Station Engineer - Birmingham
Ryanair, United Kingdom
Job Description
Aircraft Engineering Services (AES Ltd) are inviting applications for a Station Engineer to be based at Birmingham Airport on a Monday-Friday rotation, working in cooperation with our client airline Ryanair, Europe's largest airline.
With a fleet of 500+ aircraft, including the introduction of the Boeing 737-8200 Gamechanger, Ryanair offer exceptional career opportunities and progression within the industry.
The successful Station Engineer will be a self-motivated individual with existing line maintenance experience, who is able to supervise personnel and demonstrate a flexible working attitude in a fast-changing environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the UK General Manager and Technical Operations Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership and management of Ryanair's Engineering Line Stations in BHX, EMA and BRS. Duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Management of Routine Maintenance, Aircraft Incidents/AOG’s and Third-Party Liaison.
- Manpower planning, recruitment, retention and staff performance management.
- Ensuring appropriate spares and equipment are available at each location.
- Budgeting, invoicing and negotiation/management of contracts with external suppliers/companies.
- Conducting regular base visits, ensuring staff welfare and regulatory (UK CAA and EASA) compliance.
- Supervision and mentoring of Engineers, Aircraft Mechanics and Apprentices.
- Investigating Maintenance Delays, Engineering Safety Reports and Non-Compliances, implementing strategies to prevent recurrence
Requirements
- Aircraft Line Maintenance experience (Essential).
- EASA or UK CAA* Part-66 B1/B2 License holder amp; Recency (Essential):
- Boeing 737-NG Type Endorsement (Desirable - Type Courses Available).
- Boeing 737-Max Type Endorsement (Desirable - Type Courses Available).
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written (Essential).
- Excellent time management, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and effectively communicate progress to Senior Management.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Proven leadership experience, capable of remotely managing diverse teams.
- Good IT Literacy (Essential), with AMOS Experience (Desirable).
All applicants must have unrestricted right to work and travel in the UK and hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
If you are a Licenced Engineer and feel that you can deliver in this exciting hands-on role with Ryanair, then we want to hear from you!
* UK CAA Licences are accepted; however, the applicant must be able to demonstrate 5 Years relevant Maintenance Experience and have completed EASA Module 9 (Human Factors) amp; Module 10 (Aviation Legislation).