Job Title: Superintendent Upholstery
Country: Kenya
Company Name: Kenya Airway
Starting Salary: Ksh
Apply on or Before: 07 May 2024
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Country: Kenya
Company Name: Kenya Airway
Starting Salary: Ksh
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secThe candidate will assume a leadership role, providing effective support and guidance to assigned team members involved in fabricating upholstery items for our aircraft. This entails ensuring that all upholstery work is conducted in accordance with specified requirements, approved standards, and established procedures. The emphasis of this position lies in the meticulous, creative, and dedicated execution of assigned tasks.
- Identifies and resolves problems, ensuring availability of materials to support upholstery production
- Observes workers performing tasks, interprets drawings, sketches, and work orders, guiding them based on upholstery methods, styles, and design requirements
- Ensures all work adheres to regulatory requirements, customer specifications, and established quality standards, notifying appropriate personnel of any deviations
- Analyzes fabric and material inventories to determine production costs and estimates
- Trains and motivates team members to excel in their assignments
- Inspects upholstered articles to ensure they meet customer orders or company standards
- Develops work schedules to optimize efficiency
- Maintains knowledge of processes and equipment
- Cultivates internal and external relationships to foster an effective, adaptable, and productive environment with continuous improvement
- Reports equipment problems to the maintenance team
- Ensures employees comply with safety regulations, policies, and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification (Minimum):
- Holds a degree in fashion and design from a recognized institution OR Diploma in fashion and design
- Knowledge of aircraft parts airworthiness certification (EASA, FAA), KCAA regulations relevant to aircraft parts and components
- Familiarity with lean techniques (5S)
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience for degree holders
- Minimum of 10 years of experience for diploma holders
Additional Details:
Other Skills:
- Proven analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge in cost analysis and cost management skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Highly skilled communicator with the ability to build and maintain good relationships internally and externally
- Excellent supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate when appropriate
- Excellent attention to detail and good judgment
- Results-oriented and organized with the ability to plan and meet deadlines
- Proficient in time management, with unquestionable integrity and ethics