Job title: Part-145 Maintenance Manager
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Fixed Wing
Salary type: Annual
Location: Wales
Job published: 2026-04-29
Job ID: 46762
Contact name: Billy McDougall
Phone number: +441412642353
Contact email: billy@volantesrecruitment.com

Job Description

Summary

An exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated, senior professional seeking a challenging and rewarding leadership role within a fast-paced, growing MRO business. Based on-site at St Athan, the Accountable Manager will lead the operational team in delivering safe, efficient, and cost-effective aircraft transition services to airline and lessor customers. A key objective of the role is to achieve operational excellence through strong leadership, positive culture, and the implementation of business improvement strategies — all whilst maintaining full regulatory compliance.

Main Responsibilities

  • Lead the Maintenance Operations team, providing strong direction and management with a results-oriented focus across safety, people, quality, service delivery, and cost.
  • Ensure compliance with the organisation's Part 145 MOEs and all relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Drive the safety strategy and make a proactive contribution to the overall safety culture of the business, influencing key stakeholders on all safety aspects relating to service delivery.
  • Determine and enact requisite actions for the management of non-compliances, establishing robust processes and a working framework for all future non-compliance issues.
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with relevant regulatory bodies.
  • Lead, organise, measure, and drive the performance of the operations team in support of company goals and objectives.
  • Provide technical support to the operational team as required.
  • Design, develop, and deliver management processes that comply with relevant regulatory and business requirements.
  • Proactively measure, monitor, and evaluate operational KPIs, taking appropriate actions to ensure performance levels are maintained.

Key Attributes

  • A credible, accomplished MRO leader with well-developed communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, ideally gained within organisations undergoing significant transformation.
  • A people-focused leadership style, with the ability to tailor your approach to get the best from the collective team.
  • Strong, credible impact with a demonstrated capability to resolve conflict and build lasting relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to make the complex simple, with a track record of driving results in a healthy, challenging environment.

Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years' experience in aircraft maintenance, preferably with exposure to aircraft lessors.
  • Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and skill acquired through experience, qualifications, and professional development.
  • Proven experience operating at senior level within an MRO function, with strong leadership and management credentials.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a range of project types, complex business initiatives, and change programmes.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving continuous improvement and developing business cases.
  • Liaison experience with aviation industry stakeholders, particularly lessors.
  • Working knowledge of inspection procedures, methods, equipment, and accepted industry standards.
  • Strong background in Safety Management Systems (SMS) and quality assurance within the aviation maintenance industry.
  • Previous experience as a Form 4 post holder.
  • EASA Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (preferred).

Location & Hours

St Athan, South Wales | Full Time