualifications

• Must have base maintenance experience and be a Licensed Aircraft Engineer.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across user departments.
• Excellent planning, organisation, and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Drive timely completion of maintenance checks and rectifications in base maintenance hangars.
• Attend daily engineering operations meetings to report progress on aircraft undergoing maintenance.
• Collaborate with MRO and Costing to determine charging for work performed during hangar checks.
• Lead continual improvement projects to reduce maintenance costs and improve workflow.
• Conduct periodic audits of MROs for proper completion and documentation accuracy.
• Prepare and disseminate daily progress reports on maintenance checks.

Skills

Base maintenance experience

Interpersonal skills

Planning and organisation

Analytical and problem-solving

Education

Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Job description

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The successful candidate will join the base maintenance department in SIA Engineering Division. He/she will support the base maintenance functions. Reporting to VP Base Maintenance, the Maintenance Controller is primarily responsible for driving timely completion of maintenance checks and rectifications in a base maintenance hangar environment for SIA and SIA subsidiary airline’s aircraft. This will be inclusive of both maintenance checks that takes place in Singapore or overseas locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with all MROs in managing the preparations, progress of maintenance checks
• Attend the daily engineering operations meeting to report on the progress of each aircraft undergoing maintenance
• Work with MRO and Costing section to determine reasonable charging of work done progressively through the course of a hangar check
• Work on continual improvement projects to bring about maintenance cost-savings and efficiency gain in workflow for hangar checks
• Conduct periodic audits of the MRO to ensure proper completion of maintenance works and accuracy ofdocumentation
• Compile and disseminate daily reports on progress of maintenance checks in base maintenance hangars

Requirements

The candidate should be a Licensed Aircraft Engineer and should have:

• Experience in base maintenance work, preferably 10 yrs experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills as the job requires interaction various user departments
• Excellent planning and organisation skills and be able to work independently
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

We thank all candidates for your interest in Singapore Airlines, and regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.