Join Airbus Defence and Space as a HO Flight Line Maintenance Manager at Matacán Air Base, Salamanca. This permanent, full-time professional role involves leading MRO operations and C295 fleet maintenance with a hybrid working model supporting work-life balance.
Requirements
Aeronautical/Industrial Engineering degree or related technical discipline required.
Almost 5 years of experience in Aircraft Maintenance and MRO operations with demonstrated leadership.
Advanced Spanish required; English fluency is a plus.
EASA Part-66 License (CAT C desirable) and C295 experience are nice to have.
Skills & Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Manage, coordinate, and certify scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities while supervising local maintenance teams across line and base operations.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure full compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards for all maintenance deliverables and certifications.
Technical Resolution: Oversee daily line maintenance activities and promptly resolve technical issues to maintain operational fleet readiness.
Cross-functional Coordination: Collaborate with planning, engineering, and support teams to prepare and execute scheduled base maintenance events effectively.
Potential transition routes: People from aviation engineering or senior aircraft technician roles may bring strong MRO operations background and technical problem-solving skills, alongside meeting mandatory language requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
An opportunity for a HO Flight Line Maintenance Manager has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Salamanca (MATACÁN Air Base).
The selected candidate will join the MRO Network Team as part of the maintenance organization, leading LTA Maintenance activities for the C295 fleet. The team will oversee both line maintenance and base maintenance operations. The jobholder will reinforce our production capabilities in MATACÁN Air Base, taking full responsibility for managing, coordinating, and certifying scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events while ensuring compliance with Aircraft Maintenance (AM) Working Party procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
Manage, coordinate, and certify both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities for C295 aircraft in Matacán in accordance with AM Working Party procedures.
Lead and supervise local maintenance teams, ensuring smooth production flow across line and base maintenance operations.
Ensure full compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory standards for all maintenance deliverables and certifications.
Oversee daily line maintenance activities, resolving technical issues promptly to maintain operational fleet readiness.
Coordinate with planning, engineering, and support teams to prepare and execute scheduled base maintenance events effectively.
SKILLS
Is your profile aligned to the following list of skills? Apply! We are looking forward to knowing you:
Education: Aeronautical / Industrial Engineering degree or a related technical discipline.
Experience: Almost 5 years of experience in Aircraft Maintenance and MRO operations, including demonstrated leadership in a similar MRO position.
Soft skills: Strong team management and leadership skills, high decision-making capacity, problem-solving mindset, and strong communication abilities.
Languages: Advanced level in Spanish (both written & spoken). Fluency in English will be a plus.
Technical knowledge: In-depth knowledge of aircraft maintenance procedures, regulatory frameworks (AM procedures for Working Parties), and production control.
Travel availability: Occasional national travels (to other Airbus facilities or client sites) for training or team meetings.
Valuable / Nice to have: EASA Part-66 License (CAT C desirable) and hands-on experience with the C295 platform.
WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?
At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:
Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
Attractive salary.
Hybrid model of working when possible, promoting the work-life balance.
Collective transport service in some sites.
Benefits such as health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environ ment.
Special rates in products & benefits.
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