Base Maintenance Manager

Vista Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

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Job Profile

Vista Aircraft Maintenance is the in-house maintenance provider for the Vista Members’ fleet, which comprises an unrivaled global fleet of light, super mid-size, long-range and ultra-long-range aircraft.

Vista Aircraft Maintenance has multiple maintenance hubs strategically located across the U.S. and Europe. By investing in internal maintenance, Vista is able to prioritize the highest standards of service, safety, security, reliability, and value, demonstrating a continued commitment to providing a seamless service to clients globally. Vista Aircraft Maintenance provides a robust regional support network for Vista’s growing fleet, with one of the leading base maintenance facilities in the world.

Your Responsibilities

• Maintain the Hangar, Workshops and all working areas in a clean, tidy and organised manner.
• Ensure that all maintenance and workshop requests are carried out on time and to approved standards, efficiently and with the minimum downtime to maximise the aircraft band component availability.
• Maintain good relationships and communication with all VAM managers and employees.
• Ensure daily work planning, technical progress, most efficient capacity and manhours utilisation.
• Responsible for the provision of daily and other regular technical and production data.
• Direct, instruct, motivate, control and support all team members.
• Responsible for keeping staff current by necessary training and examinations in accordance with the company’s commercial and legal interest and obligations.
• Ensure necessary human and material resources required by the company`s commercial and legal requests.
• Ensure smooth interfacing with other departments within VAM and other exterior partners.
• Initiate training requests, procurements, investments, procedures, company structure changes.
• Controls directly and indirectly maintenance and other company projects.
• Deputises DoM in case of need.
• Participates in audits, rectifications and company investigations.
• Any other reasonable request from management in line with the Base Maintenance Manager role.

Required Skills, Qualifications, And Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 7 years of commercial or business aviation aircraft maintenance experience.
• Minimum 3 years of management experience in the commercial or business aircraft maintenance industry.
• ATA 104 Level I type course on one commercial or business aircraft type.
• Knowledge of EASA Regulations.
• UK residency, readiness for UK residency.
• Clean criminal record.
• Valid passport.

Desirable:

• EASA B1 License on one commercial or business aircraft type.
• UK driving license.
• MS Office experience, solid knowledge.
• Experience of ERP system.
• Knowledge of SMS system.
• Form Four Postholder position.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Industries: Airlines and Aviation

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