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Kuwait Airways | Full time Engineer II, MaterialsKuwait City, Kuwait | Posted on 19/12/2024 Work Experience 4 Years Experience On the wave of the oil boom of the 1940s, a national carrier was born in 1954. Initially, Kuwait Airways Company served a limited network of Basra, Abadan, Beirut, Damascus and Jerusalem; however, a year later the fledgling carrier was facing economic hardship, and the government of Kuwait took a 50% interest in the airline, subsequently doubling the company's capital. Having entered the rough and tumble world of aviation, the government finally took 100% share in Kuwait Airways. Kuwait Airways entered the jet age in 1962 by leasing a Comet 4-C, the world's first jet-engined airliner. In the 1960s, the national carrier rapidly expanded its route map, and scheduled services to London began three times a week. To keep pace with fast-moving aviation requirements, three Boeing 707s were delivered in 1968. Ten years later, Kuwait Airways had an all Boeing 707 fleet of eight aircraft. In 1978, Kuwait Airways entered the wide-body age by taking delivery of its first two B747-200s, adding a third the following year. This expansion permitted Kuwait Airways to extend its network to New York to the west and Manila to the east. Modernization of the fleet continued, and four B727-200s were delivered in 1980-1981. Two years later, eight Airbus A310s and A300-600s were delivered, and in 1986 three Boeing 767-200ER aircraft joined the wide-body fleet. Following the destruction of its premises and 15 of its aircraft during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the airline was relaunched. Moreover, the company was restored after the Liberation of Kuwait, and a basic strategy was constituted to expand its operations around the world. After the Liberation of Kuwait until 1998, the Kuwaiti Airways fleet consisted of 17 aircraft. In 2016, the airline was formally registered as a private company and its Corporate identity was rebranded to reflect its modernization and transformation. Focused on customer centricity and efficiency the airline initiated restructure programs on its organization, operations, and services to meet and exceed its stakeholders expectations. In 2022, the airline established a transformative program that envelops four main pillars across the domains of Environment Social and Governance (ESG), Performance, Customer Experience and Growth. Today, with a diverse workforce of around 7,000 employees distributed globally, Kuwait Airways operates one of the youngest fleet in the region, owning 32 aircraft and operating to more than 60 direct flight destinations from its single airline hub in Terminal 4, located at Kuwait International Airport. Plus an additional 82 destinations through its partnership with other airlines. The airline will further expand its network when it takes delivery of other narrow bodied aircraft including seven wide bodied A330-900neo and two A350-900. Job DescriptionKuwait Airways is activity recruiting for the position of Engineer II, Materials in the Engineering department. In this role your responsibilities will include but not limited to: Basic Function and Scope:Participates in directing purchase order administration, settlement of disputed invoices, and insurance activities, in assigned area. Includes directing the day-to-day activities, processing insurance documentation, data updating in computer system, and following up purchasing process with suppliers. Tasks and Duties: a. Participates in the daily checking and processing generated by MSCS. Includes following up purchase orders and checking due dates, contacting suppliers to prevent more delays in delivering items and liaising with supervisor for other activities in resolving supplying problems. b. Participates in creating new purchase orders in the system for urgently required spares in order to minimize nil stock occurrences c. Follows up outstanding purchase orders. Includes checking the planned delivery of each item, investigating into the causes of delays and contacting suppliers for adjusting the due dates in accordance to supervisor recommendations in resolving purchasing discrepancies. d. Assists in reviewing the weekly overdue outstanding purchase order reports for critical items on regular basis. Involves in identifying if possible alternative items could be substituted and the process of lending such items, from other airlines as deemed necessary. Requirementsa. Candidate must be a Kuwaiti National. b. B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Electrical/Electronics Engineering OR Licensed Civil Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Double License) with equivalent technical knowledge. c. 4 years' experience in Airline Material, inclusive of 1-2 years’ in supplies activities with experience in computerized materials management systems. d. Good knowledge of English.
