Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Title: Quality Assurance Lead

Key Result Responsibilities:

1. Leadership and Team Management:
- Lead the QAE team in terms of work allocation, overseeing work quality and standards, coaching, guiding, and developing team members.

2. Task Monitoring and Completion:
- Assist the line manager in monitoring all tasks assigned to QAE, ensuring on-time completion.

3. Quality Assurance System:
- Maintain the Quality Assurance System for internal procedures, processes, and products audits, surveillance, and spot checks in accordance with GCAA/CAA/CARs/IOSA/EASA standards.

4. Regulatory Compliance:
- Participate in updating and communicating GCAA/CAA regulations in manuals such as MOE, CAMO, etc. Review internal quality standards and regulatory requirements regularly.

5. Audit Planning and Execution:
- Contribute to preparing and executing the internal annual audit plan. Carry out assigned audit plans in accordance with approved checklists.

6. Stakeholder Coordination:
- Cooperate with department heads/managers to communicate and execute audit schedules. Partner with stakeholders to gather necessary data and feedback.

7. Corrective Actions:
- Identify root causes and assist in formulating and monitoring comprehensive corrective actions for regulatory audits. Record findings and corrective actions in the system.

8. Quality Assurance Policies:
- Assist in developing and monitoring adherence to Quality Assurance policies, procedures, and manuals. Support in creating awareness across different functions.

Key Result Responsibilities - Continued:

9. Safety and Quality Audits:
- Perform safety and quality audits on suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, and various entities. Raise and follow up on findings or CAPA in the system.

10. Documentation and Reports:
- Review MDD/ADD/CDL and reliability reports. Ensure comprehensive audit and conformance reports are produced and communicated to regulatory bodies.

11. Liaison with Regulatory Authorities:
- Ensure effective liaison with regulatory authorities and other operationally relevant external entities.

12. Work Priority and Oversight:
- Generate and reassess the work priority of the Quality Engineers. Maintain oversight of timelines, workload, and delivery.

13. Team Development:
- Mentor and develop Quality Engineers within the team and across the wider Air Arabia Group. Orient new joiners and provide on-the-job training.

14. Record Keeping:
- Maintain and regularly update necessary records related to Quality Assurance Audits.

15. License Processing:
- Assist in processing and issuing new licenses for the Engineering Department.

16. Aircraft Delivery/Redelivery:
- Assist in the aircraft’s delivery/redelivery process and Airworthiness Certificates renewal.

Qualifications:

- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Aircraft Engineering or equivalent. Alternatively, a diploma/certificate with relevant experience.

- Certifications:
- Certificates related to Auditing, Quality Assurance, and/or Compliance (IOSA or ISO – Lead Assessor).
- Project Management certificate or equivalent experience.

- Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel and PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Fluent in English; Arabic is a plus.