Aircraft Maintenance Operations Manager

The Boeing Company; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace firm in Birmingham is seeking an Operations Manager to oversee aircraft maintenance and modification. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, ensuring efficient and safe execution of maintenance tasks, and collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have extensive experience in aircraft maintenance management and possess strong communication and leadership skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered, with applications accepted until Jan. 30, 2026.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual incentive plans

Access to a range of free learning courses

Annual leave entitlement of 23 days plus public holidays

Company-paid private healthcare plan

Enhanced sickness pay

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in aircraft maintenance and modification activities.
• Proven leadership skills in managing maintenance teams.
• Strong communication abilities to convey technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the supplier maintenance teams for E-7 aircraft.
• Ensure efficient execution of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Foster a culture of excellence in maintenance planning and control.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance management

Communication

Leadership

Technical document interpretation

Supply chain management

Education

Aircraft Maintenance License or equivalent

Degree in Engineering discipline

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

E-7 Wedgetail Mod Site - Operations Manager

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 2,000 people in the UK and is responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK and international defence customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, C4ISTAR Services, Through Life Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.

At BDUK we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in aircraft maintenance operations. Our commitment to safety, quality, and innovation drives us to deliver exceptional service to our customers.

About the role

We are seeking highly qualified and experienced candidates to take on a pivotal role in managing Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Operations at our Boeing Repair Station in Birmingham. The successful individuals will be responsible for overseeing and leading the multidisciplinary operations team of maintenance technicians and certifiers. Your primary focus will be to ensure the efficient execution of both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs, and modifications on aircraft, ultimately driving the successful delivery of our aircraft projects. Join us in maintaining the highest standards of safety and performance in aviation!

Role and Responsibilities

• The successful candidates will lead and manage the supplier maintenance teams to ensure safe and efficient execution of E-7 aircraft production, modification and maintenance activities. Conducting and participating in daily meetings with the modification supplier counterpart.
• Foster a culture of excellence in maintenance planning and control, emphasizing safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the daily build plan is deployed, ensuring safe, timely and efficient execution of tasks by the suppliers’ maintenance team.
• Lead daily operations action tracker meetings to address issues from production, find solutions and remove roadblocks working with functional support teams.
• Coordinate with multifunctional support groups as required to resolve aircraft issues, working actions and updating the Action Tracker to distribute out to appropriate support groups.
• Interpret manufacturing issues to keep production moving and resolve all chronic and recurring issues by ensuring processes are being followed and the team is working together to resolve issues.
• Agree and communicate with the first shift Boeing management and IE (scheduler) to evaluate and set the build plan for the second shift.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience either working on or managing aircraft build or maintenance activities within a civilian or military environment, preferably on B737 or similar Boeing type (minimum 12 months).
• The ability to provide knowledge‑based leadership/oversight and apply both technical and human factors (HF) knowledge, with regard to the running and control of maintenance staff, against industry and organisational requirements.
• An excellent communicator, with a demonstrable ability to manage, able to communicate the organisational and technical work requirements to their staff and to ensure their Maintenance Controllers and Team Leads support these requirements, in order that key business targets are met.
• Capable of upward and cross‑peer communicating and managing at all levels, cross functional areas, programme and the customers effectively.
• Demonstrable and proven working knowledge of EASA, FAA, CAA or MAA Regulation, aviation Quality Assurance (QA) and Safety Management System (SMS) processes, and the application of these requirements.
• Management of their team/s to ensure workflow progress, to maintain the scheduled plan, ensuring all work requirements are captured and workloads controlled, for on time completion, to budget, to the first time Quality standards
• Capable of understanding and interpreting Technical Documents, Technical Drawings and/or associated Authorised Technical Publications (ATP’s), to provide guidance to their team/s if necessary
• Demonstrable and proven leadership, capable of adopting appropriate leadership skills/ styles for effective management of their team/s
• Demonstrate and install the core Boeing ‘Our Values & Behavior’s’ with their team
• Ability to work independently under time constraints and pressure, while managing multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with supply chain management and logistics related to aircraft maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications

Hold an Aircraft Maintenance License, A&P, EASA, EMAR, CAA or equivalent.

Or Degree level educated in an Engineering discipline.

Familiarity with 737NG base maintenance processes.

Boeing Benefits

• Competitive salary, with annual incentive plans, including access to a pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Access to a wide-range of free learning courses and tools to support your professional development
• An inclusive culture, with a range of societies that you can get involved in
• Annual leave entitlement of 23 days, plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
• Company-paid private healthcare medical plan (BUPA Medical Plan) and annual health assessment entitlement
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Business-leading maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Access to a life insurance entitlement of six times your annual salary
• Access to a wide-range of physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing programmes, tools, and incentives

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jan. 30, 2026

Export Control Requirements

This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance post-start. See job description for details.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.