145 Repairs Administrator

at  Safran

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.
At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world’s biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world’s largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!
In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.
The Part 145 Admin will be an active member of the Part 145 team and key to maintaining our Approvals.
Working in the shop floor and office environment, responsible for the administration of repair, service, sales, purchase and production orders and any administration support for the department. Provide regular updates relating to outstanding repair orders to the team.
Key Responsibilities will include:
Daily checks with despatch for 145 deliveries bring them up to the 145 area and put on the relevant shelves for processing
Unpack boxes and check customer or supplier paperwork is correct to what has been delivered
Book into BaaN repaired items returned from Suppliers
Book in Customer repair orders raise service orders, purchase orders, lot numbers, cost estimates and take photos of customer returned units
Rotable stock inventory management updating rotable stock spreadsheet
Raise C of C’s for rotable and repaired units take the units to despatch for shipment.
Manage Return As Is / Beyond economical repair units on return from the OEM
Pack Meggitt Vietnam box ready for shipment
Update item shelf life
Scanning/Filing and archiving of C of C’s
Filing of Job Packs
Raise advice notes, sales and purchase orders to send parts to suppliers for repair
Manage supplier and customer orderbooks
Raise scrap certificates
Enter supplier quotation detail into BaaN and prepare the strip report for the customer
Price up internal repair jobs
Send quotations to customers and process customer approvals
Update the customers regularly with the status of their current open orders
Liaise across all departments to ensure delivery dates are met
Respond to technical questions from the customers and suppliers
Offer rotable units to customers to reduce turnaround time
Ensure production orders are loaded in a timely manner so demand is loaded into BaaN
Manage shortages to ensure we meet our lead times
Process POD’s into BaaN
Manage A.O.G’s
Generate the sales order book

COMPLEMENTARY DESCRIPTION

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.
We focus on:
Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you’ll be supported every step of the way!
Sustainability
Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.
Global Mobility
As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Part 145 Knowledge/Experience
Aviation Seat Knowledge/Experience
Operations/Seat Build Experience
Technical Mind-set
Computer Literate
Problem Solving Skills
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you!

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you’ll receive:

• 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
• Benefits Programme, with a number of schemes such as cycle to work, technology savings, retail discounts and access to private healthcare
• Career Progressions opportunities such as company sponsorship and further training courses
• Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoptive parents, shared parental leave, parental leave and flexible working
• Equality & Diversity initiatives with internal groups for workplace engagement and involvement
• STEM engagement with schools, colleges and universities and Charitable activities for all

Please apply and submit your CV today! Once your CV has been reviewed, we will contact you with the next stages.
We want Safran Seats to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.
We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Seats an inclusive place to work.

Please refer the Job description for details