Technical Services Director (Maintenance Director)

Roles & Responsibilities:

·       Responsible to define aircraft configuration specs. For newly, leased in, or bought Aircraft to satisfy local regulations and standards.

·       Responsible to issue and update maintenance program MP and minimum equipment list MEL for each type of aircraft added to fleet.

·       Study applicability of each AD or mandatory / alert service bulletin and issue an engineering order to applicable ones.

·       Study optional S. B's as per policy and issues E.O to implement selected S. B's

·        Performs engine fleet management and trend monitoring.

·       Responsible to communicate with manufacturers to receive maintenance and airworthiness data and its revisions, distribute current revised data to users and contracted service providers, according to approved distribution lists.

·       Responsible to issue periodic revision status for each document of maintenance airworthiness data.

·       Liaison with Aircraft and engine manufacturer to ask for concessions, chronic defects rectification and repair schemes not included in manufacturer

·       Prepare engineering study for reliability reports, and issue recommendations that displayed to RCB for approval and implementation

·       Prepare long, medium and short terms plans for Aircraft maintenance events based on commercial department needs; and aircraft maintenance program (MP) and modification campaign.

·       Issue bill of work BOW for each check and prepare work package WP for each check; to be sent to L/M and or contracted AMO, before start of check with sufficient time. The BOW & WP shall include – but not limited to: (Routine, Non-Routine, modifications, TCI components LLP's to be replaced ...).

·       Material control and procurement within technical services shall confirm material, component, and special tool available before check or at defect rectification due time.

·       Controls inventory of supplied material and its stock.

·       Controls A/C technical records executed checks summary reports and signed work packages. Then uses this feedback to update:

-       MP status

-       SB/EO status

-       AD status

-       Open items status

·       Controls planning scheduling short term escalation forms for approval from chief inspector and responsible to track availability of requirements to close such open or deferred tasks in the due time.

·       Controls A/C records to keep, and update logbooks and technical records as per ECAR & GMM required retention periods and responsible to prepare records for delivery or redelivery for Leased or sold Aircraft records.

·       He is responsible that the approved maintenance organization has all required facilities readily available and working to comply with the tasks allocated.

·       Makes sure that sufficient competent personnel are employed to plan, perform, supervise, inspect and certify the work to be performed.

·       Makes sure that the required material is available and, in a condition, to be used without delay for the scope of work allocated to the Maintenance Organization.

·       Assures that all tools are available, tested, registered and inspected for the proper use during all maintenance activities.

·       Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance program as approved from ECAA.

·       Ensures that all necessary Airworthiness Data / Maintenance Manuals from Airworthiness Authorities and the Aircraft Manufacturer & CMM vendors are available and up to date for the tasks being performed.

·       Ensures maintenance and local working procedures are established, to achieve good maintenance practices in compliance with ECAA requirements, and for establishing a Quality System for the ECAR 145 Organization to ensure the highest standards of airworthiness and workmanship.

·       Attends the Safety Committee meetings as a member.

·       Mitigates or control the risks as assigned.

·       Monitors and measures the effectiveness of the operational quality & safety corrective actions.

· Ensures that corrective actions are achieved for deficiencies resulting from maintenance raisings, internal and external audits carried out by Nile Air Quality Auditors and ECAA or other Authorities.

·       Prepares and keeps up to date statistical data as may be required by the ECAR 145 Organization or other Departments.

·       Keeps the Accountable Manager informed of trends, status and plans of the approved maintenance organization.

·       Maintains an effective relationship with other Departments of Nile Air as may be required for effective co-ordination of business activities.

·       Executes such decisions, plans and controls required to achieve the aims of Nile Air.

·       Delegate the responsibility and authority as appropriate to his subordinates (such delegation, however, will not relieve him of his accountability).