Summary
Etihad Engineering is seeking a Material Inspector to inspect aircraft spares, engines, APUs and major engine components. The role checks materials against company and regulatory requirements, verifies records and storage conditions, manages shelf-life controls and reports discrepancies. It also includes processing and releasing spares through Oracle CMRO and AMOS MRO, monitoring AOG shipments and supporting audits. The position is based in Abu Dhabi and requires work in hangar and warehouse environments; applicants need a high school diploma and 3 to 5 years of aircraft-parts visual inspection experience.
The posting
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1. JOB PURPOSE
Ensure that all aircraft spares received conform to the appropriate standards of approval as laid down by the EASA/GCAA/FAA/DGCA also in line with the TPM.
Ensure that the quantity, quality and storage conditions are acceptable and are within the approved limit with proper traceability of records/documents.
2. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Perform the visual inspection of aircraft engine, APU’s, major engine components as per established procedure and release on time.
- Perform the visual inspection function in conjunction with the Quality Assurance department for update of shelf life, control of Engineering standards, test equipment and stores inspection procedures, as and when required.
- Ensure that the products/materials are in conformance with the specification of the requirement of the company and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure that all appropriate control on material in custody is maintained covering temperature, humidity, light containers and storage conditions as per the manufacturer’s recommendations.
- Maintain and update controls in conjunction with the material planners/QA on shelf life covering records, issuance of expiry, warnings, ensuring scrapping of expendable and recycling as appropriate for rotables trackable serialised parts.
- Ensure discrepancy reports are raised for incorrect, excess, short supply of parts, etc to all concerned sections and follow-up.
- Ensure that all priority spares are unpacked, cleared and passed to stores for immediate issue.
- Check and verify all materials and stamp the approval on the label as per the company procedures.
- Take part in internal & external audit visit.
- Releasing spares through Oracle CMRO and AMOS MRO.
- Certification of Non-incidence certificate and Etihad Airways Engineering’s certificate of origin.
- Counter update and resetting.
- Monitoring of AOG shipments and inspection of AOG spares.
- Log shift hand-over and update other sections of received AOG spares.
- Certification of sales items.
3. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Communicate and interface with lower level management in Supply Chain Division.
Liaise with supply chain and other departments’ staff.
4. KEY DIMENSIONS & RELATED JOB RESULTS
Budget accountability of AED.0
Direct reports: 0 Indirect reports: 0
5. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT
Required to work in hangar and warehouse environment.
Pressure to perform under strict deadlines while executing multiple tasks.
6. KEY COMPETENCIES
Core
Behavioural
Functional
Customer Service
Planning and organizing
Supply and distribution management
Results Focused
Communication
Compliance with safety and standards
Interpersonal Skills
Developing self and others
Specialist skills
7. QUALIFICATION & EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & KNOWLEDGE
Qualification & Education:
High School Diploma.
Experience
3 to 5 years experience in visual inspection of aircraft parts.
Training & Knowledge
General knowledge of visual inspection of aircraft parts as per TPM and airworthiness statutory regulations.
Good standard of English language
Computer literacy.