Lead Engineering Technician

Hours of Work: 08:00 – 17:00 MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Reports To: HEAD OF GROUP COMPLIANCE
JOB PURPOSE:
To take a lead role in developing & carrying out Maintenance, Repair & overhaul procedures for Commercial Airline
Ancillary equipment. This includes the validation of the procedure, process & activity to comply with Aviation safety standards.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work through aircraft equipment manuals to develop in house capability for scheduled & unscheduled maintenance activities.
* Liaise effectively with designers, engineers and quality engineers to ensure test facilities are in place.
* Liaise effectively with designers, engineers and quality production engineers to ensure adequate tooling is available.
* Be internal first point of call for new capability assessment.
* Interrogate equipment OEM manuals to identify spare part requirements.
* Carryout aircraft equipment scheduled maintenance to qualify in house procedures & processes.
* Introduce new capabilities into the work flow
* Maintain a fully traceable technical file for each project.
Key Requirements
Experience
* Proven experience in a production or manufacturing engineering environment.
* Demonstrated hands on experience of equipment maintenance.
* Experience with commercial aircraft equipment or other high precision industry.
* Familiar with high flow air movement equipment, thermal transfer equipment, pressure testing & high precision assembly.
* Demonstrable experience of working within a highly regulated industry.
* Ideally from an Aerospace maintenance environment
Skills & Competencies
* Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
* Knowledge of manufacturing processes and production planning
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
* Impeccable attention to detail
Personal Qualities
* Positive ‘Can do’ attitude
* Ability to show initiative & vision
* Able to work individually
* Able to train others to carryout complex tasks