Shift Manager - Line Maintenance

About the role

Air Arabia is looking for a Shift Manager for Line Maintenance in Sharjah. The role supports the Manager – Line Maintenance in overseeing maintenance work on Air Arabia and third-party aircraft, ensuring it is performed, certified and recorded accurately and on time in line with GCAA regulations, Air Arabia procedures and regulatory requirements. It also ensures manpower is allocated and used effectively to keep aircraft available and meet business goals.

Key responsibilities

• Act as main contact for stakeholders such as MCC, Development and Planning Engineers and Quality Assurance on day-to-day maintenance tasks.
• Lead a team of engineers and technicians in fixing aircraft defects using MCC instructions, troubleshooting, technical log-books and input from cabin crew and pilots.
• Supervise third-party service level agreements, ensuring engineers and technicians are trained and licensed.
• Ensure safety measures and procedures are followed, including transfers to the base hangar for heavy maintenance.
• Review daily aircraft operational status reports and coordinate with MCC on pending problems that could disrupt operations.
• Monitor licenses and renewals, keeping records up to date and flagging performance issues to management.
• Maintain maintenance manuals, facilities, equipment and tools, and manage the D-Store and administrative work such as rosters and overtime sheets.
• Implement technical projects, generate daily reports on planned maintenance, AOG and accidents, and attend monthly Technical Review meetings when required.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Aircraft Engineering/Aeronautics, or a diploma in Aircraft Maintenance/E&M from a recognised institution with equivalent experience.
• EASA/GCAA aircraft maintenance licence and GCAA type-rating; A320 qualification is preferred.
• 9+ years in line or base maintenance, including 3 years supervising and managing aircraft maintenance and 2 years leading teams independently.
• Experience with civil aviation authorities (preferably GCAA), internal and external audits, and service level agreements.
• Very good English; able to obtain a UAE driver's licence.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Project management certificate or equivalent experience.
• Cost control, compliance, budgeting and quality assurance knowledge is an added value.