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Maintenance Watch Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFull-time3 wk. ago

About the Company

Take your career to new heights with ASL Aviation Holdings, a global aviation group with over 150 aircraft and 4,000 people across 51 nationalities. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, ASL operates five wholly owned airlines across Europe and Australia, and joint ventures in South Africa, Thailand and India. Our airlines deliver cargo for the world's leading parcel integrators and online retailers and provide passenger and charter services worldwide. We also operate ASL Maintenance, a certified EASA Part 145 organisation keeping our fleet of B747s and B737s flying safely.

About the Role

ASL Airlines (Australia) is seeking an experienced Maintenance Watch Engineer within our Airworthiness department. This position is required to manage both technical and airworthiness aspects of our fleets to optimise OTP.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor the line maintenance technical status of aircraft in the ASL Airlines Australia fleet
  • Liaise with Flight Operations on the application of a Minimum Equipment List (MEL)/Configuration Deviation List (CDL)
  • Keep the Operations Area / management informed of status of Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events and delays as a result of Engineering disruptions
  • Communicate actions required to carry out rectifications of defects reported on in-service aircraft
  • Coordinate aircraft recovery from locations without Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) support
  • Prepare the application of Permissible Unserviceability (PUS) after hours, or as requested by the CAM
  • Monitor the rectification of defects on delayed or potentially delayed flights and ensure that estimated return to service time is realistic
  • Monitor the fleets' defects and investigate repeat defect alerts and action as required
  • Liaise with CAMO Planning, the respective AMO and Material/Logistics to schedule (or reschedule) defect rectification as necessary, and control disruptions to planned maintenance outside respective business hours
  • Pro-actively interact with Planning to make recommendations for escalations/de-escalations of Approved Maintenance Program (AMP) tasks and create company tasks
  • Monitor and react to trend monitoring of the fleets' performance and exceedances

Essential Requirements

  • Experience as Senior LAME with minimum 5 years in a Line/Base environment
  • Previous Maintenance Watch experience an advantage
  • Hold a CASA Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence rated on Bae146 or 737NG aircraft (or similar in the B1/B2 category)
  • Strategic thinker with proven problem-solving skills within high pressure environments
  • Excellent verbal and communicating skills
  • Ability to communicate on all levels of the business
  • Proficiency or use with AMOS or Oases platforms
  • Comprehensive understanding of current Part 42 requirements
  • Ability to work without supervision and with a high-performance team
  • Demonstrate commitment to safety, quality and process compliance

Benefits

  • Internal opportunities available within the ASL Group
  • Onsite training, development, mentoring and career growth with the ability to relocate
  • ID90 and access to exclusive discounts on travel/accommodation with our commercial partnerships
  • Employee assistance program (EAP) available to all employees
  • Commitment to a positive and inclusive work environment, and engagement in DEI initiatives
  • Opportunity to be part of a highly skilled and dedicated team in a fast growing and rapidly expanding company

How to Apply

If you would like to add value, make an impact and develop your skills, ASL is the company for you! All ASL Airlines Australia employees are led with the ASL core values top of mind: Safety, People, Reliability, Quality, Profitability and Innovation.