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GROUP LEADER TECHNICAL OPERATIONS - CAE Park Aviation

Date Posted:Mar 13, 2022

Job Detail

  • Location:
    Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
  • Company:
  • Type:
    Full Time
  • Career Level:
    Mid-Senior level
  • Experience:
    5 Year
  • Gender:
    No Preference
  • Degree:
    Graduate / Under Graduate
  • Apply Before:
    May 12, 2022

Job Description

Role And Responsibilities

CAE Middle East is recruiting a GROUP LEADER TECHNICAL OPERATIONS who will be part of a team providing Maintenance and Support for a fleet of Full Flight Simulators and Lower Level Training devices part of a new Flight Crew Training Center located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The position will be Reporting to the General Manager & Regional Training Centre Operations Leader.

Job Qualifications

  • Engineering Degree or Technical Diploma in Electronics or Electrical or Aviation related field; and at least Eight (8) years direct simulator experience with at least Five (5) years on CAE equipment.
  • At least Four (4) years of Managerial/Supervisory position in Simulator Technical support environment.
  • Aptitude to effectively coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to make quality decisions and recommendations on technical aspects and pertaining to human resources issues.
  • Proven ability to create and foster a teamwork climate in which people want to do their best and value the employees while ensuring the team remains fully engaged.
  • Competence to Motivate and develop direct reports; excellent leadership skills to steadfastly push self and others to reach and surpass expectations.
  • Empower employees; share ownership and visibility; listen and invite input from each employee.
  • Solid technical background (Hardware and Software) and familiarity with technical simulator issues on all different systems, specifically: motion, visual, avionics, hydraulics, etc. Vast knowledge of various aircraft types.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the customer; to gain their trust and respect
  • Ability to make quality and timely decisions that are bottom-line oriented.
  • Ability to prepare a work plan and/or schedule and to allocate resources to meet budget objectives in a timely manner.
  • Excellent knowledge of the English language, read, spoken and written
  • Highly Customer oriented and must be able to deal tactfully in sensitive situations
  • Superior understanding of aircraft terminology or simulation devices
  • Advanced understanding of Commercial and Business Aviation training.
  • Advanced computer skills with knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite.
  • In depth knowledge of local and international regulations (FAA and EASA), with demonstrated experience, as they pertain to flight training devices.
  • Demonstrated ability, experience and understanding in managing an operational budget (Profit and Loss).


As a Group Leader Technical Operations you will be the point-of-contact for all issues pertaining to the simulator Technicians and Engineers and responsible for the following, but not limited to areas:

Customer Service & Support

  • Establish and maintain a strong and effective relationship with the customer and gain their trust and respect.
  • Ensure that all incoming and outgoing communication from the customer is addressed in a timely and effective manner (be the contact person for all technical issues related to simulator maintenance).
  • In depth knowledge of QTG reading, interpretation and understanding.
  • Monitor simulator discrepancies and ensure that they are prioritized and corrected in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and assure all simulators ready for training.
  • Provides technical advice to customers and may be asked to conduct meetings with customers and/or regulatory agencies.
  • Plan and coordinate daily activities and work assignments along with future projects in order to minimize customer impact; Identify and track recurring and potential system problems and confer with technical experts and colleagues to formulate working plans to alleviate problems

Leadership

  • Inspire a teamwork climate to accomplish and exceed customer expectations.
  • Inspire harmonious staff relations and common objectives to get the best out of each staff member.
  • Inform/communicate and delegate tasks and responsibilities with transparency and follow-up.
  • Provide overall staff guidance, direction and leadership to ensure that equipment reliability remains at peak performance in support of internal and external clients.
  • Actively involved in recruiting, hiring and developing of staff to achieve departmental objectives (qualified devices, snag counts, reports, etc.)

Administrative Responsibilities & Reporting

  • Coordinate schedules with technicians and assist in the generation of monthly schedules to provide sufficient coverage.
  • Communicate to senior management all important and priority items that have arisen from the technical operation arising from either the simulator technicians or the customer.
  • Generate and Lead the annual performance reviews of the simulator technicians.
  • Coordinate with any necessary personnel (CAE, vendors, etc.) to obtain parts and assistance to support operations in a timely and cost effective manner.
  • Generate and Manage the Monthly and Executive Summary Report including but not limited to Health & Safety KPI, Environmental KPI and Performance KPI.
  • Maintains an excellent relationship with all the regulatory agencies as applicable (EASA, FAA, Saudi GACA, etc.).
  • Recommends and develops new procedures or processes in order to enhance the operations.
  • Ensure the team adheres to the Quality and Compliance Management System and ensure continuous compliance with its requirements at all time.
  • Assists in the preparation of cost estimates where appropriate.
  • Ensure that all technical information in the organization is propagated to the team.
  • May be required to interface with local contractors outside the facility, if necessary, to help maintain optimum operations.

Skills Required

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