Fixed Wing Maintenance Manager

Red Sky Personnel Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personnel recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Fixed Wing Maintenance Manager. The ideal candidate will lead maintenance teams, ensuring a safety-first culture and compliance with UK CAA regulations. Responsibilities include managing resources, overseeing maintenance documentation, and driving quality within operations. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, fostering continuous improvement and accountability in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop maintenance teams, fostering a safety-first culture.
• Manage allocation of resources and manpower planning.
• Drive accountability for quality and safety within teams.
• Plan and control scheduled maintenance to achieve targets.
• Ensure accurate completion of maintenance documentation.
• Oversee defect rectification and troubleshooting.
• Manage relationships with contracted vendors and MROs.
• Audit daily logged hours for abnormalities.
• Ensure compliance with the Safety Management System.
• Promote continuous improvement across maintenance operations.
• Act as escalation point for significant defects.
• Manage budgets and resource utilization for efficiency.
• Provide technical input into asset management.
• Perform other tasks as requested.

Job description

Job Title : Fixed Wing Maintenance Manager

Location : Oxford

Hours : Full-time, standard office hours with flexibility for shift / line work

Salary : £65,000–£75,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Responsibilities : Business :

• Lead and develop maintenance teams, fostering a safety-first, compliant and performance-driven culture.
• Manage allocation of resources, manpower planning, training and authorisations of certifying staff.
• Drive accountability for quality, safety and delivery within the maintenance teams.
• Plan, monitor and control scheduled and unscheduled maintenance inputs to achieve aircraft availability and reliability targets.
• Ensure all maintenance documentation, records and technical logs are accurately completed and retained.
• Oversee defect rectification, modification embodiment, and troubleshooting.
• Manage relationships with contracted MROs, vendors and OEMs.
• Audit all daily logged hours looking for abnormalities in hours booked verses estimated or planned hours.
• Ensure strict adherence to the organisation’s Safety Management System (SMS) and Quality Management System (QMS).
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance operations.
• Act as escalation point for significant defects, technical issues or safety concerns.
• Act as an oversight for expiring company approvals using the company’s QA system
• Report all non-compliances through the SMS system and act upon identified trends discovered in the information gathering.
• Manage budgets, cost controls and resource utilisation to optimise operational efficiency.
• Provide technical input into asset management, aircraft acquisitions, and fleet development planning.
• Perform such other tasks as are reasonably requested by the Company SLT.

Regulatory :

• Ensure all maintenance activities meet the requirements of UK CAA Part 145 / Part CAMO, EASA Part 145 / CAMO and 2-REG continuing airworthiness regulations.
• Act as focal point for audits and inspections by authorities, ensuring full compliance and corrective actions where required.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and proactively implement necessary adjustments to procedures and practices