Airbus Configuration Management Technical Lead

CMstat is excited to share the following announcement of an employment opportunity within our industry at Airbus Australia Pacific for a Configuration Management Technical Lead Support & Services Capability to be located in Brisbane – Pinkenba. For more information visit https://careers.airbusgroupap.com.au/jobs/AA-15006532. Interested and qualified applicants should apply directly to Airbus at careers.aap@airbus.com .

The following is provided as a courtesy from the Airbus Careers website.

About Airbus

Airbus in Australia Pacific is a leading aeronautical business employing more than 1500 people across 15 Sites in Australia and New Zealand.

At Airbus our people are the source of our strength. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place in the air and on the ground. We celebrate diversity of thought and we are committed to fostering a culture where our people are supported, our teams have the space and tools to be creative and have the courage to challenge the norm.

About the team

The Support & Services (S&S) Capability Team is a high performing and dynamic team, tasked with enhancing the capability effectiveness and efficiency of the Support & Service Function. This includes driving standardisation, simplification and optimisation of processes, data and tools across the enterprise whilst ensuring strict compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

About the role

As Technical Lead S&S Capability (Configuration Management) you will be a Subject Matter Expert in the field of Configuration Management (CM) and are responsible for the CM documentation framework (including program CDRL’s such as Configuration Management Plans (CMP)), the domain competency framework and management, driving standardisation, simplification and optimisation of processes/data/tools across the entire CM framework at Airbus. You will be working in a team environment and be involved in a variety of tasks relating to continuous improvement and innovation.

This will include:

Building relationships across all areas of the business
Working on the CM and Engineering Change processes, systems and tools, looking for and driving improvements and efficiencies
Identifying areas to standardise practices across the multiple platforms we support
Developing and maintaining an effective competency framework to enhance the effectiveness of the CM team and enhance alignment with Airbus Helicopters and the wider Airbus Group.
Driving process improvement and productivity improvement
Working with the various Commonwealth of Australia System Program Offices to improve customer service and satisfaction
Work with, train and coach Managers, Team Leads and Team Members through CM principles and application to ensure best practice while maintaining business continuity

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have well developed interpersonal skills, are someone who is passionate and determined, able to work autonomously and to tight deadlines in an environment of continuous improvement. The skills and experience best suited to this role:

Proven Configuration Management experience (preferably in the aviation and/or defence industries)
Formal Qualification/Accreditation/Certification from a recognised body in Configuration Management and Software Configuration Management
Bachelor of Engineering (relevant to maintenance and/or continuing airworthiness or aircraft components) or an aircraft maintenance engineer/technical qualification in Avionics, Mechanical or Structures trade streams or an EASA/CASR/DASR Part 66 licence would be highly desirable
Understanding of applicable legislation, regulations and standards
Ability to successfully manage multiple complex activities across various stakeholders

Why Airbus?

We seek to inspire our people to grow, so you have the right mindset, behaviors and skills to thrive and achieve the organization goals whilst being focused on your personal development through classroom and online learning.

We value the health and wellbeing of our employees and offer true flexibility including an option for working from home that allows you to balance your career with what is important to you outside of work. We will celebrate your successes and achievements with a formal reward and recognition program.

Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defense personnel are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: 24 March 2021