BDUK Vertical Lift Maintenance Controller

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us!

We are looking for a Maintenance Controller to work within the BDUK Vertical Lift Operations Team in the delivery of Chinook and Apache Base Maintenance and Modification upgrades at Middle Wallop. Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this is a key role which provides accountability and management of the Chinook maintenance events. This is enabled by having control, oversight and supervision of a multidiscipline team of maintenance control staff to carry out the planning, day-to-day oversight, and control of the maintenance event.

While we work in agile, dynamic and customer focused operational environment, your wellbeing is important to us and we strive to find a healthy life balance and ethical team culture with a strong emphasis on openness, inclusivity, collaboration, innovation, safety and first-time quality.

Responsibilities

• MRO Maintenance controllers will be responsible for the delivery and execution of Base Maintenance and/or modification upgrades on aircraft or multiple aircraft within the operational environment, all of which will be detailed as their responsibility boundary by the Operations Manager/s

• For the leadership of the Maintenance Planning and Control Team to deliver the assigned input

• For ensuring their team/s understand the requirements, with regard to work undertaken/completed, having been carried out in accordance with the relevant planned work instruction, Engineering Instruction or ATP.

• To ensure sufficient resource is available to meet aircraft schedule milestones and on time completion of work, with due consideration to HF (personnel, tooling and spares).

• Customer interface during the aircraft input phase.

• For completing all work load to budget and ensuring that emerging work is correctly captured as Over and Above.

• To manage the integration of emerging and scheduled Over and Above work within the scheduled work load.

• To carry out 3rd Signature Co-ordination of maintenance packages

• The control and management of defects (emergent work) arising from a Maintenance input or modification.

• For creating and management of metrics to help track check performance including accurate daily reporting to Internal key stake holders and customer.

• To participate in Continual Improvement workshops as a Subject Matter Expert, when required.

Examples of key tasks include:

• Ensure safety of personnel working in and around the aircraft remains number 1 priority at all times.

• Lead a multi-disciplined Operations support team encompassing aircraft maintenance planning, scheduling and documentation control functions.

• Day-to-day monitoring and coordination of the operations team for the Input Maintenance phase.

• Production, embodiment and adherence of the plan/schedule to deliver the aircraft to the customer on time with first time quality standard.

• Control and management of defects (emergent work) arising from maintenance or modification.

• Control of deferred maintenance and requests to Mil CAMO

• Final Examination of tasks (3rd Signatory).

• Acceptance/Rejection of additional work requests during Input phase.

• Management of the Aircraft/Component log books (MoD Form F700).

• Certification of Maintenance documentation on MoD F700, GOLDesp, GOLDesp MRO as required.

• Work package closure (GOLDesp MRO, MoD form 700, GOLDesp).

• Scheduling and Chairing Post Inspection and Post Check Reviews.

• Generating the Bill of Materials for each lot of aircraft.

• Daily reporting on check progress to key stakeholders via tiered meeting structure.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

• Highly experienced in scheduled maintenance, repair and modification, with demonstrable experience of leading teams in an aerospace environment. Chinook experience is desirable.

• Have the ability to gain the required experience/competencies to gain 3rd signature authority.

• A good communicator, technical and non-technical, with the ability to effectively engage across multiple Functions and levels, both internally and with the customer.

• Demonstrable and proven working knowledge of MAA Regulatory Articles (RA), MAA Regulatory Publication (MRP) Part 145, BDUK MRP 145 MOE, aviation Quality Assurance (QA) and Safety Management System (SMS) processes, and the application of these requirements within their area of accountability, responsibility and authority

• Capable of providing leadership to their team/s, in order to maintain a scheduled plan, the sequencing and control of demanding workloads, for on time completion, to budget and to the required standard

• Capable of understanding and interpreting Technical Documents, Technical Drawings and/or associated Authorised Technical Publications (ATP’s), to provide guidance to their team/s if necessary.

Work Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security clearance for which the Government requires UK Citizenship.

Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Export Control Requirements: Not an export control position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.