General Engineering Supervisor
// Role Summary
Lead a General Engineering Bay team within Boeing Defence UK's Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul organisation, ensuring process adherence, timely work recording, and contractual compliance for major UK defence programmes.
// Key Responsibilities
- Supervise a General Engineering Bay team within Boeing's Pt145 approval at Wattisham.
- Ensure established process adherence, accurate work recording, and contractual/regulatory compliance.
- Distribute and sequence technical work requirements, manage workloads, and maintain schedules.
- Interpret technical documents, drawings, and publications, with knowledge of MAA RA, MRP Part 145, QA, and SMS.
- Provide advice, guidance, and mentoring to peers and trainees.
- Requires the ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC).
// Role Specification
General Engineering Bay Supervisor
At Boeing Defence UK (BDUK), a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, we are at the forefront of innovation, connecting, protecting, and exploring. We support major UK programmes like Apache, Chinook, and P-8A, providing engineering sustainment and training. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment with great opportunities for professional growth.
This role is within our Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) organisation, supporting key programmes. You will be responsible for ensuring adherence to established processes, accurate and timely work recording, and maintaining contractual and regulatory compliance.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, with the ability to distribute and sequence technical work requirements, manage demanding workloads, and deliver to a high standard while maintaining schedule. You must be capable of understanding and interpreting technical documents, drawings, and associated publications. A working knowledge of MAA Regulatory Articles (RA), MAA Regulatory Publication (MRP) Part 145, Aviation Quality Assurance (QA), and Safety Management Systems (SMS) is essential, along with understanding their application within your area of responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver off-wing support to aircraft maintenance under Boeing’s MAA MRP Part 145 approval or the MOD customer’s approval.
- Be a flexible and proactive team member within the Boeing Vertical Lift, Apache MRO team.
- Provide supervision to the General Engineering Bay team at Wattisham.
- Ensure aircraft and components are delivered on time to the customer through flexibility in work locations and times.
- Offer advice, guidance, and mentoring to peers and others as appropriate.
- Mitigate immediate risks and escalate emerging risks, issues, and shortfalls promptly.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide 100% oversight of work carried out by Boeing Apprentices or Trainees, including mentoring.
- Contribute positively to an open and honest reporting culture.
Basic Qualifications:
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Experience Preferred:
- Recognised relevant trade apprenticeship or equivalent trade training.
- Knowledge of general aircraft maintenance and processes (Human Factors, FOD control, tool control, health & safety & COSHH).
- Experience in sheet metal and/or structural repairs.
- Experience using milling equipment and lathe would be advantageous.
- Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite.
- Effective team member displaying appropriate behaviours including Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security clearance (SC) for which UK residency is required.