Aircraft Structures Technician Team Lead

Bombardier; Westerham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier’s London Service Centre at Biggin Hill is seeking an Aircraft Structures Technician Team Lead to supervise the structures team, ensuring safety, quality and airworthiness of aircraft. You will coordinate sheet metal tasks, manage resources, and uphold documentation standards for audits and inspections in a premier UK aviation site.

The role involves deputising for the Operations Manager when required and driving continuous improvement while ensuring the team remains productive and

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of structures support teams in aviation
• Knowledge of environmental and Health & Safety regulations/guidelines
• Ability to ensure airworthiness through compliant workmanship and documentation
• Experience with using technical data and facilitating audits and inspections

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Structures team and UMT in providing structures support for aircraft projects.
• Promote a Safety and Just culture and ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• deputise for Operations Manager as required and monitor labour resources.
• Communicate technical updates to operations leadership and project management teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and accountability for assigned tasks.
• Ensure IOR and Accident reports are completed timely and elevated when needed.
• Support resource management, team development and ensuring productivity when no structures work.
• Maintain up-to-date Read & Signs and other required certifications.

Job description

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.

What are your contributions to the team?

• 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.

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Job

Aircraft Structures Technician Team Lead

Primary Location

Biggin Hill Service Center

Organization

Bombardier Services (UK)

Employee Status

Requisition

15950 Aircraft Structures Technician Team Lead