Production Leader

Production Lead Aircraft Modification & Maintenance Location: Birmingham Airport Onsite Shift Pattern: Monday - Thursday, Alternating Days & Lates (10-hour shifts; potential Friday Overtime) Background Clearance Required: BPSS (right to work in UK) £58-£63 per Hour. We are seeking an experienced Production Lead to oversee complex aircraft maintenance and major modification operations at our Birmingham facility. In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary operations team of maintenance technicians and certifiers to drive key aircraft modification projects, ensuring all work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Lead and manage maintenance teams to ensure safe and efficient delivery of production, modification, and maintenance activities.
• Daily Workflow Control: Conduct daily action-tracker and handover meetings to resolve operational roadblocks, track actions, and align the second-shift build plan with first-shift management and schedulers.
• Supplier & Stakeholder Coordination: Partner closely with supplier counterparts and cross-functional teams to keep daily build plans on schedule.
• Technical Issue Resolution: Interpret technical and manufacturing challenges to maintain production flow and address chronic or recurring issues collaboratively.
• Safety & Quality Culture: Promote excellence in maintenance planning, control, and execution, embedding safety management systems (SMS) and human factors principles across all shifts. Key Requirements & Experience
• Technical Background: Proven experience in major aircraft modification or heavy MRO (civilian or military environment), ideally on narrow-body aircraft platforms.
• Regulatory Compliance: Strong working knowledge of CAA, MAA, EASA, or FAA regulations, Quality Assurance, and Safety Management Systems.
• Project & Team Leadership: Demonstrable ability to manage workflows, schedule adherence, workload control, and first-time quality standards under high pressure.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to interpret complex technical drawings, engineering documents, and Authorised Technical Publications (ATPs) to support technician teams.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills across all levels, from shop floor technicians to senior external stakeholders and customers. Preferred Qualifications
• Aircraft Maintenance Licence (CAA, EASA, A&P, EMAR, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with base maintenance processes and supply chain/logistics within an MRO environment. Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business. We will contact you within the next 14 days if you are selected for interview. For a copy of our privacy policy please visit our website