Maintenance Tasking Subject Matter Expert

The Maintenance Tasking SME should, through the effective utilisation of subject matter knowledge and experience, support the delivery of Maintenance Tasking & Verification at strategic and tactical levels, to enable the maximisation of operational efficiency and minimisation of costs.

• Against the requirements of the approved Tactical Fleet plan, and the Fleet Maintenance Plan (where applicable), analysing the maintenance requirements for specific aircraft or components, highlighting and, where practical, resolving any issues and ensuring the timely creation of the Statement of Work (SoW).
• Developing and maintaining the associated work package(s), including the technical instructions, resource and materiel requirements for the individual maintenance activity. Ensuring independent inspection and safety critical task requirements are documented and appropriately identified.
• Undertaking the planning of additional and emergent work during maintenance, to ensure work load is managed effectively against schedule requirements. Ensure the Statement of Work is updated and re-authorised to reflect any changes.
• Working with Fleet Planning, Demand Management, Part 145 organisation, Technical Services, Airworthiness Records and third party suppliers in order to deliver the required standards of continuing airworthiness and contract delivery.
• Reviewing and reporting on the effectiveness of maintenance task performance in Forward, Depth and Suppliers and escalate any issues as appropriate. Reviewing and reporting on the effectiveness of the SoW, Pre-Input and Post-Output Review Meeting (PIRM & PORM) processes, maintenance task performance and additional/emergent work requirements across all responsible maintenance locations, both On & Off aircraft. Ensuring that any trends are identified and escalated, as appropriate.
• Ensuring that changes in the Customer’s requirements are reviewed for impact on the Maintenance Tasking & Verification activity and implemented appropriately, e.g. Fatigue Life limits, Capability upgrades, Customer-approved modification programmes, etc.
• Against the requirements defined in the approved SoW, including any amendments where applicable, assessing the maintenance activity detailed in the certificate of maintenance, to assure that all requirements have been completed, or correctly authorised and deferred.
  

• Minimum of a recognised qualification to NVQ3/ONC level in a relevant discipline or suitable equivalent.
• Understands the Regulatory Framework and its applicability to the Maintenance Tasking & Verification processes and activities.
• Able to build good relationships with Customers, Part 145 Organisation, OEMs, Suppliers and other key stakeholders’ personnel.
• Have operational knowledge and understanding of the platform contract, the fleet’s performance and the business key performance metrics.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Reliability Programmes and the impact of their findings on the Operator Maintenance Programme.
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