ASL Aviation Holdings is a global aviation services holding company with a fleet of more than 160 aircraft, focused on cargo and passenger airline operations, aircraft leasing and maintenance. Headquartered in Dublin Ireland, the Group includes five wholly owned airlines; ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France, ASL Airlines United Kingdom and most recently, ASL Airlines Australia. The Group also includes associate and joint venture airlines FlySafair in South Africa, K-Mile Asia in Thailand & QuikJet in India.

ASL also owns its own EASA Part 145 aircraft maintenance organization, ASL Maintenance. With a workforce of over 300 people, ASL Maintenance performs base and line maintenance on the group's 150 aircraft (B747s as well as B737 NGs and Classics) in our hangars at Brussels, Liege as well as line facilities in Paris CDG airport.

ASL’s airlines operate cargo networks for the world’s leading express parcel integrators and online retailers. Our group, joint-venture and associate airlines also operate scheduled and charter cargo and passenger services under ASL’s own airline brands and on behalf of airline ACMI customers and postal services. Globally, ASL has a team of 3,000 people of 51 different nationalities. The Group’s vision is to be the aviation service provider of choice through excellence, experience, and expertise.

Mission:

You are responsible for the technical support and the operational reliability of the customers fleet at all times.

• Your main goal is to improve fleet reliability by treating defects asap and anticipating problems.
• You are responsible for the trouble shooting on the corrective actions and follow-up of all Deferred and Repetitive Defects and participate in communication and technical meetings with the customer.

Day to day work

• Participate in the end of nightshift hand over. Ensures a complete handover with the next nightshift through the supervisors and the hand-over log. Ensures correct follow up and filling of this log book.
• Take into account problems encountered during night (AOG, delay, defects, risks). Asks for troubleshooting results, verifies troubleshooting has been performed as per manufacturers manual and has been correctly recorded.
• Prepare the troubleshooting procedures when necessary. Orders part if needed. Plan, prepare, check correct recording by technicians and continuous trouble shooting in order to assure problem solving asap. Do not wait a part till ADD due date without checking the rest of the system.
• Ensure required tooling is ordered for specific projects, tasks and troubleshooting.
• Review all SRPs to detect repetitive defects.
• Analyse deferred defects (ADD and DMI), alerts, repetitive defects, checks parts effective orders and availability in order to determine appropriate actions to be performed on the aircraft. Communicates daily with logistics to ensure ADD and DMI related parts availability. Debrief of crew if needed.
• Assist to the Daily Meetings (DMM1, DMM2, DMM4). Debrief supervisors. Gives feedback to Supervisors and ASLM line & light maintenance manager about actions status.
• Coordinate with the Customer, ASLM Supervisors, Preparation officer and Line & Light Maintenance Manager in order to define priorities for works to be launched in production.
• Assist to AOG rescue with Supervisors if needed. When required, support group is hands on and proceeds himself to maintenance tasks such as troubleshooting or defect rectification…
• Transfer troubleshooting files to Engineering or OEM when complex problems occurs or when approved data is missing. Follow up Engineering and OEM for correct answer within the adequate timeframe. Make sure troubleshooting or repair is performed iaw Engineering or MOE data.

Long term improvement

• Participate to Delays & AOG meeting. Proposes preventive actions in order to improve the fleet reliability.
• Requiest TIL creation from Engineering when required.
• Provide feedback to the engineers for long troubleshooting, maintenance errors and to give recommendations for further troubleshooting and better maintenance actions.

Essential Educational and / or Training Qualifications & Certificates

• You have minimum an A3 degree, preferably an A2 degree.
• You hold a PART-66 B1 and /or B2 with B747 type qualification. To have a B737 license would represent an advantage.

Preferred Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum 10 years of proven MRO technical experience.
• Proven People management skills.
• Ability to communicate in French and English.
• Computer literate.

Behavioural Skills

• Able to work independently.
• You are a team player.
• You are rigorous and orderly.
• Trouble-shooting minded.
• Analytical mind and able to prioritise. Organised and detail oriented.
• You have a strong results orientation combined with a customer service mindset.
• You are stress-resistant person.
• You are ready to go the extra mile.

Working Conditions: Full-time contract, 3 shift-work (days and weekends, 24/7 operations).

Salary range: According to the experience and skills of the candidate - Competitive package with insurances, in line with the aviation industry.

Location: ASL Maintenance - the position is based in Liège, Belgium.