Base Maintenance Manager (Lead)

Ryanair

About the role

Flughafen Hahn , Germany | Shannon Airport , Ireland | Kaunas , Lithuania | Wroclaw , Poland | Seville Airport , Spain | Glasgow Prestwick Airport , United Kingdom

Heavy Maintenance , Engineering

About Us

Ryanair Engineering is growing its maintenance capacity from 50 to over 100 bays of maintenance across Europe as the fleet is set to expand to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests per year within the next 10 years.

Description

Ryanair are currently recruiting for a Base Maintenance Manager (Lead) to join the Engineering team of Europe’s largest airline group.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for the delivery of Base Maintenance across multiple heavy maintenance locations, supporting a growing fleet and network.

The successful candidate can be based at any of the 6 sites and should be an experienced and driven engineering professional, capable of leading multi-site operations in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting to the Head of Heavy Maintenance (Internal), this role has full responsibility for base maintenance performance, compliance, and output across the internal Ryanair mase network. All internal site-based Base Maintenance Managers report directly into this position.

With maintenance activity spread across Prestwick, Seville, Kaunas, Wrocław, Shannon and Hahn, frequent travel and the ability to lead teams remotely is essential.

Duties and responsibilities

Lead and manage all Base Maintenance Managers across the network, driving performance and accountability across each location

Ensure all maintenance is delivered and certified in accordance with MOE and Part-145 requirements.

Maintain the highest standards of safety, compliance, and workmanship across all bases

Oversee manpower planning, resource allocation, and production delivery across multiple sites

Ensure all bases are appropriately resourced with facilities, tooling, materials, and competent personnel

Drive training, competency, and performance standards across all maintenance teams

Manage subcontractor performance and ensure compliance with contractual and quality requirements

Liaise with CAMO representatives, suppliers, and internal stakeholders on maintenance planning and defect resolution

Own safety performance, including risk management, occurrence reporting, and human factors

Investigate and resolve operational, safety, and compliance issues across the network

Ensure MOE and technical procedures are applied consistently and kept up to date

Provide regular reporting and escalation to the Head of Heavy Maintenance

Requirements

Significant experience in base/heavy maintenance within a Part-145 environment

Proven leadership experience managing multi-site or distributed teams

Strong understanding of EASA Part-145 and MOE requirements

Track record of delivering operational performance in a fast-paced environment

Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills

Flexible approach with the ability to travel frequently across bases.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent career progression

The final compensation and benefits will be determined by the chose work location

Changes to our Application Process.

We are in the process of making a number of changes to our application process and overall candidate experience. This will occur in a number of phases and you may be required to create a new candidate profile or input some additional info for your application to be progressed. If you have already successfully applied for a role, we kindly ask that you do not re-apply for this. Our teams will be in touch by phone or email if we wish to progress your application to the next stage.

Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time and we wish you the best of luck with your application.

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