Area Head of Maintenance at Mission Aviation Fellowship

ROLE SUMMARY

• To provide oversight and management for MAF Kenya Maintenance Control including management and oversight of technical records and the Technical Records Officer. To provide Maintenance Control support to MAF Tanzania, MAF South Sudan and MAF Chad. 

RESPONSIBILITIES
To ensure the airworthiness and serviceability of all aircraft listed on MAF Kenya, MAF Tanzania and MAF Chad s's Air Operator's Certificates by:

• Ensuring all required maintenance (scheduled and unscheduled), all Airworthiness Directives, mandatory and cost effective modifications are accomplished in a timely manner and to an approved standard;
• Ensuring that all defect rectification is performed, taking into account the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and in accordance with approved methods;
• Ensuring that a Certificate of Release to Service is issued after inspection, maintenance or defect rectification;
• Ensuring that the hours, landings and cycles information of each aircraft are updated in the MAF approved maintenance scheduling software.

To ensure that the required aircraft and programme documentation is current and complete by:

• Establishing and maintaining an Aircraft Maintenance Programme (AMP) for each aircraft type in accordance with the latest revision of the recommended maintenance schedules and airworthiness limitations issued by the Type Certificate Holder;
• Managing the effective performance of the technical records department including line management of the Technical Records Officer;
• Ensuring that the MEL for each aircraft is current and reflects the latest revision of the Master MEL;
• Ensuring that a full library of documentation required for the maintenance of the aircraft is held in current amendment state;
• Establishing and maintaining an Aircraft Technical Log system;
• Ensuring that the Maintenance Control Manual is always kept current in relation to Airworthiness Authority requirements; 
• Ensuring correct certification and storage of aircraft maintenance logbooks.
• Ensuring that the Certificate of Airworthiness is kept current for each aircraft.

To actively participate in the Quality and Safety Management Systems by:

• Seeking opportunities for continual improvement;
• Co-operating with quality and safety audits as applicable;
• Utilizing the problem reporting system;
• Using safe working practices including the use of PPE.

To manage the effective and efficient use of resources by:

• Developing cost effective contracts with Approved Maintenance Organisations for the accomplishment of required maintenance activities and modifications and to arrange supervision of the contracted work;
• Providing a clear work order or contract to the maintenance organisation or ground services contractor;
• Maintaining optimum coordination between the maintenance service provider and the Flight Operations departments in Kenya, Chad, Tanzania and South Sudan
• Organising visits to Chad, Tanzania and South Sudan to liaise with Ops staff.
• Liaising with the Quality departments in Kenya, Chad, Tanzania and South Sudan to effect timely corrective actions in response to non-conformities;
• Cooperating with and giving necessary assistance to Quality Auditors;
• Recommending changes to documented processes and procedures;
• Participating in regular Safety Action Group and Quality meetings as required.

In additon to the HOM role, support the MAF Kenya AMO at agreed times to perform efficient and effective maintenance and repair of aircraft and associated systems by:

• Performing all work in accordance with applicable standards and practices
• Participating in team decisions and activities 
• Certifying work as required
• Completing all required documentation 
• Supervising both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance work in the hangar as required 
• Assigning tasks to the Technicians and Engineers as necessary 
• Provide mentoring and training to AMO staff by participating in the aircraft maintenance 

To participate in the spiritual life of MAF by:

• Attending corporate daily prayer meetings to hear about the work of MAF and to spend time in prayer and worship with other staff members
• Encouraging other team members to attend corporate prayer meetings
• Leading or participating in spiritual sessions of prayer and biblical reflection within the team
• Demonstrating commitment to the vision, mission, values and beliefs of MAF
• Actively working and living in accordance with the evangelical Christian beliefs of MAF
• Maintaining your own spiritual development and relationship with God e.g. through individual prayer and reflection days
• Other reasonable responsibilities as may be required by your line manager

ACCOUNTABILITY

• The Area Head of maintenance is responsible to the Accountable Manager (AM) of the Kenya AOC, and in part to the AM of the Tanzania and Chad AOC’s. Due to the nature of the setup of the operations, with the largest part of the aircraft fleet operating in South Sudan, close and immediate liaison with the MAF SSD Ops Manager in South Sudan is essential to be effective in this role.

RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS
Essential Desirable
Education and Qualifications:

• Secondary School Completion Certificate
• EASA or equivalent Maintenance Engineer 
• Licence with appropriate type ratings
• Aptitude in verbal, numerical, abstract and mechanical reasoning
• KCAA License in any category.

Job Related 
Experience:

• Three years experience maintaining fixed wing aircraft including at least one year certifying aircraft for release to service
• Experience in tracking and scheduling maintenance tasks

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to make decisions based on values driven framework, particularly when resolving conflicting priorities
• Ability to communicate clearly across both geographical and cultural boundaries
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Computer literate
• Demonstrated Christian maturity

Key Behaviours:
Key Behaviour group 
Team Leader

• Service Orientation (Core)
• Emotional Resourcefulness (Core)
• Living our Values (Core)
• Quality
• Thinking and Problem Analysis
• Decision Making and Initiative
• Resource Management
• Getting the Work Done
• Communication and Information Handling
• Learning
• Relationship 
• Management

Time required in job to reach effective performance:

• Induction period - 6 months
• Time to reach effectiveness - 1 year in position

RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
MAF Knowledge:

• Purpose, vision and organisational culture. Staff Handbook. Maintenance scheduling software. MAF policies, procedures and standards (e.g. Technical Standards Manual, Maintenance Control and Procedures Manuals, etc.). Organisational structure. Decision making processes.
• Programme Knowledge:
• Programme strategic plans. Local cultures and customs. History of MAF programmes. Names and personal details of team members