Mechanic in Wheels and Brakes Workshop

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job purpose

Mechanic will assist aircraft technicians / licensed aircraft engineers with the maintenance of EK and third party aircraft compliant to GCAA regulations.

In this role you will:

• Assist senior staff in activities such as aircraft fuel handling, wheels & brakes servicing, nitrogen recharging, engine servicing etc. as required, in order to provide essential support for the department operational activities.
• Carry out basic support servicing and/or component replacements of EK and third party aircraft as instructed and supervised by the licensed engineers.
• Inspect all equipment before use to ensure that they are fully operational and inform supervisor on duty of any faults to the workshop for the faults to be repaired.
• Ensure tools, equipment and systems (including Ultramain) are well maintained in the relevant workplace.
• Maintain and ensure the safety of self and others by taking safety precautions at all times, continuously monitoring the working area and taking corrective action to keep it clean and obstruction free to avoid any accidents.
• Work in cleaning aircraft/engine parts in accordance with approved manual specifications.
• Assist during push back operation to ensure that the push back procedure is carried out efficiently and safely.
• Assist the senior mechanic/aircraft engineer for snag rectification and component change, using special tools in order to make the aircraft fully operational to avoid delayed departures.

Qualification

Qualifications & experience:

Knowledge/skills:

• Vocational/national/higher national diploma (12+2 or equivalent) or apprenticeship in mechanical, electronic, avionics or aeronautical engineering or equivalent training with a reputable airline or an approved maintenance organization.
• Ability to understand and handle hazardous chemicals and substances.
• Ability to understand/read analogue and digital measuring devices related to pressure, temperature and flow.
• Must be able to hold a valid airport driving permit if required.
• Adequate knowledge in aircraft maintenance practices.
• Full awareness of safety procedures.
• Should have a sound knowledge of routine servicing ground equipment and should be able to identify unserviceability and record these to ensure immediate rectification.

Total cabin maintenance:

• Knowledge of paint restoration/artistic painting is desirable.

• Working at height: Yes
• Exposure to hazardous energy systems: Yes
• Heavy lifting: Yes
• Working in areas with motorised mobile equipment: Yes
• Work in confined spaces: Yes
• Contact with contaminated materials (humans/animals/chemicals): Yes
• Contact with dangerous goods: Yes
• Work in an extremely noisy environment: Yes
• Work in heat: Yes
• Working with pressurised substances: Yes
• Exposure to fixed protruding sharp objects: Yes
• Exposure to contact with moving/falling objects: Yes
• Airport driving permit: Yes
• Driving vibrating equipment: N/A

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it's like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city.

About the Company

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