Senior Aeronautical Technician

**Job Purpose**:
The Aviation Technician will perform maintenance inclusive of servicing, self-inspecting, repairs, overhaul, testing, basic trouble shooting and modifications to aircraft engines, airframes and components in accordance with task cards, check sheets and work instructions, complying with SAAT Manufacturers and regulatory authority requirements to SAA and customer aircraft.

**Principal Accountabilities**:
Perform servicing, inspections, repairs, overhauls, maintenance, testing, trouble shooting and modifications to aircraft components on time in accordance with regulatory authority requirements.

Operate support and specialized test equipment and ensure correct and serviceable tooling is obtained and utilized to perform overall/maintenance of components as per approved documentation.

Inspect conditions of parts/components as per applicable regulatory authority requirements and institute corrective actions when required.

Plan and process parts

Perform all reasonable tasks requested by Senior Licence Technician/Production Leader and comply with work instructions manual.

Feedback to Senior Licence Technician/Production Leader on technical discrepancies and daily progress activities to ensure that productivity and safety standards are met.

Optimize and improve utilization of equipment

Complete and stamp all relevant documentation pertaining to each task and in accordance with company policy and regulatory requirements.

Provide technical assistance in other areas

Attend meetings/training/workshops as requested i.e. production meetings, safety, green area meetings etc.

Prepare the work area as per manufacturers requirements and policies and procedures to ensure safe working environment.

Return all tooling equipment to stores and clean work area on completion of task

Issue and return of tooling/test benches in AMOS

Moving of serviceable spares to main stores after workshop finalization

Creation of repair documentation after components received in the work area

Filling of repair documentation and work pack in the archives after components were released into service and retrieve work pack

Order their own spares, collect them from main stores and create GT/3 spares list for their components allocated to them

Clean and prepare their components for processing

Moving spares to repair cycle or between workshops

**Qualifications & Experience**:
Grade 12 or equivalent

Completed an Aviation Apprenticeship in Electrcial, Radio or Instrument trades and passed Trade Test (Trade applicable to position above)

Any hangar or a workshop environment experience is advantageous

Current Valid AMEL - Advantageous

Certifications - Advantageous to hold part or full shop certification (workshop environment)

Must be PC literate (AMOS and management reports)

Drivers Licence Code B

**Knowledge and Skills**:
Comprehensive knowledge of Regulatory requirements. SACAA, EASA, UKCAA and FAA

Sound knowledge of AMOS and Impact, Excel MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Have interpersonal Skills

Ordinary communication skills both written and verbal

Self-motivated and motivate others

Be a team player

**Attributes**:
Demonstrate the SAA values: Customer Focus; Accountability; Integrity; Safety; Excellence In Performance; Valuing Our People

Attention to details

Pride in own workmanship

Be prepared to work extended hours

Analytical Thinking

Conceptual Thinking

Information Seeking

Achievement Orientation

Initiative

Organisational Awareness

Impact and Influence

Teamwork and Cooperation

Customer Service Orientation

Integrity

**Additional Information**:
The onus is on the applicant to prove that he/she meets the minimum requirements on the closing date of the advertisement.

It is therefore essential to ensure that your CV is detailed enough, in other words, makes reference to qualifications, knowledge, skills, experience (inclusive of duties, tenure, designation etc.) and attributes.