Aviation Life Support Supervisor

The Aviation Life Support Supervisor reports to

the Armament & Avionic Workshop Controller and is an experienced and skilled

Survival Equipment Supervisor, undertaking a range of detailed maintenance

activities in the Aviation Life Support Bay. Responsible for maintaining

airworthiness through appropriate task delegation and authorisation on the

Aviation Life Support Bay activities, demonstrates awareness of broader

external dependencies, and identifies areas for continuous improvement.

Core Activity

• Undertaking
  
  detailed maintenance, inspection activities on the Typhoon's Life Support
  
  components. Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the
  
  work package using the relevant approved technical information. Resolving
  
  faults and maintenance issues, including an awareness of configuration
  
  management
• Supervising
  
  the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and highlight any
  
  issues, escalate as required. Report on any impact to the wider programme
• Ensuring
  
  staff are sufficiently competent and approved for the maintenance tasks
  
  allocated to them
• 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. Develops team members using formal assessment
  
  processes, e.g. PDR's, supports and sponsors training requests including 'on
  
  the job training'. Demonstrates sound and comprehensive communication and
  
  people management skills in order to exchange complicated information
• Ability to scope
  
  and carry out independent and vital inspections
• Maintaining
  
  personal Log Book to demonstrate currency and recency, over sign other peoples
  
  Log Books as appropriate within your trade and skills boundaries
• Undertaking and
  
  completing tasked maintenance & diagnostic activities on the Typhoon's Life Support components, which may include, as
  
  appropriate, inspections, repairs, modifications, fault rectifications,
  
  replacements
• Demonstrate
  
  a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate
  
  to the role and takes direction appropriately
• Maintaining
  
  personal & teams' task authorisation for working on an aircraft or
  
  components in accordance with QAF requirements
• Progress
  
  reporting against delivery targets to supervisor
• Undertaking
  
  support tasks within the Aviation Life Support bay which are required to
  
  maintain compliance with the MOE and QAF procedures (e.g. oversight checks,
  
  control of tooling/test equipment)
• Undertaking
  
  fault evaluation and raise ad hoc work cards for 'found faults' during
  
  maintenance
• Ensuring 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

Key Accountabilities

• 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 resolutions, or sponsoring escalation to management
• Completion of activities – Ensure all
  
  Part 145 activities are appropriately documented and airworthiness records are
  
  maintained on relevant systems (IT/paper based). Ensure suitably qualified,
  
  experienced and authorised personnel perform all Part 145 activities. Ensure
  
  the integration of Part 145 activity
  
  within the business, including the engagement of key stakeholders at all stages
  
  of the process
• Procedure/standards – Comply with the
  
  regulatory framework, its associated procedures and standards, and any other
  
  company procedures and standards. 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 QAF regulatory 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
• 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 Requires
  
  a minimum of 2 years working at Supervisor level prior to undertaking this role
• Demonstrating breadth of experience, currency
  
  & recency via a Log Book (electronic or paper) of skills, knowledge and
  
  authorities for working on Aircraft type or in bays. Practical experience and
  
  expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating
  
  practices. A comprehensive knowledge of the Acceptable Means of Compliance.
  
  Management training. PDR training / experience
• On the Job Training Instructional Techniques
• 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
• Typhoon Mechanical Trade 'Q' Course or equivalent
• Ensure personal compliance with the risk assessments, SHE policies
  
  and procedures
• Human Factors- Standard Course Specification.
• E&PW Awareness- Standard Course Specification.
• ITAR Awareness- Standard Course Specification.
• IT Literate
• UK
  
  Driving licence