Maintenance Engineer at Jambojet

Jambojet, a brand of Kenya Airways, is Kenya’s first low-cost airline. Operating from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Jambojet has set to revolutionize the way you travel by opening up the skies for all to fly for less. We aim to provide affordable air travel because flying really is for everyone. What’s more, Jambojet has a wide variety of value added services to ensure that you enjoy your flying experience in the manner that best suits you and your pocket. And because we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kenya Airways, you can be assured of top quality service and adherence to the highest international safety standards. Don’t just take our word for it. Book your ticket today and discover how you can spend less to see more with Jambojet. Now you can fly!

REPORTS TO:  MANAGER, LINE MAINTENANCE

ROLE PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Carry out and certify all inspection, repair, replacement and modification tasks on aircraft & aircraft systems and perform certification within his/her scope of approval in accordance with KCAA and company regulations at an optimized cost for the business whilst upholding high safety standards to maintain schedule integrity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.  Assess defects on aircraft, organize work stations, troubleshoot and rectify.


2. Assign duties to the support staff verifying their relevant competencies for task at hand to ensure efficiency


3. Ensure all tasks handovers are done at the end of shift


4. Carry out scheduled maintenance checks, Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives tasks and certify within the scope approval for safe and timely release of aircraft within planned downtime for continued airworthiness.


5. Carry out and certify maintenance on cabin utilities for utmost customer satisfaction and comfort


6. Identify and requisition of the required parts and tools


7. Carry out and certify duplicate inspections on safety critical systems of the aircraft and engines within the scope approval to ensure system integrity


8. Communicate at various levels, and to coordinate with other areas over technical issues, to ensure that all relevant parties are aware of the aircraft’s serviceability status.


9. Report incidents / accident occurrences as per company procedures


10. Ensure that maintenance tasks, defects and component changes are recorded accurately on both paper and IT systems & signed for in order to maintain correct & up to date aircraft history /data


11. Adhere to the company SHE policy, MPM, TPM, MCM, AMM and all relevant maintenance manuals


12. Co-ordinate aircraft towing to and from hangars by communicating with the tower


13. Care and safekeeping company tools and maintenance equipment


14. Apron control and operating the necessary aircraft systems for safe and timely movement of the aircraft


15. Carry out security checks as per engineering security document procedure.


16. Supervise technicians and develop technicians for improved competency/ efficiency

Person Specification

1. Degree or Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline


2. Dual LWTR A& P or B1 license with a KCAA endorsement


3. Dash 8-Q 400 Type rating


4. In-depth knowledge on aircraft systems


5. At least 5 years working experience as an aircraft maintenance engineer


6. Knowledge on Inspection and troubleshooting technique


7. Knowledgeable of KCAA regulations


8. Human factors knowledge

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