Maintenance Team Leader (LAE B2)

Role Overview

Maintenance Team Leader (UK CAA B2) – B2 Maintenance Team Leader (UK CAA B2) at British Airways Maintenance Glasgow. The MTL leads and supervises maintenance teams carrying out scheduled maintenance tasks, inspections and defect rectifications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team compliance with environmental, quality, health and safety, and housekeeping standards.
• Oversee individual and team activities to ensure compliance with safety, regulatory and company standards.
• Collaborate with colleagues, shift manager and support departments to meet departmental targets.
• Organise and agree team work schedules and allocate tasks to deliver on agreed targets.
• Manage people in line with company policies, including disciplinary procedures.
• Provide coaching, performance management and development through individual and group interactions.
• Work to improve schedules and reduce aircraft downtime.
• Provide technical leadership for maintenance tasks.
• Sign off work upon completion within the full scope of approval.
• Communicate effectively across the organisation.
• Deliver departmental productivity and cost targets by driving improvements to tasks, processes and the work environment.

Qualifications

• Good technical decision‑making ability.
• Strong leadership and people skills.
• Analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Effective communication at all organisational levels.
• PC‑literate, capable of working with engineering and document management systems.
• Willingness to work shifts.
• Ability to work in confined spaces (e.g., fuel tanks).
• Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Experience

• Valid UK CAA Part 66 B2 licence (essential).
• Maintains Base Maintenance authorisations on A320 family type and meets recency requirements (essential).
• Experience leading teams in an aircraft maintenance environment (essential).
• Minimum of three years aircraft maintenance experience (essential).

Benefits

• Pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution.
• Private healthcare scheme.
• Competitive performance‑related bonus.
• Flexible benefits scheme offering options such as life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Discounted confirmed flights for friends and family from date of joining.
• Access to standby flights (Club cabin eligible) for the employee and nominated persons once in role.
• Discounted standby travel on other Oneworld Alliance airlines.
• Discounts on car hire, hotels, leisure activities, entertainment and more.

Inclusion & Diversity

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.

Sponsorship

At present, British Airways Maintenance Glasgow are not able to offer sponsorships for this role.

Right to Work

Candidates must have a Right to Work and live in the United Kingdom to be considered for this position.

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