Maintenance Technician

Job purpose

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘fly better’. Emirates Engineering is a cutting-edge aircraft maintenance facility, GCAA CAR V approved, supporting Emirates’ vast Airbus and Boeing fleet and thirty other airlines through third-party contracts. Our highly qualified team excels in maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, and logistics, setting industry standards with an unwavering commitment to safety and excellence.

The maintenance technician provides required support to technicians and assists in carrying out all scheduled and non-scheduled maintenance, servicing, fault finding and repair on all equipment, vehicles, and plant maintained by various Dnata technical services workshops. This includes housekeeping and ad hoc tasks as assigned.

In this role you will:

Plan individual tasks on a daily basis in their area of work.

Maintain good housekeeping in the workshop and other work areas and take proper care of tools.

Assist in diagnosing and repairing faults or defects effectively on equipment, vehicles, and plant under breakdown ensuring that downtime is minimized.

Ensure that all work-related activities carried out during the shift are recorded in the log book or work order to help planning staff log the details of work done in the Maintenance Management System.

Ensure that standard safety procedures are followed during maintenance activities to prevent any personal injury or equipment, vehicle, and plant damage.

Inform the maintenance technician or senior maintenance technician of any spare parts and tools that are needed to ensure timely completion of all maintenance works.

Assist in carrying out scheduled maintenance as per set standards (includes manufacturers’ recommendations, ISO certification requirements, safety standards, and all legal and regulatory requirements) on the various equipment, vehicles, and plants to ensure reliable and optimum utilization of the same.

Assist in the daily inspection of all equipment, vehicles, and plant for operational reliability and safety, to help plan for corrective maintenance and to prevent accidents in the operational area.

Assist in maintaining and repairing Ground Power Unit (GPU) and Preconditioned Air (PCA) units to the acceptable standards.

Operate access equipment and forklift to assist the maintenance activities.

Operate and maintain neutralization plant.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

10 years schooling or equivalent.

2 years of experience in maintenance - facilities, auto, or electric mechanic within a large maintenance organization, ideally aviation ground support and/or cargo handling industry.

Experience in maintenance of ground support.

2 years trade certificate course in an engineering discipline.

Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, electronic, automobile, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems of light vehicles or material handling equipment or heavy vehicles would be an advantage.

Any specialized training on hydraulics, lifting equipment, conveyor systems, or material handling equipment.

PLC’s, AC-DC motor control systems, traction batteries, and chargers would be an advantage.

Proven ability to communicate in English (verbal and written).

UAE driving license or home country driving license (not required in cargo areas).

Valid license for operating equipment (ADP) (not required in cargo areas).

Good understanding of the MOE, EASA, GCAA regulation and safety standards required at the ULD workshop (applicable only for ULD section).

Details of safety sensitive role

Working at height: Yes

Exposure to hazardous energy systems: No

Heavy lifting: Yes

Working in areas with motorised mobile equipment: Yes

Work in confined spaces: Yes

Contact with contamination materials (humans, animals, chemicals): Yes

Contact with dangerous goods: Yes

Work in an extremely noisy environment: Yes

Work in heat: No

Working with pressurised substances: No

Exposure to fixed protruding sharp objects: Yes

Exposure to contact with moving or falling objects: Yes

Airport driving permit: Yes

Driving a vibrating equipment: No

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai lifestyle section of our website.