Job Description

Institute and maintain an effective and efficient engineering base maintenance planning and control system and ensure that all Maintenance on Aircraft, Power Plant, Gearboxes and Components are completed as per schedule.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Description

• Ensure that Approved Maintenance Program (AMP) Requirements and Technical and/or business related tasks are complied with by ensuring that fully Engineered Aircraft Work packs, meet Regulatory compliance while delivering tangible benefits by consistently driving organization needs through pro-active response to Operational changes.
• Ensure all AMP revisions are installed and updated on the AMOS system to ensure compliance with     up-to-date maintenance data.
• To make sure downtime of the aircraft is kept to the minimum through efficient planning to ensure and exceed on-time targets for serviceability.
• To ensure scheduling of maintenance work ahead so that it does not adversely interfere with other works in terms of availability of facilities, manpower, certifying staff, tooling, equipment, material and maintenance data.

• Produce the daily fleet status report, as required, from the system with actual hours as recorded in the aircraft technical logbooks.
• To produce one month / three month rolling forecast plan, as required for GHC Engineering Management, GHC Clients and MRO.
• Conduct planning meetings, as and when required.
• To ensure that all parts, spares and consumables are requested in advance for each scheduled inspection, component replacement, modification, BT or AD and repair schemes.
• To retrieve from AMOS, status report of the aircraft which includes all upcoming due items, both usage and calendar based, is presented to the Engineering Management/ GHC Third Party clients / MRO for review and agreement.
• To generate work packages in AMOS by following the Technical Department Procedures Manual (TDPM), Part 9, Section 1, AMOS User Guide AUG-012.
• To work and deal with Aircraft Work Package as per instructions enumerated in CWI-007.
• To do production planning for Line Maintenance as required for GHC clients / MRO.
• Ensure Airworthiness Directives, ASB’s, Service Bulletins and other mandatory airworthiness requirements that affect the company's aircraft are scheduled in a timely manner.
• To establish a procedure whereby planning of work is performed as per regulatory requirement and maintain a system of planning to ensure aircraft maintenance is scheduled in efficient manner.
• To ensure that the Maintenance Planning Forecast is current and properly distributed to all concerned Personnel & Departments of GHC.
• Liaise with GHC Clients and the MRO-Commercial for coordination for aircraft availability & future requirements for operational needs in line with the long-term Maintenance Plan.
• Evaluate maintenance engineering staff numbers to identify man hour availability at maintenance sites, with the objective of man hour capacity planning and establish Scheduled downtime required for completion of schedule maintenance.
• Evaluate and propose Maintenance Schedule amendments (planning requirements).
• Notify Procurement and the Stores Supervisor of all scheduled inspection spare parts and tools required in advance to ensure availability when required by the Part145 organization.
• Produce a one-year maintenance plan and man-hour requirement versus man-hour availability for budgetary purposes.
• Forward all aircraft and planning to the Part 145 and GHC CAMO, when requested.
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the Director of Engineering.
• Key Performance Indicators
• Aircraft Serviceability delays due to lapse / error in planning.
• Non-mandatory maintenance data circulation - Average number of days consumed to complete the Non-mandatory maintenance data circulation.
• Non-mandatory maintenance data back log - Percentage of completed data circulation.
• Component repair management worked at GHC MRO - Number of components ordered on AOG basis by GHC MRO.
• Component repair management worked at 3rd party - Number of components ordered on AOG basis from external repair stations.
• Number of maintenance tasks extensions - Number of extensions requested due to inability to plan maintenance tasks.
• Completed unbudgeted significant maintenance events - Number of successfully accommodated significant unbudgeted maintenance tasks.

Communications & Working Relationships

Internal:

• Engineering Part 145
• CAMO Part M
• Procurement
• MRO-Commercial

External:

• All GHC Clients / Third Party Clients

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Qualifications:

• Aviation or relevant Degree Course.
• Professional certification from relevant institutions will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years experience on type(s) operated by Gulf Helicopters.
• Job-Specific Skills:
• PC literate with a good working knowledge and understanding of Microsoft based computer systems.
• Good English skills in both oral and written.
• Working knowledge of filing and documentation procedures.
• An Understanding of QCAA, EASA, FAA Requirements.
• Thorough understanding of Gulf Helicopters approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme(s).

Job-Specific Skills:

• PC literate with a good working knowledge and understanding of Microsoft based computer systems.
• Good English skills in both oral and written.
• Working knowledge of filing and documentation procedures.
• An Understanding of QCAA, EASA, FAA Requirements.
• Thorough understanding of Gulf Helicopters approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme(s).

Decision Making Authority

• Recommend maintenance schedules for aircraft.
• Recommend maintenance requirements for aircraft.

Behavioral Competencies

• Proactive     
• Building Relationships including cross-cultural sensitivity   
• Dedication to achieving goals 
• Planning, management & efficiency (use of MS Office tools)    
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Professionalism - commitment to ethical standards and Integrity      
• Information analysis and decision making     

Skills Required

• QCAA
• Decision Making