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Location: Hampshire
Job type: Permanent
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Contact: Chris Buckle
Sector: Aviation
Job Role:
Maintenance Technical Director (Aviation) - Hampshire - £70,000 - Permanent
Shorterm Group are currently recruiting for a technical Director who will be responsible for planning, coordinating, overseeing and directing the maintenance activities for an MRO operation.
The Technical Director will be tasked with driving efficiency and effectiveness of maintenance planning and control ensuring safety, operational, customer satisfaction and financial objectives are met.
This is a senior position with line management responsibility and accountability for Continuing Airworthiness and Maintenance Planning and Control departments.
The role:
*Manage outsource partners
*Deal with third party maintenance providers.
*Hold the position of Continuing Airworthiness Manager (CAM)
*Nominated post holder for continuing airworthiness
*Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance of all maintenance activities
*Determine what maintenance is required and when it must be performed
*Ensure that compliance is maintained as laid down in EASA Part 145
*Establish and develop continued airworthiness policy, including the direct and indirect approval maintenance programmes required by M.A.302.
*Analyse the effectiveness of the Maintenance Programme as required by Part M.A.708(b) & Appendix 1 to AMC M.A.302.
*The relationship with the Part 145 maintenance contractor(s) and establishment of a Maintenance Contract required by Part M.A.201(h)2.
*Prepare maintenance contracts required by Part M.A.201(h)2
*Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition and preparation of amendments (excluding Part 2).
* Provide Business management, leadership
The Candidate:
Suitable candidates will have a track record of planning and managing maintenance operations with sustained business performance and will need to demonstrate an understanding of Continuing Airworthiness Management.
*Candidates must hold, or be capable and willing to hold, a CAM position approved by the UK CAA.
*Have a proven track record of engineering management roles in the aviation industry, demonstrating successful delivery and leadership capabilities.
*Strong team building and communications skills,
*Customer-focussed
*Sound knowledge of the aviation industry and its safety and compliance requirements.
*Confident and assertive with effective negotiation skills.
*10+ years of aircraft maintenance experience.
*10+ years of experience managing multiple site aircraft maintenance including complex aircraft modifications.
For more information and to register your interest please apply with a copy of your up to date CV.
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