Lead Quality and Airworthiness Engineer
Role Introduction
Reports to: Engineering Quality and Airworthiness Manager
This role is part of our Engineering Department who are focused on reassurance, keeping our people and our customer’s safe, ensuring that in every aspect of our operation. we have industry leading performance and that our various fleet programmes are delivering to plan, budget and specification.
In this role, you are responsible for Engineering activities related to airworthiness, safety, compliance of all aircraft types operated by Cathay Pacific Airways and its customer airlines. Also, you are responsible for overseeing and governing the compliance regulatory and airworthiness requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Effectively liaising with authorities on related quality, safety and compliance matters
- Effectively conducting audits for Engineering, Line Stations, third party contractors specialized audits such as IATA Fuel Quality Pool (IFQP), De-icing as required
- Providing QA support for local and overseas heavy maintenance inputs, perform aircraft hangar / ramp surveillance as required
- Leading and conducting investigation on all Engineering accountable Safety occurrences and performing Safety Data Analysis for Safety Management System Program
- Overseas travel as required by job duty - Acquiring and maintaining the required approvals and privileges responsible by the Engineering organisation
- Effectively supporting the renewal of Aircraft Certificates of Airworthiness
- Effectively maintaining systems of quality assurance, audit and surveillance to ensure aircrafts and equipment, wherever situated, are maintained in accordance with the approved standards
- Providing out of hours support for the operation (applicable to appointed individual as duty QA engineer which is a safety sensitive role)
Requirements
- Engineering degree or Aircraft Maintenance Licence (or equivalent)
- Typically,8 years of relevant experience Proven experience in supervising and managing projects and cross functional teams
- Detailed aircraft knowledge and approval holder on majority of Cathay Pacific and its customers airline
- Excellent in communication, influencing and negotiation skills with service providers and customers
- Excellent analytical mind and problem solving skills to drive for excellence and quality performance
- Adaptable and responsive to change
- Demonstrate ability to drive change and improvement
- Highly motivated and committed to drive for continuous improvement
Benefits
Personal & Application Information
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