About This Role

All for equipping teams to excel.

Training Centre Operations at CAE lies at the heart of our commitment to training excellence across Civil Aviation and Defense & Security. As part of this team, you’ll develop and provide training, continually enhance program quality, and ensure seamless operations and service excellence, empowering pilots, aircrew, and mission-critical teams to excel when it matters most. Behind the scenes, you play a vital role in equipping them with the skills and readiness they need to succeed—through every moment, milestone, and mission. With a team that values growth, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose, CAE offers a dynamic environment where your contributions to training create a lasting impact on the future of safety and readiness worldwide.

In this role, the Group Leader Maintenance will be responsible to lead the maintenance team responsible for the training equipment preventive and corrective maintenance at customer site. The incumbent will be responsible to meet “Performance Based Accountability” Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that are directly related to CAE revenues and profits for this contract.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Coordinate and supervise preventive and corrective maintenance to achieve required availability and reliability KPI on flight training devices and other training equipment/facilities.

Supervise a dynamic team of technical staff that must meet the set KPIs.

Create work schedules, ensuring that an adequate roster is available at all times to cover contracted training availability window.

Provide staff guidance and leadership to ensure that equipment remains at peak performance to support internal and external customers.

Identify and track recurring and potential system problems and confer with technical experts and colleagues to formulate plans to solve problems.

Recommend and develop new procedures for testing, maintenance and repair.

Ensure that all technical information in the organization is disseminated to subordinates.

Liaise with co-workers to share new ideas and lessons learned.

Assist in recruiting, hiring and developing staff to help them achieve their objectives.

Prepare and do performance reviews.

Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Associate’s degree or college degree in job-related field.

Minimum of 8 to 12 years of relevant experience.

Thorough understanding of aircraft terminology or simulation devices.

Able to interpret schematics and other technical documents pertaining to simulators and aviation.

Superior troubleshooting skills and in-depth knowledge of operating electronic testing equipment and advanced software diagnostic utilities.

Fluency in English and French.

CAE offers: 

An environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued  

The opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team  

Flexible schedules  

Attractive employee benefits 

About CAE

At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying software-based simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, cabin crew, airlines, and defence and security forces to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in approximately 250 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents more than 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators as well as training programs powered by digital technologies. We embed sustainability in everything we do. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.

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Position Type                       

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

If you don't see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers@cae.com