Base Maintenance Manager

JMC Aviation is working with a business jet operating partner company based in Farnborough, looking to recruit a new Base Maintenance Manager to join their team. This global aviation company specializes in providing premium, private jet services to clients around the world. The service emphasizes flexibility, allowing customers to book flights with short notice to nearly any destination, while also providing access to a dedicated crew and personalized in-flight experiences. With a commitment to safety, efficiency, and unparalleled customer service, the company is a leader in the private aviation industry.

This is a Permanent Position based in Farnborough, UK.

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Ferry flights
• Life insurance
• Income protection
• Business travel insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Eye care vouchers
• Mortgage advice
• Pension
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bike rental
• Season ticket loan
• Gym membership

The Role

The primary purpose of this role is to maintain the hangar, workshops and all working areas in a clean, tidy and organised manner. Other duties involve:

• Ensure that all maintenance and workshop requests are carried out on time and to approved standards 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 and company structure changes.
• Controls directly and indirectly maintenance and other company projects.
• Participates in audits, rectifications and company investigations.

Skills and Attributes

• Multiple years of commercial or business aviation aircraft maintenance experience.
• Multiple 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.
• Clean criminal record.
• Right to live and work in the UK.

If you think this is the role for you and you have the necessary skills and attributes, please apply today or contact JMC Aviation for more details. Please note that due to the high level of applicants we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates regarding this role. For this opportunity JMC Aviation Ltd is acting as an employment agency.