Fixed Wing Maintenance Foreman

Job Title: Fixed Wing Maintenance Foreman
Location: Oxford
Hours: Full-time, standard office hours with flexibility for shift/line work
Salary: £65,000 £70,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Role Overview:
The Fixed Wing Maintenance Foreman provides day-to-day supervision and coordination of all fixed-wing aircraft maintenance activities within the hangar and line environment. Acting as the key link between the engineering workforce and management, the Foreman ensures that maintenance tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory and company standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate fixed-wing engineering teams to ensure safe and effective delivery of planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Allocate daily tasks and resources, ensuring work is completed to the required quality, time, and safety standards.
• Mentor and support licensed engineers, mechanics, and apprentices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and a no-blame environment.
• Provide guidance and knowledge to team members to safely dispatch aircraft and meet Return to Service (RTS) targets.
• Report promptly any risk of delay to RTS, including details and an active recovery plan to meet deadlines.
• Oversee the completion of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on all fixed-wing aircraft.
• Monitor technical progress, ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with approved maintenance data, manuals, and regulatory standards.
• Support troubleshooting and defect rectification, escalating complex issues as required.
• Review task overruns and provide management with details to realign future maintenance estimates.
• Ensure adherence to UK CAA, EASA, and other relevant regulatory requirements, as well as company MOE and procedures.
• Maintain high standards of safety, cleanliness, and organisation within the hangar and work areas.
• Act as the first line of defence in enforcing airworthiness, health & safety, and environmental policies.
• Encourage the use of the company SMS and reporting of all non-compliances using a no-blame methodology.
• Review and sign off task cards, worksheets, and other engineering documentation, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Assist the Maintenance Manager with planning, workflow management, and manpower allocation.
• Provide progress updates, shift handovers, and reports to management, ensuring MOE processes are followed at all times.
• Ensure all tasks are completed with correct material, manpower, and tooling, enabling accurate weekly invoicing.
• Support estimating and planning of maintenance inputs for effective resource management.