Technical Services Director (Maintenance Director)

Roles And Responsibilities

Responsible to define aircraft configuration specs. For newly, leased in, or bought Aircraft to satisfy local regulations and standards
Responsible to issue and update maintenance program MP and minimum equipment list MEL for each type of aircraft added to fleet.
Study applicability of each AD or mandatory / alert service bulletin and issue an engineering order to applicable ones
Study optional S.B's as per policy and issues E.O to implement selected S.B's,
Performs engine fleet management and trend monitoring.
Responsible to communicate with manufacturers to receive maintenance and airworthiness data and its revisions, distribute current revised data to users and contracted service providers, according to approved distribution lists.
Responsible to issue periodic revision status for each document of maintenance airworthiness data.
Liaison with Aircraft and engine manufacturer to ask for concessions, chronic defects rectification and repair schemes not included in manufacturer
Prepare engineering study for reliability reports, and issue recommendations that displayed to RCB for approval and implementation
Prepare long, medium and short terms plans for Aircraft maintenance events based on commercial department needs; and aircraft maintenance program (MP) and modification campaign.
Issue bill of work BOW for each check and prepare work package WP for each check; to be sent to L/M and or contracted AMO, before start of check with sufficient time. The BOW & WP shall include - but not limited to: (Routine, Non-Routine, modifications, TCI components LLP's to be replaced ...).
Material control and procurement within technical services shall confirm material, component, and special tool available before check or at defect rectification due time.
Controls inventory of supplied material and its stock.
Controls A/C technical records executed checks summary reports and signed work packages. Then uses this feed back to update:
MP status
SB/EO status
AD status
Open items status
Controls planning scheduling short term escalation forms for approval from chief inspector and responsible to track availability of requirements to close such open or deferred tasks in the due time.
Controls A/C records to keep, and update logbooks and technical records as per ECAR & GMM required retention periods and responsible to prepare records for delivery or redelivery for Leased or sold Aircraft records.
He is responsible that the approved maintenance organization has all required facilities readily available and working to comply with the tasks allocated
Makes sure that sufficient competent personnel are employed to plan, perform, supervise, inspect and certify the work to be performed
Makes sure that the required material is available and, in a condition, to be used without delay for the scope of work allocated to the Maintenance Organization
Assures that all tools are available, tested, registered and inspected for the proper use during all maintenance activities
Prepares and maintains aircraft maintenance program as approved from ECAA
Ensures that all necessary Airworthiness Data / Maintenance Manuals from Airworthiness Authorities and the Aircraft Manufacturer & CMM vendors are available and up to date for the tasks being performed
Ensures maintenance and local working procedures are established, to achieve good maintenance practices in compliance with ECAA requirements, and for establishing a Quality System for the ECAR 145 Organization to ensure the highest standards of airworthiness and workmanship
Attends the Safety Committee meetings as a member
Mitigates or control the risks as assigned
Monitors and measures the effectiveness of the operational quality & safety corrective actions
Ensures that corrective actions are achieved for deficiencies resulting from maintenance raisings, internal and external audits carried out by Quality Auditors and ECAA or other Authorities
Prepares and keeps up to date statistical data as may be required by the ECAR 145 Organization or other Departments
Keeps the Accountable Manager informed of trends, status and plans of the approved maintenance organization
Maintains an effective relationship with other Departments of as may be required for effective co-ordination of Nile Air business activities
Executes such decisions, plans and controls required to achieve the aims of Nile
Delegate the responsibility and authority as appropriate to his subordinates (such delegation however, will not relieve him of his accountability)

Requirements

Qualifications

The Maintenance Director shall be an experienced, qualified engineer who has at least 10 years managerial/working experience in Maintenance Organizations.
He must be thoroughly familiar with ECARs 121 & 145
He should be able to apply modern computer software and hardware
He must be acceptable to the ECAA (Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority)

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