Field Service Team Leader - Engine Maintenance

Safran; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working options

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension contribution

Job summary

Safran, based in the UK, is seeking a Field Service Team Leader - Engine Maintenance to oversee a Civil Maintenance Centre team delivering engine maintenance on Arriel, Arrius, Makila, and RTM engines. You will balance hands‑on technical leadership with administrative oversight, ensuring quality, safety, and timely delivery across on-site and customer-facing activities.

The role requires proven leadership in aerospace maintenance, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to interpret complex

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in aerospace/maintenance environments.
• Ability to interpret maintenance documentation (EMMs, MTIs, IPCs, CMMs, SBs, Airworthiness Directives).
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of technicians, managing workloads, training, resources and day-to-day operations to meet objectives.
• Perform and certify Level 1-3 maintenance on Safran helicopter engines in line with airworthiness and regulatory requirements.
• Drive operational performance via planning, KPI management, and continuous improvement with focus on turnaround time, quality, safety and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure maintenance records and release documentation are completed accurately while promoting HSE, QRQC and 5S practices.

Skills

Leadership

Aviation maintenance

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Education

Aerospace engineering qualification

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

• Lead and support a team of technicians, managing workloads, training, resources, and day-to-day operations to ensure customer and business objectives are achieved.
• Perform and certify Level 1-3 maintenance on Safran helicopter engines, ensuring all work is completed in line with airworthiness, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive operational performance through effective planning, KPI management, continuous improvement initiatives, and a strong focus on turnaround time, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure all maintenance records, certification, and release documentation are completed accurately while promoting HSE, QRQC, and 5S best practices throughout the operation., We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.

• Proven leadership experience within an aerospace, engineering, or maintenance environment.
• Recognised Aerospace Engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of aviation maintenance regulations and engine overhaul activities.
• Ability to interpret technical maintenance documentation, including EMMs, MTIs, IPCs, CMMs, Service Bulletins, and Airworthiness Directives.
• Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality and safety.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and lead a team.

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together. At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision. With 80 years' experience in the aerospace market Safran has a reputation for focusing on you, its customer. Supporting both the Civil and Military markets in the UK, Ireland and across sub-Saharan Africa, the company's UK facility in Fareham is the European Maintenance Centre Hub (EMCH) for the Safran Helicopter Engines group, performing level 1 to 3 maintenance/repairs on Arriel, Arrius, Makila and RTM322 engines either onsite or at our customers' facilities. Alongside the EMCH and with a broad customer base in both the fixed wing and rotary wing markets, Safran's experienced team of technical and support staff are also committed to delivering excellence in the Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul of complex products such as air starters, air producers, auxiliary power units and oil pumps. We are very focused on delivering these products and services to meet all our customer requirements with particular attention to turnaround time performance.

As Field Service Team Leader - Engine Maintenance, you will lead a team of technicians within our Civil Maintenance Centre, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of engine maintenance activities. Combining hands‑on technical expertise with strong leadership, you will oversee daily operations, drive performance against quality, cost, and delivery targets, and support both on‑site and customer‑facing maintenance activities.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you, both in and out of work, including:

• Competitive salary and up to 5% annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with extra days at service milestones
• Flexitime and hybrid working options (role dependent)
• Onsite amenities including free parking, subsidised meals, and gym facilities
• 7% company pension contribution from day one
• Health Cash Plan after probation
• Enhanced family benefits and Employee Assistance Programme
• Share purchase scheme after three months' service
• Ongoing training, development, and personalised career planning