Station Manager

The Station Manager is a certifying engineer who is not part of the standard station roster, the role requires administrative and managerial duties with aircraft support as deemed appropriate by them. They are responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of their line station as well as meeting all regulatory needs and reporting any deficiencies to the Operational Maintenance Manager for their region. To be considered for the role it is important that you have the following: CAA/EASA B1 licence A320 Type rating Line maintenance experience on commercial aircraft Right to work in the UK/EUStation Manager – Job Accountabilities Effective Management, development, and motivation of the team To establish a strong work ethic and encourage staff interaction and ownership of issues across all reporting areas and departments. To establish a proactive and professional working culture To establish and develop a strong, informed, tenacious and technically efficient team. To lead by example To establish good working relations with other Station Managers and interfacing departmental managers/supervisors.Regulatory and Budgetary Requirements To ensure all relevant Station, EASA and CAA regulations are met. To ensure relevant procedures are developed, maintained, and reviewed ensuring compliance with all regulations. To ensure all relevant directions, procedures and directives are controlled and correctly read and recorded. Manage the line Station costs and revenue and ensure all expenditure is recorded and potential cost savings or potential overspends are brought to the attention of the OMM. To ensure all overtime claims are accurate and filed in a timely manner. To ensure all non-conformities are responded to within laid down timelines.Line Maintenance Maintaining an efficient and effective Station structure to support the Customer Airline fleet. Ensure staffing levels and skills are sufficient to fulfil shift requirements To ensure a good relationship is established and maintained between all line stations and strive for uniformity in working practices, To manage, understand and strive to improve station KPIs. To have a good over site of selected 3rd party suppliers To ensure all responsible staff are regularly briefed and aware of their responsibilities and updates. To initiate corrective or disciplinary action as required by HR guidelines To ensure that all responsible staff’s qualifications are kept up to date. To ensure all relevant staff are aware of all H & S obligations and responsibilities.Communication To ensure good communication is established and maintained across their relevant stations and interfacing departments. To ensure meetings are established and maintained with shift supervisors, OMM and Senior Management To encourage open communication amongst all staff using all medias availableAd-hoc To carry out tasks as detailed by the OMM, LMM and Senior ManagementStores To ensure the line stores is a safe and efficient operation and in compliance with all relevant regulations. To instigate and maintain a rolling audit, security measures, stores procedures and tooling inventory as required.Non-office hours support To provide support and oversight to the team during non-office hours to ensure safe, efficient and effective aircraft maintenance operation in the line station To be reachable, and able to make timely decisions in order to address any emergencies and urgent operational issues outside regular office hours To coordinate with the Duty Manager/Team leader / the team if necessary to ensure appropriate resources, specialist support and staffing are available to meet urgent operational challenges Operating Environment The normal working day is between 08:30 and 17:00 on Monday to Thursday and between 08:30 and 14:30 on Friday. 30 minutes is provided for lunch. Experience: Communicator and Man Manager Experience of customer-based A/C Ability to be acceptable to the authorities Qualified Part66 Licence holder Supervisory and or Managerial experience Engineering background Basic P+L skills Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds