AES (Aircraft Engineering Services Ltd) are currently recruiting a Line Maintenance Tooling Supervisor to join our highly skilled expanding Tooling team.
With a fleet that continues to grow with the introduction of the Boeing 737-7/8/9 (CFM Leap-1B), the successful Line Maintenance Tooling Supervisor will be responsible for the oversight of logistics and overall control of tooling throughout the Line Maintenance network.
The successful Line Maintenance Tooling Supervisor will report into the Tooling Manager, ensuring the tooling stock requirements and levels within all Line Maintenance bases are fulfilled. They will provide training and support to the Stansted based Tooling Coordinators, along with the Regional Coordinators. Working closely with the Line Maintenance department, the Line Maintenance Tooling Supervisor will oversee and ensure tooling is serviceable, calibrated, and ready to be used by all engineering teams and manage the movement of tooling within the network to guarantee a well-organised and efficient operation.
Roles and Responsibilities
Deputise for the Tooling Manager during periods of absence or duty travel
Assist with the RCA & Closure of Tooling audit findings & ESR’s
Staff management of Line Maintenance Tooling personnel
Possess the ability to work under their own initiative – taking on network-wide projects to upgrade existing tooling, and to review current stock holdings
Influence purchasing decisions for new tooling where shortages are identified
Hold weekly 1-2-1’s with Regional Tooling Coordinators to ensure processes are being correctly followed, to provide any training / support & to distribute any department specific notifications or information
Attend daily planning and Tech update meetings as the Tooling representative
Effective communication with Tooling Coordinators, ensuring information is explained clearly and concisely and to ensure everyone is working to the required standard
Develop processes and procedures for the Tooling Department
Requirements
Previous experience working within an engineering tooling position
Experience managing inventory and logistics processes
We are in the process of making a number of changes to our application process and overall candidate experience. This will occur in a number of phases and you may be required to create a new candidate profile or input some additional info for your application to be progressed. If you have already successfully applied for a role, we kindly ask that you do not re-apply for this. Our teams will be in touch by phone or email if we wish to progress your application to the next stage.
Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time and we wish you the best of luck with your application.
