Lead Engineer/ Supervisor
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
East Midlands Airport
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Supervision
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Maintenance
Communication
Leadership
Engineering
Compliance
Team Management
FULL DESCRIPTION
Lead Engineer/ Supervisor
We are looking for a permanent Shift Lead/ Supervisor to join our growing team at East Midlands airport.This role presents a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, fast paced business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervision, assignment allocation and administration of shift personnel, task supervision and the supervision of all staff across all designated Line Maintenance bases where appropriate.
- Troubleshoot complex defects.
- Inspect and sign for work completed in accordance with the Personal Authorisation Document granted by the Compliance Monitoring Manager.
- Liaise with staff to give advice, direction, and support and maintain discipline.
- Anticipate trends, deal with recurring and deferred defects in an expeditious manner.
- Through Line Maintenance Manager, provide a compliant and safety control function to always ensure a high standard.
- Fly on customer’s aircraft from time to time in the capacity of Flight Mechanic.
- Shall be responsible for ensuring that prior to dispatch of an aircraft all required maintenance has been actioned, documented, and appropriately certified.
- Bring training requirements to the notice of the Line Maintenance Manager/Deputy Line Maintenance Manager.
- Accept parts into stores in accordance with the authorisation certificate issued by the Compliance Monitoring Manager and in accordance with MOE part 2.
- In the absence of the Line Maintenance Manager and or Deputy Line Maintenance Manager deputising to attend to those urgent Airworthiness matters that may not be deferred.
- Perform such other duties as may be required from time to time.
- Deputise for the Line Maintenance Manager/Deputy Line Maintenance Manager in his or her absence.
- Maintain records of tooling, ground equipment, calibration, shift manning and any other records that may be required by the Line Maintenance Manager.
Benefits:
- Competitive basic salary
- Annual shift allowance
- Approval Pay for
- Each aircraft type CRS restricted
- Each aircraft type CRS unrestricted
- Additional “B” rating restricted
- Additional “B” rating unrestricted
- A&P Licence
- Guaranteed retention bonus paid quarterly (March/ June/ September and December)
- 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Generous company pension scheme (5% employer/ 5% employee)
- Private Healthcare
- Life Insurance (4x annual salary)
About You:
- Shall be licensed and approved to certify work on customer’s aircraft, engines equipment and systems.
- Have the ability to work on their own initiative with a sound mature sense of judgement.
- Be highly organised and able to handle a wide variety of tasks.
- Be an effective communicator with proven computer skills
- Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) and establish relationships with Team, clients and third party suppliers.
- Proven leadership skills to ensure the very best is achieved by the entire team.
Apply:
Please email a copy of your CV to [contact hidden].
Please note that we can only consider applications from individuals who have the Right to Work in the UK and do not require sponsorship.
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