SENIOR CERTIFIED AVIATION TECHNICIAN

Mechanical Senior Certified Aviation Technician

Fly Safair

Cape Town, July 28, 2025

Number of Job Reference: SNRCRT_MECHCPT

Unit: Flight Line & SVM

Business Division:

Industry: Aeronautics

Work Type: Permanent

Number of Open Positions: 1

Salary: Comparable to Market Rates

There is an open position at our Cape Town facility for a Senior Certified Aviation Technician (Mechanical) - Flight Line, who works for Safair Operations under the name FlySafair. The chosen candidate will answer to the Crew Chief – Flight Line.

Job Description

- Necessary to carry out a range of SMV/Flight line responsibilities, such as:

- carry out line maintenance inspections;

- Make sure the inspections conducted before, after, and during transit include quality control.

- carrying out regular and unusual aircraft inspections and maintenance to guarantee adherence to the highest safety and operational requirements;

- Perform regular inspections on the aircraft's many mechanical systems;

- Identify and fix faults based on their nature;

- Carry out A-checks, which include weekly service inspections;

- Do extensive aircraft inspections every day to find any possible problems or flaws.

- carry out essential maintenance duties to guarantee the plane is safe to fly;

- comply with accepted safety regulations and maintenance practices;

- To ensure adherence to all necessary legal criteria, all operations must be accurately recorded and signed off in accordance with SACAA regulations;

-To ensure the safety of individuals and other employees, as well as to prevent fires, accidents, and incidents, health and safety regulations must always be followed.

- Prior to beginning any task, make sure that the workspace, machinery, and tools are well maintained and safe in order to avoid accidents or incidents involving personnel and aircraft;

- Keep the quality and standard of inspections as high as possible;

- Utilize troubleshooting strategies and analytical reasoning to pinpoint underlying causes and put practical solutions into action;

- Maintain open and professional communication to guarantee a smooth workflow and prompt execution of maintenance duties.

Job Requirements

-At least twelfth grade or the equivalent.

- At least fifteen years of experience in the aviation industry;

- Experience with SVM and line;

- Previous expertise working with B737-400 and 800 models;

- Certified AME with a SACAA A & C License on B737; 300/400/500/800;

- Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and shifts;

- Must be willing and accessible to travel at a moment's notice, both locally and globally;

- Possession of a valid South African passport.

Individual traits:

Professional;

Honesty;

Disciplined;

ethical;

Trustworthy and dependable;

Proactive self-starter who can work alone without supervision;

Dedicated to providing high-quality work;

Perfect time management.

Application Guidelines:

Email applications will be rejected.

Members of underrepresented designated groups will be given preference.

Please assume that your application was rejected if you don't hear from us within two (2) weeks of the closing date.

FlySafair retains the ability to:

Do not move forward with this position;

The chosen applicants will be chosen by the company in accordance with its operational needs.

Deadline for submission: August 4, 2025:APPLY