Parachute Fabrication Technician Supervisor

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. BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships. The Job Holder deputises for a senior company employee within the Typhoon Maintenance Organisation, responsible for the aspects of Parachute Fabrications Shop, 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. Providing effective delivery of all activities as specified in the shop component repair plan. Support Salam Project success against the Maintenance Support Service contracted Operational Readiness (OR) and Key Performance Measurements (KPM)

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 organization as a whole.

This includes highlighting potential 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.

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 Parachute Fabrications shop maintenance environment.

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

Recognising 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.

Ensuring that the necessary 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 to 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 Maintenance and SMU activities.

Maintain operational readiness of shop equipment in line with the 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.).

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 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 and meet the highest quality standards, including recording of maintenance carried out on the airworthiness tool consumables and POL.

Conduct oversight checks to ensure high standards of shop husbandry.

Ensure any forecasted planning, highlight any deficiencies or delivery/ FDD issues with consumables & PPE are escalated to the primary line manager or secondary manager at the earliest opportunity.

Hold 2nd Signature and able to disperse the required responsibilities.

Maintain competency currency for Martin Baker Parachute Fabrications pack authorisations.