Maintenance Team Leader (B1)

British Airways; Glasgow; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Performance-related bonus

Shift allowance package

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Flexible benefits

Flight discounts

Standby flights

Other travel discounts

Résumé du poste

British Airways Maintenance Glasgow is hiring a Maintenance Team Leader (UK CAA B1) to lead and supervise maintenance teams on scheduled tasks, inspections, and defect rectification.

You will manage day-to-day team supervision, develop staff, and ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards while driving productivity and aircraft availability.

Qualifications

• Valid UK CAA Part 66 B1.1 licence.
• Maintains base maintenance authorisations on the A320 family and recency requirements.
• Experience leading teams in aircraft maintenance environments.
• 3 years aircraft maintenance experience.

Responsabilités

• Team compliance with environmental, quality, health and safety standards.
• Maintenance oversight of activities ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Organises and allocates team work to meet targets.
• People management and coaching (one-to-ones, performance).
• Improve schedules and reduce aircraft downtimes.
• Provide technical leadership and sign off work.
• Communications within the organisation are effective.
• Deliver departmental productivity and cost targets.

Connaissances

Leadership

People skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

PC literacy

Shift work 4x4

Formation

UK CAA Part 66 B1.1 licence

A320 family type rating (Desirable)

Description du poste

A career without limits

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The role: Maintenance Team Leader (UK CAA B1)

An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Team Leaders (MTL) at B1 level, working within the Production team at British Airways Maintenance Glasgow. The role of MTL is to lead, and supervise maintenance teams carrying out scheduled maintenance tasks, inspections, and defect rectification. The MTL is responsible for the day‑to‑day management and supervision of their teams as well as looking after the development of the team.

What you’ll do:

• Team compliance with environmental, quality, health and safety and housekeeping standards
• Maintenance oversight of individual and team activities ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory and company standards
• Collaborates with colleagues, Shift manager and support department to achieve the targets for the department
• Organise and agree team work schedule and allocate tasks to deliver areas to agreed targets
• People management of the team IAW policies (e.g. disciplinary)
• Individual coaching, performance management and development (e.g. one to ones)
• Works to improve schedules and aircraft downtimes
• Provide technical leadership of teams maintenance tasks.
• Sign off work on completion within the full scope of individual approval
• Effective communications within the organisation
• Deliver departmental productivity and cost targets by driving improvement to work tasks, processes and work environment.

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Good technical decision making
• Good leadership and people skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective communicator at all levels within the organisation
• PC literate, can work with engineering systems and document management systems
• Can work 4-on-4-off shifts (including night shifts)
• Can work in confined spaces as required (fuel tanks)
• Can work under pressure to timescales

Your experience:

• Valid UK CAA Part 66 B1.1 licence (Essential)
• Maintains Base Maintenance authorisations on type A320 family and recency required (Essential)
• Type rating Airbus A320 Neo family and recency (Desirable)
• Experience in leading teams in an aircraft maintenance environment (Essential)
• 3 years aircraft maintenance experience (Essential)

Benefits

At British Airways we offer a wide range of flexible benefits such as:

• A competitive performance‑related bonus
• A comprehensive shift allowance package paid in addition to basic salary depending on day shift/night shift
• A pension scheme with potential contributions of up to 16% (if you contribute 5%, BA will contribute 11%)
• A private healthcare scheme
• A flexible benefits scheme which gives you the option to buy from a range of benefits such as life assurance, and critical illness cover
• Discounted confirmed flights for friends and family on BA from date of joining
• Once in role, access to standby flights (with eligibility for the Club cabin) for yourself and your nominees
• Discounted standby travel on other airlines in the Oneworld Alliance
• Discounts on car hire, hotels, leisure activities, entertainment and much more

Inclusion & Diversity

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.

Sponsorship

At present, British Airways Maintenance Glasgow will not be able to offer sponsorships for this role.

Candidates must have a Right to Work and live in the United Kingdom to be considered for this position.