Supervisor - Cabin Maintenance

Job details

Salary range: Up to £75,931 dependent on experience plus shift allowance and other great benefits
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (inc shift work)
Location: Heathrow
Closing date: 19th October 2025

In a nutshell

As Cabin Maintenance Supervisor, you are Accountable for effective front-line supervision of Cabin maintenance teams and 3rd parties to ensure delivery of maintenance plans and compliance with all safety, regulatory, company requirements and procedures.

Day to day

Work with the Cabin, production, planning and technical managers to lead and complete the maintenance plan for the responsible area by delivering the highest safety, maintenance and reliability standards whilst achieving the required quality and cost targets.

Responsible for the completion of all planned and ad-hoc maintenance tasks within a shift, through effective front line supervision and allocation of resources, equipment, assets and use of the full scope of qualifications held.

Responsible for meeting productivity and cost targets and exploring and implementing improvement opportunities.

People management responsibilities

• Working on a shift basis and responsible for the management of the team
• Responsible for team compliance with environmental and health & safety regulations/guidelines.
• Responsible for people management of a team of staff at all grades in accordance with all VAA employment policies (e.g. disciplinary and attendance management, performance management and grievance resolution)
• Ensure and support effective communications within the shift/team Act as the focal point of communication between the aircraft engineers, production front desk

Drive continuous improvement across cabin & production

• Support and implement change to create a culture of continuous improvement in a cabin / production environment in order to increase unit performance
• Implement continuous improvement plans to drive efficiency within the Cabin teams to minimise disruption and maximise cabin standards. and performance

Safety plan delivery

• Management of cabin standards, including compliance with regulations and company procedures to ensure continued Maintenance oversight for individual and team activities around the cabin ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory and airmanship standards
• Accountable for team compliance with environmental and health & safety regulations/guidelines.
• Ensuring accurate and correct maintenance records are kept in line with Part 145 requirements

About you

Are you an experienced Aircraft Engineer within the Cabin Maintenance environment, with great people skills and supervisory experience? If so, we think you'd love this role! If you have the below skills, we'd love to hear from you:

• Hold valid EASA/CAA Licence qualifications coupled with the required company approvals on VAA fleet types
• Preferably hold a management qualification to Diploma level or above.
• Sound knowledge of EASA/CAA airworthiness regulations
• Understanding of internal procedures and awareness of quality, health & safety and environmental legislative requirements
• Understanding of the principles of good people management
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience working in an aircraft maintenance environment
• Experience in leading teams of multi skilled engineers / Technicians
• Good understanding of engineering IT systems

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Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

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