Aviation Maintenance Controller — Real-Time Ops & Flight Support

Line Up Aviation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 71,830 - 87,793; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff travel perks

Unlimited standby tickets

Discounted airfares

Job summary

Line Up Aviation, a global leader in aviation recruitment, seeks a Maintrol Engineer to be based in Manchester. This role coordinates line maintenance between Line Stations, third-party providers, and pilots to ensure safe daily operations.

UK work rights required; sponsorship not available. Responsibilities include managing maintenance activities, monitoring ADDs, supporting aircraft recovery, and providing real-time technical assistance to crews.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret complex technical information.
• Effective influencing and communication skills.
• High level of situational awareness and decision-making capability.
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload in a high-pressure operational environment.
• UK/EASA Part-66 B1 or B2 Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Manages scheduled and unscheduled Line Maintenance activities, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and maintenance programme requirements.
• Controls and monitors Acceptable Deferred Defects (ADDs), driving timely rectification and coordinating required spares, tooling and documentation.
• Supports aircraft recovery through technical guidance, logistics coordination and oversight of crew duty-time limitations.
• Provides real-time technical assistance to flight crews and engineers during in-flight or ground-based operational issues.
• Coordinates information flow following aircraft incidents and contributes to recovery planning.
• Allocates aircraft in line with operational, engineering and maintenance priorities.
• Responsible for improving aircraft and Engineering performance through proactive use of Aircraft monitoring and prognostic tools.
• Provides specialist technical support as required with due regard for safety, technical, regulatory and commercial requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Situational awareness

Decision making

Workload management

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical judgement

Education

UK/EASA Part-66 B1/B2 Licence

Tools

MS Office

Maintenance systems

Job description

Line Up Aviation, a global leader in aviation recruitment, seeks a Maintrol Engineer to be based in Manchester. This role coordinates line maintenance between Line Stations, third-party providers, and pilots to ensure safe daily operations.

UK work rights required; sponsorship not available. Responsibilities include managing maintenance activities, monitoring ADDs, supporting aircraft recovery, and providing real-time technical assistance to crews.