Component Spray Bay Supervisor

The Component Spray Bay Supervisor will be an experienced and skilled Paint Supervisor, undertaking a range of detailed maintenance activities in the Aircraft Component Spray Bay.

• Undertaking and completing tasks in the Component Spray Bay that includes recoveringsurfaces of aircraft panels and components aswell as recovering the surface finish of the Typhoon aircraft at 1st line operations.
• Stand up the Component Spray Bay activities/capability in Qatar.
• Demonstrate a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and take direction appropriately.
• Ensuring staff are sufficiently competent and approved for the maintenance tasks allocated to them. Maintain personal & teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or components in accordance with AMC requirements.
• Responsible for meeting agreed delivery targets in the short to medium term through the supervision of others. Progress reporting against delivery targets to management.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the team. Develop team members using formal assessment processes, e.g. Performance Reviews, supports and sponsors training requests including ‘on the job training’. Demonstrate sound and comprehensive communication and people management skills.
• Maintaining personal and teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or components in accordance with QAF requirements.
• Maintaining a personal Log Book to demonstrate currency on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities, sign other personnel’s logbooks as appropriate within your trade and skills boundaries. If you are an approved designated assessor, undertake authorisation and task competency approvals, and check Pt 145 license application packs prior to submission.
• Undertaking support tasks within the Component Spray Bay facility, which are required to maintain compliance with the MOE procedures (e.g. oversight checks, control of tooling/test equipment etc).
• Undertaking fault evaluation and raise ad hoc work cards for ‘found faults’ during maintenance.

• Performance indicators – Ensure the effective management of Regulatory activities by setting delivery targets, monitoring progress and developing performance improvement programmes. Prioritises activities within/across teams to maximise efficiency. Responsible for the assessment of escalated issues for any impact on Continuing Airworthiness and generating effective resolution, or sponsoring escalation to management, as appropriate.
• Completion of activities – Ensure all maintenance activities are appropriately documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant systems (IT/paper based). Compile required reporting, identify any issues and escalate as appropriate.
• Procedure/standards – Comply with the regulatory framework, and associated procedures and standards, and any other company procedures and standards, as applicable. Identify and propose changes, as required.
• Safety Management System – Promote the application of human factors, error management, risk management and safety assurance within the Part 145 team, together with the proactive analysis, mitigation and management of Hazards.
• Management System Assurance – Ensure maintenance activities are compliant with the governance and assurance framework, including supporting process confirmations and independent assurance audits. Support the response to audit findings in a timely and appropriate manner and provide information to support the relevant reviews. Support the implementation of identified improvements to overcome any non-compliance and monitor effectiveness.
• Statutory/Regulatory & Legislative requirements – Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding and application of the relevant continuing airworthiness regulatory framework. Support the implementation of any regulatory driven changes into the maintenance activities. Ensure compliance with all other requirements, e.g. ITAR, EaPW, ISO, etc.
• Contractual Requirements – Comply with all applicable contractual requirements.

• Completion of an engineering apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications. Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance or equivalent. Aircraft platform training (On a/c requirement)
• Experienced and competent leader at this level. 
• Requires a minimum of 2 years working at technician level within a aircraft paint shop facility prior to undertaking a supervisor role.
• Practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices within a paint shop facility.
• Requires broad and in-depth product knowledge/competency within own technical/subject area. Awareness of how the team integrates with others in order to achieve the overall objectives of the area and demonstrates an understanding of the requirement for continuous improvement and its application.
• A comprehensive knowledge of Expositions and Procedures.
• Ensure personal compliance with the risk assessments, SHE policies H&S, REACH EU Reg 1907/2006,  COSHH regulations.
• Human Factors- Standard Course Specification.
• E&PW Awareness- Standard Course Specification.
• ITAR Awareness- Standard Course Specification.
• Fire Training.
• IT Literate.
• UK Driving licence.