Cabin Appearance Supervisor

Job Purpose

Carries out and supervises Cabin Appearance Base-level maintenance tasks on Air Arabia and Third party aircrafts within the corresponding License Category, ensuring the required work is performed, certified and recorded accurately and timely in accordance with Air Arabia and regulatory requirements.

Key Result Responsibilities

Operational Excellence
• Constantly verifies and ensures compatibility and readiness of cabin appearance furnishings as per approved standards and quantity to be used as and when needed.
• Reviews assigned task cards with the Base or Lead Engineer – Line Maintenance to gain full understanding of work, priorities, documentation requirements and cautions, prior to starting work.
• Prepares and performs scheduled cabin appearance maintenance according to assigned task cards, ensuring feasibility and cost effectiveness; ensures that the required documentation, parts, tools and GSE are obtained and used per issued instructions (wherever applicable).
• Carries out component (cabin appearance) test and inspection tasks to the standard necessary to fully identify and record any defects or damage in accordance with approved maintenance procedures.
• Performs defect rectification in accordance with Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and instructions provided by Engineering Department.
• Signs off maintenance tasks performed or supervised within the scope of own authorisation, verifying that the task card and associated documents have been completed to the required standard following completion of all maintenance.
• Manages communications with other Engineers and Technicians related to the assigned tasks, ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of work.

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Safety
• Manages the safety of assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring all published mandatory precautions are taken prior to commencing work and during task execution.
• Takes positive steps to protect self and other persons in the area of the maintenance activity from any possible injury, including the use of proper GSE and protective equipment.
• Manages human factors aspects of maintenance, ensuring that the continuity of critical maintenance tasks is protected, by avoidance of task interruption and the proper use of handover procedures.
Reputation and Teamwork
• Internal Customer Service provides positive and proactive support to other operational teams in MAC, provides helpful professional advice, suggestions and solutions.
• Leadership provides sound supervision and guidance of Technicians assigned to support own tasks. Ensures they are adequately briefed to perform the non-certifying maintenance tasks.
• Representing Air Arabia presents a positive and competent image of technical professionalism to MAC Flight Crews, other companies’ personnel and MAC customers.
Cost Awareness
• Maintains positive awareness to the cost of aircraft maintenance including use of time and materials. Minimises unnecessary waste of consumable material and part repair cost by avoiding unnecessary damage and repeat work during maintenance.

Qualifications (Academic, training, languages)

• Diploma or technical qualification in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering or related field.
• Relevant cabin maintenance training.
• Holds at least a CAT “A” license or able to attain one within 3 months of employment (preferred).
• Note must commit to ensure any limitations removed from license within 9 months of induction.
• Ability to obtain an unrestricted MOR corresponding Category License.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English to a very good standard for technical communications.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office)
• Ability to obtain Moroccan Driver’s License.

Work Experience

External applicants
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in aircraft cabin/interior maintenance.
• Experience supervising technical teams is preferred.
• Moroccan nationality is a must

Internal Applicants
• Minimum 2 years as a qualified Aircraft Technician following initial training.
• Good performance record.
• Moroccan nationality is a must.