Fleet Performance Engineer — Manchester (Permanent)
An airline based in Manchester is looking to recruit a Fleet Performance Engineer to join their Maintenance Control Team.
This is a Permanent, Full-Time position based in Didsbury, Manchester, supporting a fleet of Embraer E190 aircraft with a focus on reliability, technical performance, and on-time operation.
Salary & Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Plus a non-contractual discretionary incentive award
- Staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets
- Up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family
The Role
The primary purpose of this role is to manage and develop the preventative maintenance programme and lead the predictive maintenance philosophy for the fleet, with a focus on maximising aircraft reliability and supporting safe, on-time operations.
Other duties involve
- Use multiple data sources to identify maintenance tasks required outside of (or in addition to) the scheduled maintenance programme to protect the flying programme
- Communicate requirements to line and base engineering teams via Engineering Technical Requirements and work instructions, ensuring actions are issued in time to address repetitive, latent, and active defects
- Maintain a continued focus on Technical Dispatch Reliability, supporting delivery of company targets from an operational and reliability perspective
- Develop, maintain, and present operational and performance reports
- Act as a technical expert on the fleet, supporting the Maintrol Team with ad-hoc shift cover, troubleshooting guidance, and support on complex/repetitive defects
- Collaborate with Safety Services and Air Ops teams to review Flight Data conditional events, interpreting flight data recorder outputs to determine engineering follow-up actions
Qualifications and requirements:
- CAA Part-66 B1/B2 licence or equivalent engineering technical qualification
- Embraer E190 type rating, or experience in a similar technical support / technical services role
- Working knowledge of CAA/EASA Part-CAMO, Part-M, and Part 145 requirements
- Right to work in the UK.
- Technical Services experience, including continued airworthiness / practical maintenance support
- Knowledge of airline business, regulatory, and operating environment
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.
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