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Line Maintenance Engineer (Avionics Specialist)

Line Maintenance Engineer (Avionics Specialist)

Job Purpose

• To carry out maintenance, repair, modifications and alterations to customer or company owned, leased or operated aircraft.

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure that aircraft maintenance is performed to the highest standards and at all times in compliance with applicable and approved data.
• Assist in “On-the-job” training of mechanics and trainees in the performance of their duties.
• Responsible for the written and verbal communication of information from their shift to the succeeding shift to ensure a satisfactory level of continuity and safety with regard to work in progress (or pending) with respect to aircraft, equipment, personnel and safety.
• Be responsible for requisitioning of parts from stores, assuring serviceability of parts, completion of appropriate tags, return of parts to stores and assuring that required forms and documents are properly completed.
• Ensure that all maintenance related documentation is properly actioned and completed.
• Keep up-to-date on all applicable regulations, Service Bulletins, Airworthiness Directives and manufacturer’s service letters and other pertinent publications.
• Shall ensure that safety precautions and safe practices are adhered to and practiced by those personnel under their direction. Reporting any unsafe conditions or equipment to the Line Manager.
• Ensure that company owned and/or operated maintenance and ground support equipment is operated and maintained in safe and operable condition. All GSE defects to be documented and reported to the GSE mechanic.
• Ensure that all line maintenance areas are kept in a neat and orderly manner at all times.
• Will be required to act on behalf of Line Supervisor or Line Manager as required.
• Inputting of all relevant aircraft Tech Log and Work Order information including component changes into the TRAX computer maintenance program

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Must be a licensed, certifying and company approved engineer on the principal types operated.
• A minimum of 5 years aircraft maintenance experience, excluding apprenticeship or basic training.
• Must be able to communicate assertively, effectively and diplomatically with flight crew, flight dispatchers, ground handling personnel and senior management, as required.
• ICAO Type II, EASA, or A&P license
• Type rated on the B727 in the field of Avionics