Location: Johannesburg
Duties: ▪︎ Monitor tooling, material constraints, and overtime utilisation, and provide input for operational reporting, cost control, and continuous improvement initiatives.
▪︎ Engage with stakeholders on operational matters and provide technical input where required.
▪︎ Build and maintain relationships with all suppliers/stakeholders.
▪︎ Participate in weekly and monthly meetings.
▪︎ Represent FlySafair and provide expert advice where required.
▪︎ Provide day-to-day supervision and coordination of team activities.
▪︎ Monitor team output and escalate performance concerns where required.
▪︎ Implement team goals aligned to departmental objectives.
▪︎ Ensure effective coordination of training, shift scheduling, and leave planning to maintain operational continuity.
▪︎ Provide input into the annual budget.
▪︎ Provide structured operational reporting to the Maintenance Control Centre and Management, including daily updates on aircraft status and operational activities.
▪︎ Compile and submit monthly reports on fleet status, personnel utilisation, and key operational challenges, with relevant insights to support effective decision-making.
Requirements:
Grade 12 or Equivalent.
Mechanical Trade Test Certificate (Essential).
Licensed AME with a SACAAA & C License on B737-800 (Essential).
Licensed AME with a SACAA A & C License on B737-8 (MAX) (Advantageous).
Minimum of 20 years’ aviation experience, including at least 5 years of ground run experience on the CFM56-7B engine, as well as a minimum of 3 years’ people management experience (Essential).
Previous experience as an Aviation Technician on B737-800 mechanical systems (Essential)
Previous experience as an Aviation Technician on B737-8 (MAX) mechanical systems (Advantageous)
Previous experience in Full Ground Runs CFM56-LEAP (Advantageous)
Must be available to work extended hours, including weekends and public holidays, as and when required
Must be prepared to avail yourself on short notice
Must be available and willing to travel at short notice, both locally and internationally
Valid South-African passport holder.
Application Guideline:
Email applications will not be accepted;
Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups;
Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
FlySafair reserves the right:
Not to proceed with this vacancy;
To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.
Closing Date: 26 June 2026