Job Description:

About our team...

Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.

AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support.  Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.

AHUK is the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey)

The Role: Mission & Purpose

As the MFTS Line Maintenance Manager (Shawbury), you are responsible for the management and execution of all line maintenance operations on the H135 and H145 fleet, ensuring that all maintenance is carried out in accordance with UK CAA Part-145, MRP-145 regulations, and AHUK policy and safety standards. You will be responsible for coordinating, planning and executing line maintenance activities, ensuring aircraft airworthiness and managing a team of skilled technicians and licensed engineers. The MFTS Line Maintenance Manager (Shawbury) plays a critical role in optimising the operational efficiency and airworthiness of the MFTS fleet.

Your mission is to ensure that our fleet is maintained to the highest safety and quality standards, ensuring maximum aircraft availability to meet the rigorous demands of the Daily Flying Programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage all line maintenance activities, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, and modifications

• Ensure compliance with UK CAA and MRP regulations, as well as AHUK Policy and safety standards

• Assist the MFTS MRO Maintenance Manager in the investigation and rectification of non-conformities and safety occurrences in the line maintenance environment

• Coordinate line maintenance schedules with the planning and operations departments to ensure minimal aircraft downtime and optimal fleet availability, maintaining >98% aircraft availability to the customer

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of aircraft maintenance technicians and engineers to achieve operational goals 

• Monitor and report on maintenance progress, ensuring that all work is completed on schedule

• Develop and implement maintenance plans and strategies to improve aircraft availability and reduce maintenance related delays and occurrences 

• Collaborate with support departments to ensure all necessary parts, tools and equipment are available for the planned maintenance activities

• Ensure that all maintenance records and documentation are properly maintained, accurate and up to date

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, efficiency and quality of our maintenance practices

• Collaborate with the Quality and SMS teams to ensure occurrences are reported as required, implement and maintain a safety and learning culture, and conduct safety investigations

• Oversee training and development programs for line maintenance personnel to ensure competency and availability of suitable qualified personnel for the planned maintenance

• Day to Day running of the aircraft maintenance hangars, ensuring the maintenance is environment is clean, organised and maintained to a good standard

Candidate Profile

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• UK CAA Part-66 B1 and/or B2 Licence with C-rating

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role

• An in-depth knowledge of aircraft systems, maintenance procedures, and UK CAA Part-145 and MRP regulatory requirements

• Strong leadership, communication, and team management skills

• Excellent problem solving and decision-making abilities

• Proficient in maintenance management and information software packages, and google suite

• Strong organisational and project management skills

• Trustworthy, reliable, enthusiastic and flexible, acting as a role model to the line maintenance team and wider business

Desirable Attributes

• Direct experience with UK Military Aviation or the UK MFTS ecosystem

• Type Ratings on H135/H145 platforms

• Familiarity with aircraft maintenance planning software and fleet management

• Degree-level qualification in Aviation maintenance, Engineering or related field 

The Reward

In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments.  On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:

• Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company

• Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic

• Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion. 

• Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)

• Bikes to Work (up to £3,000) (employee purchase scheme) 

• Technology ( employee purchase scheme) 

• Mydrive (employee car purchase scheme)

• Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)

• Health-care Cash Scheme

• Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme) 

• Health Assessments

• Travel Insurance

• Shopping vouchers/discounts

• Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)

Data Protection

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  After this date the applications will then be reviewed, Feedback will be given and Interviews will be arranged. Please direct any questions relating to this job posting to [email protected] in the first instance for the attention of the  HR Team.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters UK Ltd

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Customer Eng.&Technical Support&Services <JF-CS-PS>

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [email protected].

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