Lead Aircraft Line Maintenance Supervisor (B1)

KLM UK Engineering Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stakeholder pension

Cycle to Work scheme

EV Car Scheme

retailer discounts

Long service awards

Extra holiday allowance

Enhanced sick pay

Health Shield cash plan

wellbeing

Life assurance

free on-site parking

Job summary

KLM UK Engineering Limited is seeking a qualified Aircraft Line Maintenance Supervisor (B1) to lead a cross‑functional line maintenance team at Edinburgh Airport, operating on a rotating early/late shift. You will oversee safety, inspections, and customer interfaces while driving cost-efficient maintenance and development of team skills.

The ideal candidate has a UK CAA B1 licence with at least 3 years certifying experience, strong IT literacy, and the ability to manage multiple aircraft types

Qualifications

• Approval to work on Boeing 737-NG and/or Embraer 170/190 with willingness to gain other aircraft types as required.
• Proven experience in an Aircraft Line Maintenance environment with proven people management skills.
• UK CAA B1 Licensed aircraft engineer with minimum 3 years of certifying experience
• Competent in use of IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Safety of personnel; promote safety initiatives to reduce injuries.
• Lead and motivate a multi-disciplined team with strong organisational and prioritising skills.
• Knowledge of company systems and company procedures.
• Build strong working relationships with Customers and main interfaces.
• Carry out inspection/certification privileges as required to meet customer requirements.
• Learn from incidents and focus on strategic improvements to known root causes (Significant 6).
• Effective utilisation of resources to perform checks/tasks safely, efficiently and within cost.
• Seek out new opportunities to develop Line Maintenance revenue and contribution.
• Motivate, coach and empower others on job skills thus enhancing flexibility and development opportunities.

Skills

Approachable

Persuasive

Influential

Calm under pressure

Decisive decisions

Target setting

Clear communication

Consistent

Can-do attitude

Risk assessment

Open culture

Education

UK CAA B1 Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Tools

IT systems

Job description

KLM UK Engineering Limited is seeking a qualified Aircraft Line Maintenance Supervisor (B1) to lead a cross‑functional line maintenance team at Edinburgh Airport, operating on a rotating early/late shift. You will oversee safety, inspections, and customer interfaces while driving cost-efficient maintenance and development of team skills.

The ideal candidate has a UK CAA B1 licence with at least 3 years certifying experience, strong IT literacy, and the ability to manage multiple aircraft types