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The Station Manager is responsible for the general operations, service delivery and our employees working at the Station. Ensuring operations on the ground run efficiently, meet targets for our clients and do so within a robust regulatory framework. All duties will be undertaken with Heston MRO strategic approach in mind and alongside key performance indicators (KPI’S). This role is a full time and permanent role on an annual salaried basis. Broadly speaking the role is a Monday- Friday office hour type role, however flexibility to work weekends will at times be required, with time offset accordingly.
Job Responsibility:
Service delivery for Brisbane and Coolangatta Stations and personnel
Manpower Planning (AMEs & LAMEs) to ensure client aircraft type coverage and availability for incoming/outgoing flights
Client contractual aircraft requirements and CASA Regulation
Manage and analyse trends in aircraft defects and turnaround time for rectification
Working and communicating to our clients regarding “on the ground issues”
reporting and keeping head office informed
Providing support and training through toolbox talks to ensure engineers are up to date with process, regulation/internal procedures and safe work priorities
Active participation in interviews for new positions within the Station
Conflict management and ensuring morale within the team is high
Requirements:
Australian Citizenship, permanent residency or a valid work visa
ASIC and ADA eligibility
Excellent English communication skills
A valid state driving licence
At least 3 years of management experience ideally in a similar sector
Experience in Aircraft Engineering, preferably in an MRO environment
Strong quality and safety record
Experience in rostering, scheduling and planning
Nice to have:
Tertiary qualifications in Management and/or Aviation
Experience with any of the following software systems – Envision, SERA, Zambion or IFS
Budget development and/or analysis (manpower, tooling, expenses, activities)
Looking at expenditure vs income monitoring
Waste minimization strategies and continuous improvement
Lean methodology or similar
Scheduling, planning or other project management skills
Quality systems, internal auditing or external audit management / hosting
Establishing KPIs for teams and managing for motivation