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MAINTENANCE WATCH MANAGER
Applications Close January 24 2025
Air Niugini Ltd is currently seeking a dedicated Maintenance Watch Manager to lead our maintenance watch team within Engineering Division - Maintenance Control. This role will report directly to the Executive Manager Maintenance Control and work closely with senior leadership across flight operations, engineering, and logistics to ensure the effective coordination of maintenance activities and fleet readiness. The Maintenance Watch Manager will oversee all maintenance activities for our fleet of aircraft—including the B767, B737, Fokker 70/100, Dash 8 200/300, and Q400—ensuring their optimal performance and operational readiness.Position Details & Requirements
Primary Accountabilities
The Maintenance Watch Manager will ensure that:
- The surveillance of Minimum Equipment List (MEL) Items is carried out in order to ensure that over-runs of time limits do not occur.
- Notification to the Executive Manager Maintenance Control is made, if MEL Items cannot be closed within the stipulated periods due to long lead times or non-availability of spare parts. The Maintenance Watch Engineer will notify the Executive Manager Maintenance Control in advance of expiry of the MEL, so that an extension of the MEL period can be requested.
- Notification is made to the Executive Manager Maintenance Control of requirements for Special Permits to Fly and the conditions pertaining to such requests.
- Deferred maintenance (including MEL Items) is reviewed on a daily basis in order to ensure that maintenance action can be planned and carried out to clear such items. MEL Items shall be updated on the Aircraft daily Status Report sent to the Executive Manager Maintenance Control and on the Maintenance Watch Office white board so that all interested parties are informed of the current situation.
- The Flight Operations Department is informed of MEL Items and other maintenance deferred items which may have an impact on daily Flight Operations for the Air Niugini fleet.
- The Flight Operations Department is informed of the serviceability status of all the aircraft in the Air Niugini fleet well in advance of the scheduled daily operations commencement.
- Air Niugini Line stations (outports) are advised in advance of any circumstantial serviceability requirements which will affect the turnaround at the arrival port.
- As required, incoming Technical Logs are reviewed for defects of an airworthiness nature or cabin defects which may have an impact on the airline daily operation.
- As required, incoming Technical Logs are scrutinised for MEL Items, Hold Items and correct and legible content and correct and legible certifications.
- The Executive Manager Maintenance Control is advised of the airworthiness status of the Air Niugini fleet by producing an Aircraft Daily Status Report. The Maintenance Watch Engineer shall update this status report on an ongoing basis throughout the day if airworthiness defects arise which affect the operation of the airline. The aim is to keep the Executive Manager Maintenance Control informed throughout the day’s operations as to the status of the aircraft fleet.
- Queries arising from Line Engineers which require Technical Support are answered promptly by reference to Aircraft Maintenance Manuals or from experience, or by calling on the Technical Services Department or the Technical Support from the aircraft manufacturer, to provide the requisite answers.
- Technical Delays are monitored and recorded and that an analytical report of events is passed to the Executive Manager Maintenance Control.
- Maintenance Watch Engineers will also attend Weekly Aircraft Delay meetings with the Executive Manager Maintenance Control and shall carry out actions arising from those meetings which are specific to the Maintenance watch Office.
- Maintenance Watch Engineers shall maintain a hand-over book which will run from Maintenance Watch shift to Maintenance watch shift on a continuing basis in order to provide a written sequence of events.
- Maintenance Watch Engineers shall, in regard to any damage inflicted on an aircraft, report the matter to Technical Services promptly so that Insurance considerations can be progressed quickly.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience required
- Currently or formerly holds an AME License (issued by country of origin) with at least 3 years’ experience on aircraft types similar to Air Niugini fleet; or
- Hold a graduate engineering degree or equivalent in an aeronautical, mechanical, electrical discipline or related course with at least 5 years’ experience on Aircraft Maintenance, which may be gained while working in a maintenance supervision, maintenance planning, engineering development or workshop environment.
- Computer Literate on MS Office applications and/or similar program/s.
- Good organisational skills and excellent verbal and written skills.
 Personal Attributes
- Mature with above average leadership skills/work ethics.
- Exceptional communicator with some industry experience in negotiating.
- Be able to work under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership and analytical skills.
- Results driven/ Self-starter with minimum supervision.
- Proven ability to work independently and take initiative to identify issues and resolve within available resources.
- Managing teams and planning projects within reasonable time scales
All applications must include the following:
- Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Copies of Certificates /Licenses and other relevant documents
Address all applications to:
HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT- MAINTENANCE WATCH MANAGER
Written applications with copies of updated CV, qualifications and contact details to be emailed to recruitment@airniugini.com.pg by Friday 24th January 2025.
 Air Niugini Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and encourages gender equality and inclusivity and condones any discrimination in the workplace.