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• Ensure safe and efficient management of all aspects of the Airline’s
  maintenance and engineering functions.
• Ensure that the Maintenance and Engineering Department is adequately
  resourced and managed.
• Ensure that all maintenance is carried out in a timely and efficient
  manner inline with approved standards.
• Prepare the annual budget and monitor the costs of maintenance and
  engineering operations within the approved budget.
• Manage and monitor all contracted maintenance organizations to
  ensure that the maintenance operations are in accordance with the agreed
  contractual terms.
• Ensure preparation, update, amendment and publication of the
  Company’s Approved Maintenance Procedures Manual (AMP) and Maintenance
  Control Manual (MCM), of both the Air Operator and the maintenance
  organisation.
• Liaise with the Quality Department to ensure that the company’s
  internal and external audits are carried out in accordance with the
  approved Audit Plan.
• Establish standards for employment of maintenance and engineering
  staff of the Company.
• Provide constant technical and reliability improvements for the
  aircraft fleet.
• Work in close cooperation with the Head of Procurement in
  determining terms of reference for proposals and service level agreements
  for technical handling, maintenance organisations, major maintenance
  contracts.
• Ensure compliance with IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
  standards, as applicable.
• Work in close cooperation with the commercial department to ensure
  that all aircraft are available during busy periods with minimum down
  time.
• Maintain effective communication with all parties involved in
  maintenance operations, continuing airworthiness and quality assurance.
• Negotiate for, monitor and implement third party agreements on
  behalf of Uganda Airlines.
• Oversee the delivery/re-delivery of aircraft on the behalf of Uganda
  Airlines from/to aircraft manufacturers and lessors.
• Participate in accidents and incidents investigation.
• Ensure effective management review and feedback to the Accountable
  Manager based on established measures, assessment of maintenance and
  operational experience with respect to continuing airworthiness and
  quality audits.
• Review safety recommendations resulting from technical and safety
  investigations/audits of operational and maintenance events and ensure
  implementation of corrective actions.
• On request of the Accountable Manager, report to the Board regularly
  on departmental performance and fleet status.

• The ideal candidate for the Uganda Airlines Director Maintenance and
  Engineering job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License with appropriate airframe
  and power-plant or Avionics ratings.
• Aircraft maintenance and engineering management background and
  relevant experience in continuous airworthiness management.
• At least ten years of experience in aircraft maintenance, with five
  of those in a senior managerial role.
• Familiarity with aircraft types operated by the Uganda Airlines.
• Acceptable to the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority, as part of AOC
  conditions.
• Membership of an aviation professional body is an added advantage.

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