Aircraft Structures Technician Team Lead

Bombardier Inc; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier Inc. in London (Biggin Hill) seeks an Operations Leader to supervise structures support teams and deputise for the Operations Manager as required.

You will monitor labour needs, communicate technical updates, and drive continuous improvement to ensure safe, compliant aircraft maintenance. The role emphasizes leadership, environmental and health & safety compliance, and timely reporting of IOR and accidents.

Responsibilities

• Promote a Safety and Just culture within the team and ensure all company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Deputisation for Operations Manager as required.
• Monitor and check labour requirements for structures support on all projects in work.
• Communicate internal technical updates to the operations leadership and project management teams on the status of assigned sheet metal tasks on the aircraft and in the Structures Workshop.
• Proactively lead continuous improvement within the team and promote accountability for assigned tasks.
• Ensure IOR and Accident reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner as required.
• Highlight issues to the Operations leadership before the GEMBA walk or escalate to the relevant leadership team in good time.
• Assist the Manager Operations with resource management, motivating and developing the team.
• Ensure the team are productive when there are no structures work.
• Ensure team up to date with Read & Signs.
• Be responsible for team compliance with environmental and Health & Safety regulations/guidelines.
• Ensure structures personnel assigned to tasks are qualified and/or competent to perform them.
• Monitor workmanship standards and compliance with regulations and company procedures to ensure continued airworthiness of the aircraft.
• Ensure documentation is up to date and tasks are completed with efficiency and in compliance with quality standards.
• Provide input on future GSE, tooling and consumable requirements to the Manager Operations and Director of Operations.
• Support and implement business change with a culture of continuous improvement.

Job description

Ensure effective leadership and supervision of allocated personnel in providing structures

support for the Operations and UMT teams.

Promote a Safety and Just culture within the team and ensure that all company policies and

procedures are adhered to at all times.

Deputisation for Operations Manager as required.

Monitor and check labour requirements for structures support on all projects in work.

Communicate internal technical updates to the operations leadership and project

management teams on the status of assigned sheet metal tasks on the aircraft and in the Structures Workshop.

Proactively lead continuous improvement within the team and promote accountability for

assigned tasks.

Ensure IOR and Accident reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner as

required.

Highlight issues to the Operations leadership before the GEMBA walk or ensure they are

escalated in good time to the relevant leadership team.

Assist the Manager Operations with resource management, motivating and the developing

of team.

Ensure that the team are productive when there are no structures work.

Ensure you and the team are all up to date with Read & Signs.

Exceptional by Design

Be responsible for team compliance with environmental and Health & Safety

regulations/guidelines.

Ensure that structures personnel assigned to tasks are qualified and/or competent to

perform them.

Monitor workmanship standards and compliance with regulations and company procedures

to ensure continued airworthiness of the aircraft.

Ensure that documentations are up to date and tasks are completed with efficiency and

compliant to quality standards ensuring the use of applicable technical data.

Provide input on future GSE, tooling and consumable requirements to the Manager

Operations and Director of Operations.

Supporting and implementing business change with a culture of continuous improvement.

How to thrive in this role?

Ensure effective leadership and supervision of allocated personnel in providing structures

support for the Operations and UMT teams.

Promote a Safety and Just culture within the team and ensure that all company policies and

procedures are adhered to at all times.

Deputisation for Operations Manager as required.

Monitor and check labour requirements for structures support on all projects in work.

Communicate internal technical updates to the operations leadership and project

management teams on the status of assigned sheet metal tasks on the aircraft and in the Structures Workshop.

Proactively lead continuous improvement within the team and promote accountability for

assigned tasks.

Ensure IOR and Accident reports are completed and submitted in a timely manner as

required.

Highlight issues to the Operations leadership before the GEMBA walk or ensure they are

escalated in good time to the relevant leadership team.

Assist the Manager Operations with resource management, motivating and the developing

of team.

Ensure that the team are productive when there are no structures work.

Ensure you and the team are all up to date with Read & Signs.

Exceptional by Design

Be responsible for team compliance with environmental and Health & Safety

regulations/guidelines.

Ensure that structures personnel assigned to tasks are qualified and/or competent to

perform them.

Monitor workmanship standards and compliance with regulations and company procedures

to ensure continued airworthiness of the aircraft.

Ensure that documentations are up to date and tasks are completed with efficiency and

compliant to quality standards ensuring the use of applicable technical data.

Provide input on future GSE, tooling and consumable requirements to the Manager

Operations and Director of Operations.

Supporting and implementing business change with a culture of continuous improvement.

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected Characteristics to apply. Whether your candidacy is moving on to the next step of the hiring process or not, we will keep you informed by email or by phone. Join us at https://bombardier.com/en/careers/career-opportunities

Bombardier's Business Aircraft London Service Centre in Biggin Hill is part of an award-winning network and is the flagship of Bombardier's European operation. This Base and Line Maintenance Centre is the fastest-growing Service Centre in Europe and the largest Business Aircraft OEM in the UK. The facility has the capabilities to perform an array of maintenance checks, modifications and upgrades all from this site. Only 14 miles from London, Bombardier's Biggin Hill Service Centre is ideally located to support operators in the UK region and beyond.