AIRCRAFT PROJECT MANAGER

• Reporting to the Director of Maintenance, the Project
• Manager has “full project ownership” of the assigned aircraft to receive HMV
• (Heavy Maintenance Visits)/Modification services. He/she develops the plan in
• collaboration with Production Planning and coordinates and controls the
• distribution and management of work to ensure the Company meets the re-delivery
• date. The Project Manager will make sure that all repair personnel carry out
• their respective duties in full accordance to company policies and procedures and
• in full compliance to FAA/EASA regulations and in line with OEM MPDs, and in so
• doing delivering efficient high quality work with safety being their
• uncompromised priority. The Project Manager will have numerous Lead
• Technician and Technicians reporting to them (numbers depend on Aircraft maintenance
• Workscope). Personnel to be managed include sub-contractors.

Ensure

• the highest quality service, safety standards and performance, with the
• objective of exceeding customer satisfaction in the re-delivery of airworthy,
• reliable and clean aircraft, in a timely manner.

Responsible

• for direct supervision of the Lead Technicians, Aircraft, Structures and Avionic
• Technicians, Outside Services personnel with authority to guide and advise
• technical activity in accordance with Repair Station Manual and FAA
• regulations.
• Provide leadership and direction, coach and mentor direct reports and their subordinates to consistently deliver excellence in their undertaking as individuals and team players, ensuring high quality workmanship and on-time re-delivery of aircraft.

Secure

commitment and accountability at all levels in execution of both work and

accurate supporting documentation.

In

• collaboration with Production Planning & Control, Quality Assurance &
• Safety, Customer and Leads, establish project plan for each aircraft to be serviced
• in accordance with the Workscope and respective timeline. Schedule work shift
• personnel necessary to accomplish the assigned workscope.

Elaborate

Shift Handover instructions and Work Interruption logs with attention to detail.

Obtain

customer approvals for man hours and parts as needed. Provide complete

explanation and fastidious detail to justify the request for approval.

Always

carry out Purchase Order requests and Parts Consumption in accordance with

Company procedures and documentation requirements.

Ensure

• the work area and bay in which their Aircraft project is located is kept to the
• highest standards of safety, compliant at all times, enforcing regulations and
• practices to avoid accidents. To report any incident immediately to Quality
• Assurance & Safety in accordance with Company policies and procedures. To
• ensure that good housekeeping practices are enforced at all times with an
• objective of securing an environment conducive to employee well-being.

Scrutinize

the proper tagging of Aircraft components, parts and panels appropriately

stored (including racks by aircraft).

Demand

and accomplish document procedures and sign-offs in accordance with Repair

Station Manual and respective tasks.

Strive

• for continuous process improvements and increasing efficiencies in execution
• and delivery with safety as a priority.
• Maintain close and frequent communication with the Maintenance Manager (Shift), notifying him/her
• of progress and any road-blocks or threats to the project’s critical path that could
• impact re-delivery.

Review

• daily personnel performance and progress on aircraft to determine if any
• alteration to the plan and schedule is necessary and to ensure that tasks are
• completed within budgeted time.

Collaborate

• with the Director Quality Assurance & Safety and his Training Specialist to
• establish On-The-Job Training Programs (OJT) for maintenance personnel and
• coordinate participation in training programs as appropriate. Participate in
• relevant development training including General Familiarization Certification.

Conduct

• regular progress meetings with Customer and all relevant department heads and personnel
• concerning operational requirements and activities, clearly establishing
• objectives and actions.

Ensure

• that tools and equipment are correctly used and handled by operations personnel
• for both safety and to reduce breakages, wear and tear. Require Leads to
• ensuring that any tool malfunction is promptly reported to the Stores personnel
• by the mechanics by following proper procedures.

Support

• the Director Maintenance with other business activities as needed.
• To Lead by example at all times; through professional
• behavior, integrity, commitment to the company and compliance with its
• policies.