Maintenance Controller

Ryanair Group Holdings; Fingal; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted travel to destinations

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

20 Days Annual Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Unrivalled career progression

Job summary

Ryanair is recruiting a Maintenance Controller to join Europe's largest airline group. Based at our Head Office in Dublin, you will oversee technical defects and maintenance across a fleet of 600+ aircraft, ensuring airworthiness and fleet reliability.

You will monitor defects, coordinate repairs, and liaise with flight crews and operations to prioritise maintenance and ensure timely return to service. A B737 NG type rating and five years in aircraft maintenance are required.

Qualifications

• Hold an EASA Part 66 license (B1 or B1/B2) with a B737 NG type rating.
• Minimum 5 years’ aircraft maintenance experience, preferably on B737 NG.
• Experience in a Maintenance Control environment preferred.
• Willingness to work shift patterns and adapt to fast-changing environment.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Support Line Maintenance to keep a serviceable fleet.
• Assist in rectifying aircraft defects efficiently.
• Coordinate recovery/repair of AOG aircraft and return to service.
• Communicate with flight crew to confirm nature of defects.
• Ensure fleet aircraft are based in correct locations for ops/engineering.
• Liaise with Operations to prioritise flight requirements.
• Monitor HIL, DD and MEL defects for timely rectification.
• Ad hoc project work for Engineering management.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Work under pressure

Team player

Initiative

Organizational skills

Education

EASA Part 66 license (B1/B2)

B737 NG type rating

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe's largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Job Description

Ryanair is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Controller to Europe's Largest Airline Group.

Based in our Head Office Office in Dublin, you will be reporting to the Technical Operations Manager with responsibility for providing technical expertise to oversee the technical defects and maintenance of our fleet of over 600 aircraft. You will monitor aircraft technical defects with a view to required maintenance and operational requirements, whilst maintaining the highest levels of Airworthiness standards, fleet reliability and maximum serviceability

Responsibilities:

• Support the Line Maintenance operation to maintain a serviceable fleet.
• Assisting in the efficient rectification of aircraft defects.
• Coordination of and assisting in the recovery and repair of AOG aircraft, supporting all aspects of returning an aircraft to service.
• Constantly communicating with flight crew to ascertain the nature of any technical defects reported.
• Ensuring that the fleet aircraft are based in the correct locations for operational and engineering requirements.
• Liaising with the Operations Department in prioritizing flight operational requirements.
• Monitoring of aircraft Hold Item Lists (HIL) Deferred Defects (DD) and Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) defects to ensure rectification in timely manner.
• Ad hoc project work as requested by the Engineering management team.

Qualifications

• Hold an EASA Part 66 license (B1 or B1 / B2) with a type rating on B737 NG.
• Have at least 5 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance preferably on B737 NG.
• Preferably have previous experience in a Maintenance Control environment.
• A willingness to work shift patterns as required.
• Flexible approach to working in fast changing environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Possess and be able to demonstrate the key competencies and skills outlined below.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Be a self-motivated individual with a high level of initiative and commitment.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and to adapt quickly within a dynamic situation.
• Ability to have a calm, measured response to sometimes urgent problem solving.
• Excellent computer literacy with a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) particularly in Excel.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic and flexible team member with the ability to work as part of a team, but also demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative.

Additional Information

• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression