Avionic Supervisor - L159

Working pattern:

Alternating weekly early and late shifts, 37hours per week, onsite.

Draken believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.

The Role

We are recruiting for an Avionic Supervisor to support the Crew Chief and contribute to the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of all Part‑145/A8‑23 aircraft maintenance activities across the Aircraft Maintenance Department and any detached locations. This role plays a key part in ensuring the operational performance required to meet customer contractual obligations. You will also support the wider team by providing engineering guidance, making informed technical decisions, and assisting with personal and team development.

Special Conditions

Safety, quality, and regulatory compliance are the highest priorities within Aircraft Maintenance. The Supervisor must champion a strong “safety first” culture, ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out in full compliance with regulatory standards, and promoting SHE and Security principles at all times.

As operations are driven by customer requirements, flexibility is essential. The role requires a willingness to work additional hours when needed and to deploy on detachments within the UK and overseas to support maintenance activity and ensure operational success.

Key Responsibilities

Safety first. Operate at Draken in accordance with the SHE standards and procedures. Identify where the SHE standards and procedures are applicable to appointed operations/tasks and apply safe systems of work identified.

To maintain the overall performance of the aircraft maintenance operation and its personnel at a relevant station. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance
• Promote a “Just Culture” regarding safety and reporting of occurrences within the business
• To be particularly responsible for the maintenance and certification of the said maintenance of aircraft and aircraft equipment as allocated into their control by the Crew Chief
• Support operations and maintenance of aircraft at main base in addition to detached locations worldwide.
• The supervision and performance of ground movements of aircraft assigned to them.
• Ensuring that all technical staff working within their supervision carries out their duties in a safe and proper manner and in accordance with the relevant Maintenance Manuals, and the Maintenance Organisation Exposition. The certification of maintenance performed by their team.
• To ensure the correct and timely completion of all aircraft documentation relating to the maintenance activities performed under their supervision and certification.
• To co-ordinate engineering activities, enabling the team to complete tasks to target and within budget
• To review the team performance and provide feedback to the Crew Chief
• Ensure areas under supervision are always kept clean and tidy.
• Evaluate all existing standards, practices, and procedures with a view to continuous improvement and efficiency
• Assist the Crew Chief (where applicable) in the day-to-day functions of the team and deputise in their absence
• Assisting the Crew Chief in prioritising tasks and scheduling requirements
• Assisting the Crew Chief in the development of the team
• Ensuring company core values are maintained at all times
• Achieve optimal aircraft maintenance performance; maintain excellent customer and stakeholder relations
• Proactive monitoring and maintenance of their authorisations to always ensure recency and compliance

Other tasks as set by the Crew Chief or Chief Engineer that are considered to be within the capabilities of the individual and required as part of the daily running of the engineering department.

Personal Skills/Abilities

• Good Change and basic Project Management Skills
• Team oriented with proven communication and influencing skills
• An ability to supervise a team of people to achieve the desired tasks
• Customer focussed with good personal and communication skills
• Self-Motivated,…