Engineering Shift Manager — Lead Safe, High-Impact Maintenance

British Airways; Crawley Down; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff travel benefits

Discounted airfares

Job summary

British Airways Engineering Gatwick is looking for a Shift Manager to lead and develop a team, delivering a safe, professional engineering operation in line with defined business and performance metrics.

The role requires upholding Technical Standards, Airmanship, and cross‑functional collaboration, while modelling high standards of work and housekeeping. This position at Gatwick offers challenging opportunities and career progression.

Qualifications

• Evidence of leading technical teams to deliver high performance in an operation environment.
• Technical knowledge to challenge the status quo and implement new ideas.
• Structured problem-solving skills to make fact-based decisions in a complex operational environment.
• Use of proven communication skills, engaging and influencing to deliver business objectives.
• Ability to develop, inspire and guide technical teams to deliver to their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Technical, Quality and Airmanship standards of the shifts production.
• Drives engagement and builds effective relationships with trade unions, colleagues, stakeholders and partners by role modelling and embedding leadership and brand behaviours.
• Delivers shift performance on quality and safety, operational and customer, financial and commercial, and colleagues.
• Provide a safe working environment, drive and maintains safe and secure working practices with professional standards of work and housekeeping.
• Develop colleagues’ skills, capabilities and qualifications to support the operational requirements and talent pipeline for Engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Technical knowledge

Problem-solving

Communication

Adaptable leadership

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

British Airways Engineering Gatwick is looking for a Shift Manager to lead and develop a team, delivering a safe, professional engineering operation in line with defined business and performance metrics.

The role requires upholding Technical Standards, Airmanship, and cross‑functional collaboration, while modelling high standards of work and housekeeping. This position at Gatwick offers challenging opportunities and career progression.