Armament, Egress and Survival Equipment Superintendent

Armament, Egress and Survival Equipment Superintendent

Salary: Competitive

Grade: 6

Location: Taif, Saudi Arabia

JOB PURPOSE 

BAE Systems is the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia.  We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) aircraft and train RSAF and Royal Saudi Naval Force personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons. 

The Job Holder deputises for a senior company employee within the Typhoon Maintenance Organisation, responsible for the aspects of Armament, Egress & Survival Equipment, compliance and continuous improvement while holding company line management responsibilities commensurate with the role, which includes providing functional direction and guidance, exercising duty of care, welfare, health & safety and discipline of all employees under their control.

To provide effective leadership for the development, management and delivery of all activities and personnel in their area of responsibility. Support Salam Project success against the Maintenance Support Service contracted Operational Readiness (OR) and Key Performance Measurements (KPM)

Outline Responsibility:

Safety: Uphold a safety-first approach, implementing safety measures and guidelines to protect personnel, product and operations. Support and promote Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) and Product Safety & Environment (PS&E).

Compliance: Ensure adherence to BAE Systems Operational Framework, Life Cycle Management (LCM) practices, Maintenance & Continuing Airworthiness (M&CA) Mandates, Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE), and Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Logistics Management Regulations (LMR) to meet the contractual obligations.

Support: Enhancing customer satisfaction in supporting maintenance, airworthiness, safety and continual improvement. Developing new ways to improve the customer experience or otherwise growing the maintenance organisation as a whole. This includes creating personnel development programs for both company and customer employees, implementing new processes and procedures.

Continuous Improvements (CI): Strive for business excellence, by driving a culture of CI throughout the maintenance organization, encouraging innovative ideas and initiatives. Continuously seek opportunities to apply and adapt changes or improvements to best industry practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the maintenance processes and create a sustainable future.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable to their Primary Line Manager; however, they have direct access to Secondary Line Manager. This is to provide an independent route to address any issues within the Armament, Egress & Survival Equipment maintenance environment

• Undertake review of maintenance and challenge current practices and identify potential capacity for improvements within the organisation.

• Recognising and Manage any malpractice that could affect the airworthiness or safety of the assigned components or personnel within their area of responsibility and raising the issue/concern to the Senior Maintenance Manager.

• Ensure/ Manage that the necessary manpower and facilities resource are available, in accordance with company policies to enable their organisations to perform their duties and any contractual obligations.

• Monitor standards of the personnel within their organisation in order to identify any negative trends, non-conformities or motivational deficiencies.

• Accountable and responsible for all person’s development reports within their direct and indirect line management, within their Area of Responsibility.

• Providing a working environment of trust, where all employees of whom are professionals, each have a clear understanding of what standard of behaviour is considered acceptable or unacceptable, following the companies “Code of Conduct”.

• Provide training, consolidation and counterpart development activities to the RSAF personnel and BAE Systems personnel.

• Ensure all tasks are completed within designated timeframes to support Forward, Depth Maintenance and SMU activities.

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company, RSAF, and regulatory safety and quality standards.

• Manage operational readiness of shop equipment in line with shop component repair plan and schedule necessary calibrations. Enhanced by ensuring the correct tooling, approved data is available. Raise appropriate media for deficiencies in approved data (e.g., TPRFs, TQs, etc.).

• Ensure any damage or deficiencies to equipment and infrastructure, are reported and monitored using the correct media (e.g., IDR, MDR, CAR, SORT, 1400-61, etc.).

• Ensure/ manage that all personnel undertaking maintenance in their area of responsibility are authorised.

• Maintain an anti-FOD surveillance and report potential Hazards, which is further enhanced by the regular oversight checks of the shop and the components in the shop.

• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out meet the highest quality standards, including recording of maintenance carried out on the airworthiness tool (ESS) to accurately reflect the work carried out, test results indications/ values, consumables and POL.

• Ensure regular checks of maintenance (including recording on ESS) are conducted.

• Conduct oversight checks to ensure high standards of shop husbandry.

• Ensure each of the TTP131 spreadsheet for their Area of Responsibility reflect any forecasted planning, highlight any deficiencies or delivery/ FDD issues with consumables & PPE at the earliest opportunity.

• Oversee the development and training of personnel, ensuring competency.

• Support the transfer of knowledge and skill development among team members, including maintaining training records and logs.

• Ensure effective communication and coordination with maintenance teams, engineering departments, and management.

• Ensure daily shop status is updated in a timely fashion to support the reporting to customer and company

RECRUITMENT SPECIFICATION

Essential

·      Have extensive proven post qualification practical maintenance experience within operational flying aircraft environment supported by formal recorded workplace applied related training OR extensive proven experience on same aircraft type

·      Have substantial proven experience in a relevant management role.

·      Must have experience working knowledge of EASA/M&CA Part 145

·       High level of interpersonal skill to co-ordinate several activities and the ability to communicate, influence and direct decision-making.

·       Relevant type training and equipment specific training.

·       Proven bay maintenance experience working with one of the three areas; Role Equipment, Ejection Seat and Survival Equipment.

·       The successful candidate, Saudi or Expatriate must obtain Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) membership at the appropriate level, prior to starting the new role or commencing employment in KSA, SCE membership must be maintained throughout their employment in this role.

Desirable

·       Broad Aerospace and defence company / industry knowledge.

·       An understanding of BAESSA engineering operating procedures.

·       An understanding of ESS or similar electronic based reporting system.

RECRUITMENT

·       The post holder will have the following background:

·       Ex-military with extensive proven experience serving on an operational military flying unit.

·       Thorough working knowledge of the component maintenance activities associated with a Third or Fourth Generation military fast jet aircraft in both a flight line and workshop environment.

·       Experience of working in the aviation industry in a Gulf Coast Country preferred.

·       The ability to act upon their own initiative within the scope of their job.

·       A conscientious approach to work and meticulous attention to detail.

·       A track record of meeting strict deadlines without compromising standards and quality.

EXPATRIATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

In return for the required high levels of commitment and hard work you will receive a competitive salary, rent free accommodation and access to free recreation facilities, all available within Company secured accommodation. In addition, a generous leave and travel allowance makes this an opportunity not to be missed. 

On successfully securing a role your appointment to Saudi Arabia will initially be on single status. On commencement of employment in Saudi Arabia you will have the opportunity to apply to have your family join you in the future. A full health care scheme is provided within Saudi Arabia.

SAUDI NATIONAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

In return for the required high levels of commitment and hard work you will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, including a generous leave and travel allowance, a full health care scheme and access to subsidised recreational facilities

BAE Systems

At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of 89,600 people in more than 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure. 

All appointments in Saudi Arabia are subject to receipt of all necessary Government and/or Customer approvals.