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Your impact

Due to retirement, Leonardo has an exciting opportunity for a 2nd line Maintenance / Repair Facility Manager based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. You will hold a pivotal role in supporting the availability of the UK Typhoon Aircraft Platform by ensuring the availability of repairs and delivery of equipment are carried out that meet all standards and regulatory requirements along with owning the technical lead and direction for your work area as we transition through a period of change.

What you will do as the Component Maintenance Facility (CMF) Manager:

• Report to the Operations Manager and Project Engineering Manager for operational and engineering requirements.
• Responsible for proactive management of the engineering team’s activities ensuring the delivery of equipment, issues, opportunities & risks in accordance with quality, safety, security and airworthiness requirements.
• Managing and reporting of the engineering efficiency and improvements for projects and engineering function.
• Working with the BAEs counterpart to manage the Avionic Regional Centre (ARC) including facilities.
• Functional Line Manager for CMF. Responsible for performance reviews, careers, training & development activities.
• Assist with the Asset Manager and Logistics Planner to support the optimisation of planning and output.
• Primary Point of contact managing the CMF interfaces across all stakeholders both internal and external.
• Hold and maintain sufficient product knowledge to support final signature sign off across both RADAR and DASS products
• Responsible for ensuring performance output meets the customers and project needs. 

• Responsible for all aspects of maintaining and improving Airworthiness, Quality, Safety and Security requirements.

• Support the Project Engineering Manager to provide and deliver Design Reviews, WBS, Life Cycle management and reports.
• Hold Form 4 Responsibilities as Bay Manager for the Leonardo MAOS Pt145 approval.   

• Identify and manage the introduction of change and new capability covering test equipment, tooling and personnel.

• Identification and reporting of risks and opportunities within the CMF, supporting the Project Mgt community in defining and implementing mitigation strategies and actions.

What you’ll bring

• The successful candidate will have a strong background in engineering with experience supporting maintenance and repairs activities of avionic systems and capability of being able to lead a team of engineers within a multi-functional partnered working environment.
• You will be highly customer focused with excellent communication skills and able to work in a fast-moving environment with multiply parallel activities and capable of making priority decisions.
• Ability to obtain and hold delegated authority within an airworthiness environment.  

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) will apply, this will include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: As the role is customer site based and the position/role requirements flexible / hybrid working are limited.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

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