Engineering Manager
Wellington, Wellington, Nz
No. 5 Squadron is the RNZAF’s maritime patrol squadron, operating and maintaining six P-3K2 Orion aircraft. As the Maintenance Engineering Officer, I provided engineering authority and oversight for maintenance activities in order to meet aircraft serviceability and availability requirements, as well as leadership and management of the Squadron’s technicians. This role was carried out domestically and on international deployments. Key Duties:• Assessment and approval of engineering change. • Providing guidance and direction for team. Setting priorities and ensuring targets are met.• Direct responsibility and accountability for all planned, reactive and major maintenance conducted. • Leadership of 70 Squadron maintenance personnel including performance reporting, team engagement and general Squadron communications. • Performance Management – undertaking performance appraisals, leading and mentoring.• Delivering operational briefs to teams and executives. • Responsible for authorising Squadron maintenance personnel in specific maintenance activities.• Direct responsibility for deployed maintenance teams and deployed aircraft.• Stakeholder management of external units to ensure a smooth integration of their service with ongoing operational maintenance activities.