Mechanical Senior Supervisor - Typhoon Aircraft Maintenance

About the role

The Mechanical Senior Supervisor is an experienced, skilled mechanical technician and supervisor who carries out detailed maintenance on the Typhoon aircraft or its components. The post holder must understand the approved technical data set well enough to supervise others performing maintenance in line with the organisation's regulatory framework.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze and diagnose faults in aircraft systems, equipment and assemblies, follow diagnostic procedures and work in a team.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members in a diverse, dynamic operational environment.
• Carry out detailed maintenance, inspection and supervision on the Typhoon and its components, including ground handling, flight servicing, role changes, removals, repairs, modifications, fault rectification and testing.
• Ensure work is completed according to the work package using approved technical information, and resolve faults and configuration management issues.
• Maintain personal task authorizations, keep maintenance scheduled and escalate issues; raise ad hoc work cards for found faults.
• Supervise the team, develop members through formal assessments such as PDRs and sponsor training requests including on-the-job training.
• Support compliance with the MOE and Functionally Mandated Procedures, oversee tooling and test equipment, and report impacts to the wider program.
• Keep a personal log book showing currency and recency, and sign others' log books where appropriate.

Required profile

• Engineering apprenticeship, ideally aeronautical engineering or military equivalent; minimum City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance or equivalent.
• Aircraft platform training (on aircraft required).
• Minimum of 2 years at technician level before a supervisor role.
• Broad product knowledge, awareness of team integration and continuous improvement.
• Experience applying aviation safety standards and safe operating practices.
• Compliance with risk assessments, SHE policies and procedures.

Required skills

• Expositions and Functionally Mandated Procedures management training.
• PDR training or experience.
• Typhoon Composite Flight Servicing, Typhoon Mechanical Trade 'Q' course, Leadership-Foundation, Human Factors-standard, E&PW Awareness-standard, ITAR Awareness-standard courses.
• Ability to scope and carry out independent, vital inspections.