Engineer Team-Leader B747

To maintain and take good care of the customers’ fleet in accordance with the highest standards, and with focus on safety, reliability and on-time performance.

The Engineer Team Leader supervises aircraft maintenance engineers and mechanics and ensures all technical work meets aviation safety standards and regulatory compliance. They coordinate engineering activities, review maintenance procedures, and provide technical guidance to resolve complex aircraft defects and troubleshooting challenges. The role involves managing workload distribution, monitoring project timelines, and ensuring quality control throughout engineering processes.

Maintenance Operations

• At the start of the shift, receive daily objectives and priorities from the Maintenance Duty Manager. Analyse the work to be done and allocates it as effectively as possible according to the skills available.
• Be hierarchically responsible for the people reporting to him/her during duties. Manage his/her team and ensure that discipline is maintained and addressed when needed.
• Communicate and mobilise the team during 5-15-minute team meetings (work cards, priorities, training, procedures, important messages, etc.).
• Lead and coordinate the daily activities of the assigned maintenance team.
• Allocate tasks according to operational priorities, competencies, authorisations and workload.
• Be responsible for ensuring that daily site tasks are completed on time: he/she reports to the Duty Manager any difficulties encountered in carrying out tasks and justifies any discrepancies between the time allocated and the time actually spent.
• Work on the aircraft himself when his team is working productively.
• Ensure that reports are drawn up in accordance with the procedures in force.
• Ensure maintenance activities are performed safely, efficiently and in accordance with approved maintenance data.
• Monitor progress, identify constraints and escalate issues that may impact aircraft availability, quality or delivery.
• Ensure effective shift handovers and communication of outstanding maintenance activities.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues within the team's scope of responsibility.

Safety, Compliance & Airworthiness

• Ensure team members comply with EASA Part-145 requirements, company procedures and applicable maintenance standards.
• Ensure personnel work within their qualifications, licences, authorisations and competency levels.
• Verify that maintenance documentation and technical records are correctly completed.
• Promote a strong safety and reporting culture within the team.
• Identify and escalate safety, quality and compliance risks.
• Support audits, investigations and the implementation of corrective actions.

Team Leadership & People Development

• Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance and support to team members.
• Act as a role model for professional conduct, safety awareness and company values.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, discipline and mutual respect.
• Monitor individual and team performance and provide regular feedback.
• Identify training, competency and development needs and communicate them to the appropriate management.
• Support the onboarding and integration of new employees.
• Encourage knowledge sharing, mentoring and development of less experienced engineers.

Planning & Resource Coordination

• Coordinate manpower and task allocation according to maintenance requirements and operational priorities.
• Ensure the team has the necessary tooling, equipment, documentation and materials to perform assigned work.
• Liaise with Planning, Materials, Engineering, Compliance, Safety and other relevant functions to resolve operational constraints.
• Anticipate resource requirements and escalate potential shortages or capacity issues.
• Support effective management of overtime and external resources where applicable.

Technical & Operational Escalation

• Act as the first level of escalation for technical and operational issues within the team.
• Support the resolution of complex maintenance problems and coordinate technical assistance when required.
• Escalate significant defects, safety concerns, delays or compliance issues to the appropriate management.
• Ensure recurring or significant issues are properly reported and followed up.
• Support effective communication with Engineering/Technical Services and other stakeholders.

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor team performance, productivity, quality and compliance.
• Contribute to maintenance KPIs and performance reporting.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, team organisation and resource utilisation.
• Promote standardisation and best practices across maintenance teams.
• Participate in improvement initiatives and support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.

Internal compliance

• Comply with all relevant divisional and local company related policies, procedures and legal requirements.

Customer Experience

• At anytime and anywhere, perform the activities and display the behaviors that are designed to deliver a distinctive Customer Experience.

Corporate Responsibility / Health & Safety

• Comply with local, national legislation, Health & Safety and Environment regulations in order to maintain a safe working environment for self and all the depot employees.
• Comply with the company's corporate social responsibility, health, safety and environmental standards and responsibilities as identified within ASL management systems.
• Participate in the corporate initiatives.
• Respect the H&S procedures & instructions.
• Act & work safely.
• Maintain a clean office with due regard to Health & Safety matters like ergonomy.
• Make use of the PPE (personal protective equipment) provided by the company.
• Report possible risks to the hierarchy.