You said that the highest-ranking engineer is the chief engineer of a maintenance base. The chief engineer is generally the general manager of this base. For example, in Guangzhou, XXX is the general manager and chief engineer of Guangzhou maintenance base.
PS: Different airlines have different names. For example, Air China is named after the mechanic, 1, 2, 3, and engineer. China Southern Airlines is named after mechanics, chief mechanics, senior engineers, senior engineers and experts. The so-called maintenance personnel refer to those who are engaged in the maintenance of aircraft airframe, engine, communication and electronics on the ground, and are called "ground mechanics" in civil aviation law. Machine maintenance is a highly professional and high-tech job, and its work can be divided into internal logistics and external logistics. The field work scope includes all air stations (field stations) where airlines fly, and is engaged in flight line maintenance. Online work refers to pre-flight and post-flight inspection, daily or night inspection, transportation maintenance and pre-flight and post-flight inspection. , that is, before and after the flight, take-off, landing, transit inspection, refueling, troubleshooting and other appropriate inspections. It must be done that all inspections meet the flight safety conditions before the aircraft can carry out the next flight mission. In addition, if the on-site personnel carry out overnight inspection on each aircraft, the general inspection on that day should be carried out item by item according to the overnight check card. Sometimes, it is necessary to check and maintain the planes of other airlines in transit. Most field workers work on the outdoor tarmac.
The crew members are like health care doctors on the plane.
The back office staff works in the airline maintenance workshop and is responsible for the third and fourth level maintenance of the aircraft, that is, major preventive inspection and necessary repair of the aircraft structure and system according to the scheduled work items, including nondestructive inspection, test measurement or calibration, aircraft modification, test and inspection of various parts of the aircraft, and modification and update of system components. The internal staff, just like the health care doctors of airplanes, must be engaged in electronics, electricity, instruments, engines, hydraulic accessories, lathes, machinists, welders, tires, parts supply, and engineering quality control (note 1). In order to ensure the safety and responsibility of aviation, the maintenance personnel of each maintenance process or inspection should sign to show their responsibility. If the maintenance visa is incomplete, the Civil Aviation Administration will not issue an airworthiness visa.
The working environment of maintenance personnel is high noise, noisy and sultry. No matter whether the internal and external personnel go to the apron or the factory, they are the same as the technical professionals in the general factory. Part of the working hours are normal classes and part of them are in shifts (especially field workers). Normal working hours are usually the same as those of public servants, and different companies have different regulations on shift working hours. When the aircraft has major faults and shortcomings that need to be eliminated, maintenance personnel often have to work overtime, especially when the aircraft is inspected overnight. In order to eliminate shortcomings and problems, they often work overtime until dawn.
Most airline crew members recruit students who have graduated from mechanical, electrical, electronic, aviation and other majors or graduated from senior engineers or above. After two to four years' service in Zuo Company, the new recruits will need to take the ground mechanic examination formulated by the Civil Aviation Administration so that they can work on airworthiness visas. Obtaining a license through examination is also an important basis for the promotion, assessment and salary increase of maintenance personnel.
Aircraft maintenance is a highly professional and high-tech job, which requires not only knowledge of machinery and electronics, but also professional knowledge of aircraft structure and aviation communication. It shoulders the safety of the whole aircraft and requires the aircraft to achieve "zero accidents". Therefore, the first priority of aircraft maintenance training is not only the training of new employees, but also the on-the-job training or professional training of on-the-job employees every year.
The purpose of maintenance training is to enrich employees' professional knowledge, improve their technical level, enhance maintenance energy, reduce maintenance costs, improve maintenance quality, ensure flight safety, provide passengers with comfortable, convenient and punctual air transport services, prevent occupational accidents and ensure employees' safety and health. The types of maintenance training include basic training for new aircrew, reception training for new aircraft and equipment, maintenance training for various aircraft equipment and systems, professional maintenance training, on-the-job training and retraining, maintenance training for off-site aircrew, supervisor management training, management training, safety and health training, etc. If the training of domestic airlines cannot be organized by the company, it will be entrusted to other airlines or sent to foreign original factories for training.