Simulator Team Leader (United Arab Emirates)

ATO Talent Recruitment is supporting a global operator of full flight simulator training centers in identifying candidates for a Simulator Team Leader role. If you are currently looking for a role - kindly check the below responsibilities and qualifications, register your interest if you meet these or contact us via email.

Position Overview

The Simulator Team Leader manages a team of simulator technicians responsible for operating and maintaining fully serviced flight simulators for use by global operator of full flight simulator’s customers. The Team Leader plans and allocates resources and tasks to achieve optimum levels of simulator serviceability, shift productivity and cost efficiency. The incumbent also plays a key role in planning and overseeing the simulator compliance testing schedule.

Role with leading global brand - available immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of technicians to provide fully serviceable flight simulators, including:
• Determining day-to-day work priorities and delegating operational and maintenance tasks appropriately.
• Ensuring scheduled maintenance occurs, according to agreed timeframes and schedules.
• Working with the Manager, Simulator Operations and their wider leadership team to plan resource requirements to ensure the required staffing numbers and skill types are available to deliver high- quality services.
• Undertaking more complex operational and maintenance tasks.
• Provide team leadership, including:
• Coaching and mentoring team members.
• Working with team members to identify and address training & development needs.
• Providing performance coaching and feedback.
• Facilitating effective flow of communication amongst team members and the Simulator Maintenance leadership team.
• Fostering a commitment to high quality customer service.
• Oversee the delivery of a schedule of simulator compliance testing to meet regulatory and company standards and operational requirements, including:
• Working with the Manager Simulator Operations & their wider leadership team to coordinate the testing schedule.
• Coordinating the conduct of Qualification Test Guide validation checks of assigned simulators (as required by regulators), ensuring test results are accurately analysed, discrepancies are reported and resources/tasks are allocated to rectify any issues identified through these testing processes.
• Provide high-level assistance towards simulator upgrade projects, including preparing documentation, liaising with contractors, carrying out and/or overseeing assigned project tasks and assisting team members in becoming familiar with any changes flowing from upgrades.
• Participate in aircraft system Acceptance Testing Procedures.
• Facilitate cooperation and work collaboratively with other Team Leaders and their teams to deliver high quality, consistent services to customers and completion of tasks across shifts.
• Initiate, manage and/or contribute to projects, reviews and continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in the Simulator Maintenance leadership team and actively contribute to corporate management responsibilities including strategic planning, resource forecasting, budget preparation/management and reporting activities.
• Provide adequate instruction, information, supervision and training for team members to perform their work in a safe manner, including through induction, developing safe work instructions, arranging training and providing adequate supervision.

Qualifications sought;

• More than 5 years experience (5 to 8 years experience preferred)
• Experience running and assessing QTGs
• Directing fidelity checks with subjective pilots
• Training and mentoring of junior staff
• Being able to work in shifts
• Excellent knowledge of English language (both written and spoken)

Remuneration

• Dependent on knowledge and experience

A detailed Role Description will be provided upon request.

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