Position Title: Manager – Structures

Job Code: TBD Grade: TBD

Function: Engineering

Location: MRO – BLR

Reports to: Senior Manager – Workshop Operations

Role Level: TBD

A. Job Purpose

To lead and manage Structures, Sheet Metal, Composite, and Painting maintenance activities, ensuring aircraft structural integrity, compliance with regulatory standards, high-quality workmanship, and on-time delivery of maintenance tasks while maintaining safety and cost efficiency.

B. Key Accountabilities

- Ensure all sheet metal, composite repair, and painting activities are carried out in accordance with approved maintenance data, AMM, SRM, CMM, and regulatory requirements.
- Plan, monitor, and control structural repairs, corrosion control, composite repairs, and painting tasks on the Airline fleet.
- Ensure only approved parts, materials, consumables, tools, and equipment with valid documentation are used during maintenance activities.
- Conduct routine inspections and surveys to identify structural defects, corrosion, damage, and paint deterioration, and plan rectification actions.
- Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and environmental standards within the workshop and on aircraft.
- Coordinate with Planning, Logistics, Quality, MCC, and Engineering teams to ensure timely availability of materials and smooth execution of maintenance activities.

Team Management

- Conduct competency assessments and annual performance appraisals of Sheet Metal, Composite, and Painting staff.
- Mentor, train, and develop team members to enhance technical skills and compliance awareness.




- Ensure optimal manpower utilization and shift planning to meet operational requirements.

Any other additional responsibility may be assigned from time to time as a standalone project or as part of regular duties, duly agreed upon between the incumbent, reporting officer, and HR.

C. Skills / Qualities Required

- Robust attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Planning and coordination skills
- Technical expertise in Sheet Metal, Composite Repair, and Aircraft Painting processes
- Extensive knowledge of regulatory and quality compliance
- Ability to influence and align internal and external stakeholders

D. Key Performance Indicators

Quality & Safety

- Number of repeat defects
- Audit findings and closure rate

Operational Efficiency

- On-time completion of maintenance tasks
- Aircraft availability

Regulatory Compliance

- Adherence to DGCA and internal quality standards

E. Key Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

- Engineering Teams
- Planning Department
- Logistics & Stores
- Quality & Safety
- MCC

External Interfaces

- DGCA Representatives
- Approved Vendors and Repair Agencies

F. Educational and Experience Requirements

Minimum Education Requirements

- 10+2 (PCM) or equivalent
- AME Training from a DGCA-approved institution
- DGCA (I) AME License with appropriate Company Authorization / Type Rating in relevant aircraft categories

Experience

Minimum

Desired

12 years of hands-on experience in Structures, Sheet Metal, Composite Repair, and Painting on transport category aircraft in a scheduled airline or MRO

10 years on Narrow Body (A320 Family) and/or 8 years on Wide Body (B777 / B787)

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