Quality Coordinator Maintenance at Kenya Airways

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kenya Airways, the leading African airline flying to more African destinations than any other carrier, takes pride in being at the forefront of connecting Africa to the world and the World to Africa through its hub Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Summary To ensure regulatory requirements are upheld and that constant maintenance quality standards and organization quality procedures are applied to Kenya Airways aircraft to the end that an airworthy, reliable, quality product is provided and that this is done in a cost-effective manner. Also responsible to maintain an independent Quality System and facilitating compliance monitoring.Responsibilities Conducts planned and ad-hoc audits/inspections/spot checks/surveys individually or under guidance of Safety and Quality Manager ofall maintenance activities carried out for KQ and provide written reports.Assess the data gathered during these audits/inspections/spot checks/surveys and communicate any discrepancies inwriting to responsible managers. These will be in the form of a formal report detailing any findings, which must be addressed with corrective action and thetime frame in which it must be achieved.Follow up and verify audit closure actions. Monitor the effectiveness of any corrective action from the feedback and by direct surveillance.Prepare applications to the Authority and collectrequired data for Certificate of Airworthiness, Certificate of Registration andradio license certificates issue/renewal.Review of aircraft airworthiness status by ensuringmaintenance program, reliability program and EDTO procedures are adhered to.Review and where applicable processing of extensionrequests for maintenance program and MEL items.Prepare Maintenance Quality Airworthinessstatistics as required.Provide data to manager Maintenance Safety &Quality (AOC) on quality matters as required.Prepare and maintain data base for maintenance approvals for contracted maintenance organizations providing maintenance services to KQ Aircraft and Components. Recommend and initiate the renewal process.Process and avail aircraft and related documentation/certificates.Carry out any other duties within the AOC Maintenance Section so desired by the Manager. Job Requirements Bachelor’sdegree/Diploma in Aeronautical /Mechanical /Electrical / ElectronicsEngineering or related course.Knowledge inusing standard aircraft manuals and engineering procedures manual.Conversant withall relevant regulatory requirements.Basic knowledgeof basic aircraft systems.Must havecompleted KQ graduate engineer trainee program/equivalent OR Must have relevant engineering degree withat least 3 years aviation engineeringexperience; OR Must have Diploma in relevant Engineering field with at least 5years aviation maintenance experience.Fullyconversant with relevant technical proceduresBasic Knowledgeof audit process and root cause analysisDemonstratedexperience in report writingBasic Knowledgeof Industrial Safety StandardsConversant withrelevant IT Tools and Systems