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Job
Title:          Maintenance
Engineer

Organisation: Uganda
Airlines

Duty Station: Entebbe
International Airport, Uganda

About US:

Uganda Airlines is
the National Carrier of the Republic of Uganda based at Entebbe International
Airport. It is headquartered in Entebbe, Wakiso District, Uganda, and operates
from its hub in Entebbe International Airport. 

Job Summary:    The Maintenance Engineer will do daily work
on the aircraft and ensure that the aircraft is available and departs on time,
all defects are rectified and troubleshooting is done on time. He/she will also
be responsible for ensuring that all scheduled checks are completed on time

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The Maintenance Engineer will be involved in the day to day work on
  the aircraft. He shall be the initial point of contact whenever
  maintenance is to be done. The line maintenance engineer shall report to
  the maintenance manager and shall work hand in hand with the approved
  maintenance organisation. In addition, he/she shall also:
• Carry out maintenance tasks (scheduled and unscheduled) in the
  hangar and on line as per approved maintenance program (i.e. inspections,
  repairs, defect rectifications, alterations and modifications,
  replacements, functional tests) to assure continued airworthiness,
  mechanical and structural integrity of aircraft, engines, components,
  equipment and systems.
• Strict compliance to airworthiness regulations and applicable
  approved data/instructions for maintenance tasks carried out.
• Ensuring that all defects are rectified and aircraft/aircraft
  component certified on time prior to release to service.
• Ensuring that safety standards are adhered to before attempting any
  maintenance tasks to avoid injury of personnel and/or equipment damage.
• Review of cabin defects and rectifying them before releasing an
  aircraft for flight.
• Ensuring that all aircraft certificates/licenses and manuals are
  up-to-date and amended before use.
• Meeting and debriefing the pilots on every aircraft arrival and
  carrying out appropriate tasks as outlined in the Approved Maintenance
  Program (prefight, transit, weekly, daily, etc) and performing all other
  duties that he/she may be assigned.
• Reporting and recording any abnormal conditions of wear, damage etc.
  on aircraft, part or component when identified.
• Ensuring that all defective components/ parts removed from the
  aircraft have appropriately filled and signed documentation before handing
  them over to the stores.
• Performing Pre-flight Inspections and aircraft technical dispatch
  services
• Supervising all tasks assigned to and carried out by aircraft
  technicians including but not limited to aircraft fueling/defueling,
  aircraft external cleaning, tool and equipment handling, etc
• Responsible for toolbox and tools management and control during and
  after maintenance
• Accomplishment of any work assigned to him by his/her superior

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the Uganda Airlines Maintenance Engineer job
  placement must hold a current Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License
  Airframes, Engines (Gas turbine engines) or Avionics (Electrical,
  Instruments, Autopilots, Radios).
• At least two years in the capacity of returning aircraft to service;
  and
• Equivalent experience of five years in an aviation line maintenance
  setting.
• A type rating on Uganda Airlines Fleet or CRJ aircraft will be an
  added advantage.
• Customer focused and hospitable.
• Integrity.
• Team player.
• Proactive/results orientated.
• Warm, friendly, pleasant & presentable.
• Good communication and intrapersonal skills.
• Resilient.
• Self-motivated.

How to Apply:

Application letters,
complete with Curriculum Vitae giving two (2) referees, and copies of academic
and professional certificates with one passport size photograph (one full size
photograph for Cabin Crew applicants) should be submitted online, Click
Here or by post quoting the Job Reference number accordingly.

Applications should
be addressed to:

The Manager – Human
Resources.

Uganda National
Airlines Company Ltd.

P.O. Box 431,
Entebbe, Uganda.

Deadline: 8^th June 2019

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