Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor - Safety-First Leader

Draken Europe; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching up to 12%

Bonus incentives

Discounted PMI

Electric car scheme

Tech vouchers

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Draken Europe is seeking a Supervisor to assist the Crew Chief, responsible for safety, regulatory compliance and operational performance of Part-145/A8-23 aircraft maintenance across the Aircraft Maintenance department and detachments worldwide.

You will lead and develop the team, coordinate engineering activities, ensure tasks are completed to time, quality and safety standards, maintain documentation and promote a Just Culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience within an aircraft maintenance environment.
• At least 3 years' experience working on fast jet aircraft.
• Experience within aircraft line, base, or workshop maintenance environments.
• Proven experience in a supervisory role within a military or civil aviation maintenance setting.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft maintenance regulatory requirements.
• Company Authorisations and/or an unrestricted CAA Part-66 B1 Licence with relevant type ratings.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver work to deadlines while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Experience working within a continuous improvement environment or on improvement projects.
• Formal project management or change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Prioritise safety in all activities, ensuring compliance with SHE standards.
• Support maintenance, certification, and operational performance as delegated by the Crew Chief.
• Promote a positive safety culture and Just Culture reporting.
• Carry out and supervise maintenance activities per regulations and manuals.
• Support operations at base and deployed locations worldwide.
• Supervise aircraft ground movements where required.
• Ensure tasks meet quality standards and certification of work.
• Maintain accurate maintenance documentation.
• Coordinate engineering activities to meet targets and budget.
• Monitor team performance and provide feedback for improvement.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Assist Crew Chief with day-to-day team management and staff development.
• Act as Deputy to Crew Chief when required.
• Build relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Maintain authorisations and competencies for regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Decision making

Safety culture

Organisational change

Planning

Deployed operations

Problem solving

Education

CAA Part-66 B1 Licence with relevant type ratings

Job description

Draken Europe is seeking a Supervisor to assist the Crew Chief, responsible for safety, regulatory compliance and operational performance of Part-145/A8-23 aircraft maintenance across the Aircraft Maintenance department and detachments worldwide.

You will lead and develop the team, coordinate engineering activities, ensure tasks are completed to time, quality and safety standards, maintain documentation and promote a Just Culture.