AGE Mechanical Supervisor

Role Overview

Core Activities

• Supervise detailed maintenance and inspection of mechanical AGE components in accordance with approved technical information.
• Complete or oversee removals, inspections, repairs, modifications, fault rectifications, replacements, and functional or system tests.
• Maintain personal and team task authorizations and ensure staff are competent and approved for allocated tasks.
• Carry out AGE bay support tasks for MOE and regulatory compliance, including tooling and test-equipment control.
• Evaluate faults, raise ad hoc work cards, maintain log books, and report progress against delivery targets.
• Provide guidance, leadership, formal assessment, and on-the-job development to team members.
• Supervise maintenance activities and technical instructions related to mechanical aircraft ground equipment.

Key Accountabilities

• Set delivery targets, monitor progress, prioritize activities, and develop performance improvement programs.
• Assess escalated issues for impact on continuing airworthiness and generate resolutions or sponsor escalation.
• Comply with applicable regulatory, company, procedural, standards, and contractual requirements.
• Promote human factors, error management, risk management, safety assurance, and proactive hazard management.
• Ensure Part 145 activities are documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant systems.
• Ensure activities are performed by suitably qualified, experienced, and authorized personnel.
• Support governance, assurance audits, responses to audit findings, and implementation of corrective improvements.
• Apply continuing-airworthiness requirements and support regulatory changes, ITAR, EaPW, and ISO compliance.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working at supervisor level before undertaking the role.
• Completion of an engineering apprenticeship, ideally in aeronautical engineering, or a military-equivalent qualification.
• Minimum City & Guilds 2675 or 2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance, or an equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated leadership competence, broad and current technical experience, and practical aviation safety expertise.
• Knowledge of Expositions, Functionally Mandated Procedures, management training, and required leadership training.
• Human Factors, E&PW, ITAR, Fire Training Awareness, and On-the-Job Training Instructional Techniques training.
• A UK driving licence is required because driving in-country to the place of work will be necessary.