Purpose

• To implement efficient staff utilization that meets safe aircraft maintenance and operational requirements.  

Responsibilities

• Controlling daily allocation of Engineers and Technicians to ensure optimum utilization of manpower.
• Managing manpower deviations caused by schedule interruptions.
• Coordinate with Technical Planning and production areas to ensure manpower requirements are met to support the network and maintenance requirements.
• Monitor and manage leave, sick-offs, trainings, and No-shows.
• Record statistics and monitor overtime levels
• Coordinate with production areas for all maintenance operations and training requirements.
• Recommend amendments of procedures and practices to improve performance in a cost-effective manner.
• Ensure Maintenance operation activities and communication regarding resources scheduling is coordinated via the maintenance control.
• Minimize schedule disruptions due to absenteeism and/or late reporting.
• Embrace and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working environment in compliance with company procedures, regulatory authorities and requirements of customer airlines.

Skills

• Good negotiation skills.
• Assertive and a good communicator
• Creativity and lateral thinking
• Agile
• Strong analytical ability, diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• University graduate or Diploma in relevant field.
• Five (5) years’ experience in airline –operational areas
• Experience in the fields related to Resource Management and Scheduling is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of KCAA/EASA Rules and Regulations
• Knowledge in Systematic documentation of project reports/systems and processes
• IT Proficiency- Database MS-Access, Spreadsheet MS-Excel, Word Processing MS-Word, Computer Graphics MS-PowerPoint, Project Management MS-Projects.