Part 145 Continuing Airworthiness Manager

This person is responsible for the management and supervision of continuing airworthiness activities at their Le Bourget Service Center.

Internal and External Customer Satisfaction:

• Is responsible for the application of the maintenance programs and relevant contractual conditions with the customer and Part 145 organizations to comply with the requirements of the competent authorities
• Ensures the relevance and the quality of information flows
• Is responsible for the customer satisfaction
• Develops close and trustful relationships with his internal / external customers (Authorities Organizations, Part 145, "Customers " or representatives of aircrafts owners)

Management & Production of airworthiness documentation:

• Defines the organization and the operating procedures necessary to comply with regulations
• Develops, validates and monitors Aircraft Maintenance Programs (AMP) with respect to the requirements of competent Authorities
• Validates and submits to the competent authorities updates to the Aircraft Maintenance Program
• Ensures that operational maintenance is carried out in accordance with the procedures in the Aircraft Maintenance Program
• Ensures that the AMP and their revisions are approved by the authorities and incorporated into the IT system
• Establishes the continuing airworthiness contracts with Customers
• Proposes, implements, measures and monitors optimization actions aligned with PA and P3E objectives

Engineering/Airworthiness Monitoring:

• Presents aircrafts for their airworthiness inspections and guarantees the airworthiness continuity
• Performs AD/SB analysis and plans their implementation if necessary
• Coordinates the various players involved in certification of aircraft (EASA to FAA or ANAC to EASA and vice versa) and is responsible in this respect for the Part M
• Ensures that the Compliance Monitoring & Safety System required by the regulation is in place in the maintenance organisations contracted to follow identified deviations
• Reports any incident to national authorities and to the manufacturer
• Ensures the good execution of projects ordered to the service centers
• Reviews and validates maintenance work packages and updates Airworthiness Management IT tools
• Accompanies and manages the fleet of aircraft under contract in their daily operations. In particular, operates in AOG coordinating resources necessary to the aircraft return to service
• If holder of an "I" privilege, he will intervene wherever necessary to perform Airworthiness Reviews and issue or renew

Airworthiness Review Certificate:

• Provides his expertise in new aircraft deliveries or aircraft pre-buy transactions, representing the seller or the buyer in providing airworthiness review.

Quality and Safety:

• Guarantees the respect of maintenance intervals, applicable rules, AD/SB, technical information, motor and components
• Ensures that procedures are properly described in the CAME (Continuing Airwothiness Management Exposition), and if necessary, prepares CAME amendments
• Monitors and is responsible for audits carried out by the competent authorities and customers
• Ensures that scheduled maintenance is supervised by a maintenance contract with organizations Part 145
• Establishes maintenance contracts with organizations Part 145
• Ensures the quality of services provided by organizations Part 145
• Involves in SMS approach
• Approves corrective action plans and ensures their implementation within the applicable deadlines

Knowledge of the Organisation:

• Has knowledge of customers' maintenance departments, of Part 145, of the groups Technical Support, of the Customer
• Support Executive (EEC and guarantees) and of the company's network of maintenance centers and some keys suppliers / subcontractors (internal, Part 21...)
• Has intimate knowledge of Owners' expectations

Management / Autonomy:

• Manages own activity as a function of priorities set by the Service Center General Manager while respecting regulatory requirements
• Strongly involved with the CAMO and maintenance services sales activity, he is supported in this respect by the Sales Manager
• Reports to the Service Centre General Manager
• Is the Nominated Post Holder responsible for the CAMO activity at the Service Center
• Is responsible for adapting the Commercial Policy of his activity to the evolution of the market, seeking new business opportunities and updating the offer and price list accordingly
• Makes a regular reporting of each transaction particularly AOG, to his customers and hierarchy
• Negotiates prices for maintenance services with Part 145 organizations
• Checks and validates invoices of Part 145 organizations and other subcontractors or suppliers (OEM)
• Ensure his team is competent to perform the required tasks - Ensures the training of his team

Education:

• Qualified Aeronautical Engineer or equivalent

Experience:

• Substantial experience in airworthiness monitoring (as Part M/G/I) and eligible to Form 4

Languages:

• English (Fluent)
• French (Fluent)
• Portuguese (Advanced - Desirable)

Technical Knowledge/Specialisation:

• Technical knowledge of aircraft supported
• MS Office tools
• Customer driven
• People management
• Knowledge of business aircraft products and services
• Budget management
• Compliance Monitoring & Safety in aircraft maintenance environment
• Lean philosophy / continuous improvement