Armaments Junior Supervisor

Job Description

The Armaments/Weapons Junior Supervisor is an
experienced and skilled armament technician undertaking a range of detailed
maintenance activities on the Typhoon aircraft and aircraft components. They
will be responsible for maintaining airworthiness
through appropriate task delegation and authorisation on an aircraft or
aircraft component. Responsible for meeting agreed delivery targets at a
tactical level. Demonstrates people management and leadership skills.
Demonstrates awareness of broader external dependencies and identifies areas
for continuous improvement.

The post holder requires an excellent
understanding of the approved data set and is competent to supervise personnel
carrying out maintenance instructions in accordance with the organisation’s
regulatory framework. Core Activity:

• Demonstrates a distinct ability to analyze and
  diagnose faults to equipment & assemblies, follow diagnostic procedures and
  work effectively within a team.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team
  members in a diverse and dynamic operational environment.
• Undertaking and completing tasked maintenance
  & diagnostic activities on the Typhoon aircraft or weapons
  systems/components which may include, as appropriate, aircraft ground handling,
  flight servicing, aircraft role changes, component removals, inspections,
  repairs, modifications, fault rectifications, replacements and/or
  functional/system test.
  
• Undertaking detailed
  maintenance, inspection and supervision activities on an aircraft or aircraft
  components.
• Assuring work carried out has been completed in accordance with the SOW / Work package using the relevant approved technical information.
• Resolving faults and maintenance issues, including an awareness of
  configuration management.
• Ensuring staff are sufficiently
  competent and approved for the maintenance tasks allocated to them.
• Maintain
  personal & teams task authorisation for working on an aircraft or
  components in accordance with AMC requirements.
• Undertake support tasks within the
  Aircraft or component maintenance facility which are required to maintain
  compliance with the MOE and AMC procedures (e.g. oversight checks, control of
  tooling / test equipment
• Provide guidance and leadership to the
  team.
• Develops team members using formal assessment processes, e.g. PDR’s,
  supports and sponsors training requests including ‘on the job training’.
• Demonstrates sound and comprehensive communication and people management skills
  in order to exchange complicated information
• Undertaking fault evaluation and raise ad hoc
  work cards and for ‘found faults’ during maintenance.
• Ability to scope and carry out independent and
  vital inspections.
• Supervising the team to ensure that maintenance is undertaken to
  schedule and highlight any issues, escalate as required.
• Report on any impact
  to the wider programme.
• Demonstrating a flexible and proactive
  attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes
  direction appropriately.
• Maintaining personal & teams task
  authorisation for working on the Typhoon or components in accordance with
  regulatory requirements.
• Ensuring that maintenance is undertaken to
  schedule and resolve any issues, escalate as required.
• Maintaining a personal Log Book to demonstrate
  currency and recency, on completion of On the Job training (OJT) activities,
  sign other personnel’s logbooks as appropriate within your trade and skills
  boundaries. If you are an approved designated assessor, undertake authorisation
  and task competency approvals, and check Pt 145 license application packs prior
  to submission.
• Ensuring all maintenance activities are
  appropriately documented and airworthiness records are maintained on relevant
  systems (IT/paper based). Compile required reporting, identify any issues and
  escalate as appropriate.
• Provide
  support and guidance, including allocation of tasks to appropriately authorised
  maintenance technicians.
• Compile appropriate reporting, identification of
  any issues, resolving and escalating as appropriate to ensure the maintenance
  servicing remains on schedule.

Requirements

Qualifications/Functional Knowledge:

• Completion of
  an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering or Military
  equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications Typically 3+ years’ experience
  including Typhoon type
  
• Academic
  qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 or
  2661 in Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  
• Typhoon Composite
  Flight Servicing
  
• Engineering- HNC
  or equivalent experience
  
• Leadership-
  Foundation
  
• Human Factors
  
• E&PW
  Awareness
  
• ITAR Awareness