Eric Sia

Experience

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  SIA Engineering Company

  Oct 2005 - now

  Function-based- After re-org, handles 3 main functions within Engineering Planning, namely Aircraft Configuration, Work Packaging, and Task Cards (3rd party checks).- 3 teams comprises of a range of services handling operations.- Aircraft Configuration team handles the updating of the various components on the aircraft, From production data to the day to day component removals, the team ensure that the aircraft config is up to date. This team also handles the hardlife and life limited parts on the aircraft, and ensure that the MIS (system) is setup accordingly to track these components. This team also have its processes to check each other's work to ensure data accuracy and completeness. - Work Packaging team issues all the various maintenance work to be done on the aircraft to the corresponding MRO assigned. From Line Maintenance to Heavy Maintenance, this team coordinates with them and ensure that the tasks are completed before they are due. This team also has to handle exceptional cases like last minutes spares shortage, lack of manpower or even task concessions, which are part of the constraints from the aviation industry. Each individual within the work packaging team is like a mini-project managers in their own rights.- Task Cards (3rd party checks).This team handles the various maintenance process sheets (MPS), which are created for the MRO. The MPS provides a step-by-step instruction on how to complete the tasks, followed by sequential signoff. This team consists of Engineers who are conversant in reading maintenance manuals to ensure accuracy. Show less Customer-based- Started off handling all matters related to Planning for 2 customers, with a combined fleet size of 50+ A320. - Handles the local data entry team, as well as a vendor in the Philippines- Handles expectations from the customer, and also to better manage the team here to ensure compliance.Function-based- After re-org, handles 4 main functions within Engineering Planning, namely Aircraft Configuration, Work Packaging, Planning Data (PDD) and Task Cards (3rd party checks).- 4 teams comprises a wide range of services starting with data entry services to handling operations. Show less Assistant Manager for 6 years plus, handling various functions with Planning.Functions that I have worked on includes:Planning Data (PDD)- Handles data entry into SAP, and deals mainly with the various departments in SIA. Learnt maintenance planning module of SAP during this period of time.Aircraft Maintenance Schedule (AMS)- Handles the revision of AMS for SilkAir and Tiger Singapore fleet. Short stint in this function, but handles 1 revision of each customer. Duties includes understanding the MPD, revising the AMS based on the revision from various documents from OEMs, authorities and customers. Work Packaging- Handles task assignment to line and heavy maintenance for the FMP customers. Coordinate spare support, and monitoring of the tasks with the assigned MRO.Russell Adams (RA)- Handles data migration from the SAP system to RA system with a team of 4. Manual updates are done, as there wasn't an available tool. The team was self-sufficient to do quality checks, and ensure that data migration is 100% accurate. - Coordinate with the customer and their local authorities to get RA approved for their usage.Tiger Group Section Head- After planning's reorganization, took over as the overall lead handling the Tiger Singapore, Tiger Australia and Tiger Taiwan accounts. The team consists of AMS, work packaging and aircraft configuration. Show less

  • Engineering Planning Manager

    Mar 2017 - now

  • Acting Manager Engineering Planning

    Mar 2016 - now

  • Assistant Manager Planning

    Dec 2009 - Feb 2016

  • Planning Executive

    Oct 2005 - Nov 2009