Roles and Responsibilities within a Typical Aviation Maintenance Control (MCC) – Maintenance Control Shift Engineer
SofemaOnline (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers the primary roles and responsibilities of MCC Personnel – Shift Engineer
Shift Manager of Maintenance Control (Aircraft Maintenance Controller)
The MCC Shift Engineer is responsible to the Maintenance Control Centre Manager for the smooth operation of the MCC department with the following key responsibilities.
Will typically have 5 years minimum experience with a relevant technical background. Will be expected to have worked in most areas of maintenance, including base maintenance, line maintenance, & production planning.
Should possess the following:
» Typically Requires 5 years of Line Maintenance experience or 2 years C-Check experience
» Able to plan, organize, and administrate workloads to subordinates
» Experience in troubleshooting Demonstrate behaviour that portrays the company core values of Safety, Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Value, and Passion while communicating with personnel and acting on behalf of the company
» Excellent written and oral communication skills,
» Able to interface effectively with Engineering, Maintenance, Purchasing, Flight Operations Management, Flight crews, and Dispatchers effectively
Typical Duties Include the following:
» Support for all maintenance activities performed by contract maintenance personnel
» Provides technical guidance to maintenance personnel and is available for consultation and decisions on technical, operational and procedural matters
» Has the authority to remove an aircraft from service if maintenance work is not satisfactorily completed
» Ensures safety is given the highest priority
» Actively Promotes Company's Mission and Values when interacting with colleagues and contract maintenance providers
» Authorizes the use of maintenance vendors for emergency maintenance and ferry flight inspections in non-maintenance stations
» Authorize MEL/CDL deferrals in accordance with the procedures outlined in Company's General Maintenance Manual
» Develops work scopes for MEL/CDL deferrals recommending necessary troubleshooting steps and requisitioning required materials.
» Coordinates aircraft out of service events with Maintenance, Material Services, Technical Support and Engineering to reduce schedule impact and aircraft downtime
» Maintains positive operational control and situational awareness of out of service aircraft and AOG’s
» Generates reports on delays, cancellations, out-of-service and other performance data for management information
» Maintain a shift log of all communications pertaining to out-of-service aircraft and critical or damage events
» Provides sufficient handover to on-coming personnel so they are familiar with all work in progress and all items requiring to follow up
» Maintains a shift log including documentation of aircraft worked on during a shift
» Reviews prior shift logs and are familiar with previous shift activity
Next Steps
Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) and SofemaOnline (www.sofemaonline.com) offer EASA Regulatory Compliant and Vocational Training across a range of Aviation Areas – please see our Websites or email Team@sassofia.com
Sofema Aviation Services provides a 3-day course to implement your own MCC – please see the following https://sassofia.com/course/developing-an-aviation-maintenance-control-centre-3-days/
