Supervisor - Maintenance Planning and Technical Records

About the role

Air Arabia is looking for a Supervisor for Maintenance Planning and Technical Records in Sharjah. The role develops, implements and oversees maintenance action plans and packages, and controls the aircraft technical library and records on systems and manually. It ensures cost-effective, accurate forecasting and timely delivery of maintenance events in line with Air Arabia, GCAA and CAMO requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor short-, medium- and long-term maintenance strategies and forecasts linked to the core business, covering Air Arabia Base, Line, Network and customer airlines.
• Manage ad-hoc maintenance requirements quickly to reduce AOG and protect the corporate image.
• Partner with Line, Base, Workshops, MCC, Operations and Network Planning to create detailed maintenance plans for all aircraft.
• Help prepare budgets, manpower allocation, rosters, schedules, man-hours, work packages, tasks, cards, materials, tools, progress and completion reports.
• Plan and execute maintenance so that at least 98% of available intervals between scheduled events are achieved, balancing operational constraints and manpower.
• Set up policies, procedures, workflow charts, checklists and databases to record and monitor aircraft hours and cycles against the Aircraft Technical Logs.
• Oversee the technical library and records, keeping data, manuals and certificates up to date, published, distributed and archived manually and electronically.
• Maintain a system to archive work packages and job cards for the fleet and third-party aircraft, including routine and non-routine checks.
• Provide management reports to the department head, coordinate special engineering projects and give regular professional guidance.
• Coach and guide team members, building a performance-driven, engaged team.

Required profile

• Minimum bachelor's degree in Aircraft Engineering, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Electro-Mechanical or another engineering discipline, or a higher diploma/certificate from a recognized institution.
• Project Management certificate, or equivalent proven experience, is essential.
• 8+ years in aviation, 5 of them in aircraft maintenance planning and technical records control or a similar role; Airbus A320 experience preferred.
• Experience with CAMO requirements and with Civil Aviation Authorities, preferably GCAA.
• Experience leading engineers and technicians in a busy, ad-hoc environment.
• Knowledge of commercial, quality assurance, safety and audit practices, and of designing and monitoring policies and operating manuals.

Required skills

• Specialized knowledge of aircraft planning systems and techniques.
• Cost control, compliance, budgeting and quality assurance (certificates are an added value).
• High accuracy, attention to detail, problem-solving and decision-making skills.