KCAA Airworthiness and Flight Operations Inspectors Jobs in Kenya
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is a State Corporation under the
Ministry of Transport established under CAP 394 of the Laws of Kenya
with a mission ‘to develop, regulate and manage a safe, efficient and
effective Civil Aviation System in Kenya’ is seeking to recruit
qualified Kenyan citizens to fill the following positions.
1. Airworthiness Inspectors – 5 Posts
Reporting to the Manager Airworthiness, the inspector’s job purpose is to perform inspection, audit and surveillance activities with respect to aircraft maintenance and airworthiness in order to ensure compliance with aviation safety standards, regulations and recommended practices.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Plans and supervises the inspection and surveillance activities for a team of Inspectors.
- Reviews Inspections reports during certification process, surveillance reports, as well as other evaluations and tests conducted by Inspectors.
- Trains and coaches inspectors and trainee inspectors.
- Performs inspections, audit and continuous surveillance and follows-up on corrective actions.
- Examines current and new international and foreign Airworthiness standards related to continuing Airworthiness and determination of the need for adoption.
- Confers at National and international levels on matters relating to the regulation of Airworthiness.
- Performs continuous, planned and random surveillance of aircrafts, including ramp inspections and prepares task report for approval.
- Participates in combined air operator inspections with Flight Operations Inspectors for the purpose of issue/renewal of AOC and random surveillance inspections.
- Evaluates aircraft maintenance organisations for approval purposes and performs continuous surveillance of such organisations.
- Evaluates, for approval purposes, aircraft airframe and power plant modifications.
- Assesses and evaluates technical documents of the industry for the purpose of approval and conducts audits as appropriate.
- Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
