145 Repairs Administrator

Company: Safran Seats
Job field: Sales & Marketing
Location: Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom
Contract type: Fixed Term contract
Contract duration: Full-time
Professional status: Administrative staff

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 purpose of this role is to work 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

1. Daily checks with despatch for 145 deliveries, bringing them up to the 145 area and putting them on the relevant shelves for processing.
2. Unpack boxes and check customer or supplier paperwork is correct to what has been delivered.
3. Book into BaaN repaired items returned from Suppliers.
4. Book in Customer repair orders, raise service orders, purchase orders, lot numbers, cost estimates and take photos of customer returned units.
5. Rotable stock inventory management updating rotable stock spreadsheet.
6. Raise C of C's for rotable and repaired units and take the units to despatch for shipment.
7. Manage Return As Is / Beyond economical repair units on return from the OEM.
8. Pack Meggitt Vietnam box ready for shipment.
9. Update item shelf life.
10. Scanning/Filing and archiving of C of C's.
11. Filing of Job Packs.
12. Raise advice notes, sales and purchase orders to send parts to suppliers for repair.
13. Manage supplier and customer orderbooks.
14. Raise scrap certificates.
15. Enter supplier quotation detail into BaaN and prepare the strip report for the customer.
16. Price up internal repair jobs.
17. Send quotations to customers and process customer approvals.
18. Update the customers regularly with the status of their current open orders.
19. Liaise across all departments to ensure delivery dates are met.
20. Respond to technical questions from the customers and suppliers.
21. Offer rotable units to customers to reduce turnaround time.
22. Ensure production orders are loaded in a timely manner so demand is loaded into BaaN.
23. Manage shortages to ensure we meet our lead times.
24. Process POD's into BaaN.
25. Manage A.O.G's.
26. Generate the sales order book.
27. To cross train where appropriate for full flexibility.
28. Actively participate and contribute to continuous improvement.
29. Willingness to participate in improvement activity across the business.
30. Must be prepared to undertake activities required out of the factory and when necessary outside the normal working hours.
31. Must embrace change and be willing to adopt new skills to support all areas of the business.
32. To be flexible in a team-oriented environment.
33. Support and engage in company initiatives, including Continuous Improvement, KPI collection, Process Improvements, etc.
34. Undertake any training of themselves and support training of others as deemed required by management.
35. Undertake other reasonable duties, which are consistent and commensurate with the skills, knowledge, experience and training.

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 the 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.

Job Requirements

Candidate skills:
Part 145 Knowledge/Experience
Aviation Seat Knowledge/Experience
Operations/Seat Build Experience
Part 21 Knowledge/Experience
Technical Publications Experience.
White Belt Lean Six Sigma
Engineering Apprenticeship

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!

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.

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