Base Maintenance Manager (Lead)

Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline; Prestwick; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Ryanair is seeking a Base Maintenance Manager (Lead) to join the Engineering team as a senior leader, responsible for delivering base maintenance across multiple heavy maintenance locations. The role supports a growing fleet and network, with potential base site in Prestwick or other Ryanair sites across Europe.

Travel and remote leadership across bases are essential. The successful candidate will manage Base Maintenance Managers across the network, ensure MOE and Part-145 compliance, and drive

Qualifications

• Significant experience in base/heavy maintenance within a Part-145 environment.
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-site or distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of EASA Part-145 and MOE requirements.
• Track record of delivering operational performance in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• Flexible approach with the ability to travel frequently across bases.

Responsibilities

• Lead Base Maintenance Managers across the network and drive performance.
• Ensure maintenance is delivered and certified per MOE and Part-145.
• Maintain safety, compliance and workmanship across bases.
• Oversee manpower planning, resources and production delivery.
• Ensure bases have facilities, tooling, materials and competent personnel.
• Drive training, competency and performance standards across teams.
• Manage subcontractor performance and quality compliance.
• Liaise with CAMO, suppliers and internal stakeholders on planning.
• Own safety performance including risk management and reporting.
• Investigate and resolve operational, safety and compliance issues.
• Ensure MOE and technical procedures are kept up to date.
• Provide regular reporting to Head of Heavy Maintenance.

Skills

Base maintenance leadership

Multi-site leadership

EASA Part-145 MOE knowledge

Operational performance

Strong communication

Job description

Ryanair is currently recruiting for a Base Maintenance Manager (Lead) to join the Engineering team of Europe’s largest airline group. This is a senior leadership role responsible for the delivery of base maintenance across multiple heavy maintenance locations, supporting a growing fleet and network. The successful candidate can be based at any of the 6 sites and should be an experienced and driven engineering professional, capable of leading multi-site operations in a fast‑paced environment. Reporting to the Head of Heavy Maintenance (Internal), this role has full responsibility for base maintenance performance, compliance, and output across the internal Ryanair network. All internal site‑based Base Maintenance Managers report directly into this position. With maintenance activity spread across Prestwick, Seville, Kaunas, Wrocław, Shannon and Hahn, frequent travel and the ability to lead teams remotely is essential.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all Base Maintenance Managers across the network, driving performance and accountability across each location
• Ensure all maintenance is delivered and certified in accordance with MOE and Part-145 requirements.
• Maintain the highest standards of safety, compliance, and workmanship across all bases
• Oversee manpower planning, resource allocation, and production delivery across multiple sites
• Ensure all bases are appropriately resourced with facilities, tooling, materials, and competent personnel
• Drive training, competency, and performance standards across all maintenance teams
• Manage subcontractor performance and ensure compliance with contractual and quality requirements
• Liaise with CAMO representatives, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on maintenance planning and defect resolution
• Own safety performance, including risk management, occurrence reporting, and human factors
• Investigate and resolve operational, safety, and compliance issues across the network
• Ensure MOE and technical procedures are applied consistently and kept up to date
• Provide regular reporting and escalation to the Head of Heavy Maintenance

Requirements

• Significant experience in base/heavy maintenance within a Part-145 environment
• Proven leadership experience managing multi-site or distributed teams
• Strong understanding of EASA Part-145 and MOE requirements
• Track record of delivering operational performance in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills
• Flexible approach with the ability to travel frequently across bases.

Benefits

• Competitive salary

Final compensation and benefits will be determined by the final work location.