February 01, 2011

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The aviation maintenance environment has changed considerably over the last few decades. Often Airlines which at one time expected to maintain their own aircraft now have many other options. The development of the Maintenance Repair Organisation provided the operators with another option to deliver the required maintenance.

The MRO’s are permitted in Accordance with the requirements of EASA Part 145 to employ up to 50% contract work force, the use of human resource support can be very effective in helping to smooth the peaks and troughs of the manpower requirement.

Working with airlines operators and MRO’s provides an opportunity to deliver effective human resource support when and where the client needs this support.

The aviation maintenance industry continues to suffer from a skills shortage, this shortage is currently being masked by the downturn in the industry. Without doubt the need to bring new people into the industry remains as important today as ever, human resource support can provide temporary relief to assist with maintaining the organisation skill level. Contract labour can ease short term deficiencies within the organisation labour pool.

Aviation maintenance is one of the most heavily regulated environments and Aviation MRO’s are subjected to the variability of the staffing requirement is a huge challenge using Human Resource support can often bridge the gap between the need and supply of appropriate technical labour.

Maintaining the high standards of Aviation Safety, is a shared responsibility between manufacturers, operators, regulators and Aviation MRO.

Aviation MRO’s , may hold approval from several different countries or authorities and before performing maintenance on customer aircraft specific approval must be obtained from the appropriate regulatory authority. Assistance with human resource support can make a difference to the efficient and optimised delivery of maintenance services across the wide spectrum of different operators

Sofema Aviaiton Services supports Airlines and MRO’s with Human Resource Support including Technical Management Supply Chain Personnel and EASA Qualified Certification Engineers, either on a contract basis or as permanent employees. We are able to supply or source technical staff to meet you specific requirements in the following disciplines A B1 B2 & C. across several aircraft types

The challenge of managing contract staff is very specific and we assist with implementation in the most effective way for your organization.

The use of human resource support to optimise the workforce through the use of contract labour can lead to considerable savings over a permanent labour force.

For further information please visit www.sassofia.com or email office@sassofia.com