B1 Shift Lead LTN

An opportunity for a B1 Shift Lead at Luton Airport has arisen.

Job Title: B1 Shift Lead
Location: Luton Airport, UK.
Salary: Upon Application

Job Description

Team Leadership

• Maintain awareness of company Health & Safety policy and to ensure that staff under their control practice approved methods to minimise risk to personnel or equipment.
• Also, to encourage a safety culture among shift members and advise the Station Manager of any potential hazards identified or improvements that could be made.
• To promote a safety conscious culture.
• Effective Management, development, and motivation of the team.
• To encourage a strong work ethic and encourage staff interaction across shift personal.
• To establish and encourage communications and good working relations across all reporting areas and interfacing departments.
• To manage and maintain a safe and efficient line maintenance operation.
• Aid in maintaining an efficient and effective shift to aid the continued airworthiness of Customer Aircraft.
• Ensure shift levels and skills are sufficient to achieve planned workload in line with Production Planning Process and bring discrepancies to the attention of Engineering Management.
• To review daily the Customer work requests, ensure spares have been identified/received and placed on Pre-load.
• To aid Customer Airline achieving its on-time performance targets.
• To ensure all responsible staff are aware of their responsibilities and updates to relevant procedures.

Regulatory and Budgetary Requirements

• To aid in ensuring all relevant Station, EASA and CAA regulations are met.
• To ensure relevant procedures are followed, maintained and reviewed ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• To ensure all relevant directions, procedures and directives are followed and correctly read and recorded.
• Ensure all cost savings or potential overspends are brought to the attention of the Station Manager
• To ensure all overtime requirements are brought to the attention of the Station Manager preferably in advance for approval.

Line Maintenance

• To ensure all relevant staff on their shift are aware of all H & S obligations and responsibilities.
• Ensure staffing levels and skills are sufficient to fulfil shift requirements
• To ensure a good relationship is established and maintained between all line stations and interfacing departments
• To aid the Customer Airlines on-time performance record
• To ensure all responsible staff are regularly briefed and aware of their responsibilities and updates.
• To ensure the line station is maintained in a clean, safe and efficient manner

Communication

• At the beginning of each shift, be conversant with any ongoing problems, and maintain an accurate shift Log throughout the duty period, and fully brief the oncoming shift of events.
• To ensure good communication is established and maintained across their shift and interfacing departments.
• To attend meetings as required between shift supervisors, Operational Maintenance Manager and interfacing departments.

Ad Hoc

• To carry out tasks as detailed by the Station Manager
• Ensure vehicle and ground equipment checks are completed and certified to comply with CAP 642 requirements.
• Deputise for the Station Manager in his absence