Rectification Controller

Role Overview

Maintenance and Team Responsibilities

• Maintain the ESS State Board and progress aircraft recovery estimates and forecasts accurately.
• Brief the Part M organisation on Typhoon fleet status and recovery actions, and brief authorised squadron pilots on aircraft limitations.
• Undertake aircraft and component maintenance and diagnostics, including handling, servicing, inspections, repairs, modifications, fault rectifications, replacements, and testing as applicable.
• Supervise teams to keep maintenance on schedule, escalate issues, and report programme impacts.
• Ensure staff are competent and approved for allocated tasks; maintain personal and team task authorisations.
• Maintain maintenance and airworthiness records, and support maintenance-facility tasks required for MOE compliance.
• Develop team members through formal assessment, guidance, and leadership; meet delivery targets through effective supervision.
• Evaluate faults, raise ad hoc work cards, and conduct independent and vital inspections.

Key Accountabilities

• Set delivery targets, monitor progress, prioritise work, and develop performance improvements across teams.
• Ensure regulatory procedures and standards are followed and identify proposed changes where needed.
• Ensure Part 145 work is documented and performed by suitably qualified, experienced, and authorised personnel.
• Promote Human Factors, error management, risk management, safety assurance, and proactive hazard mitigation.
• Support assurance audits, manage timely responses to findings, and implement and monitor corrective improvements.
• Apply continuing airworthiness requirements and support regulatory changes; ensure compliance with ITAR, E&PW, ISO, and contractual requirements.

Requirements

• Engineering apprenticeship, including City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 or equivalent, ideally aeronautical; alternatively, a recognized engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least two years working at supervisor level before undertaking the role.
• Five years of practical experience applying aviation safety standards and operating practices, plus two years as an operator in an aircraft maintenance component environment.
• A log book demonstrating breadth, currency, and recency of aircraft or bay skills, knowledge, and work authorities; six months of experience on type within the last two years.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Acceptable Means of Compliance; management training; and Typhoon Avionic or Mechanical Trade ‘Q’ Course or equivalent.
• On-the-job training instructional techniques; Human Factors, E&PW Awareness, and ITAR Awareness standard courses; IT literacy.