Maintenance Manager – EMS

Job Title: Maintenance Manager – Part 145 Environment
Location: Paris, France
Reporting To: Site Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead workshop and MRO operations within an EASA Part 145 approved environment. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and on-time delivery of maintenance services while upholding the highest safety and quality standards.

You will play a key role in driving shop floor performance, technical decision-making, and continuous improvement, with accountability for turnaround time, cost control, workforce capability, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and continuously improve the MRO maintenance strategy in line with EASA Part 145 requirements.

• Ensure full regulatory compliance with EASA Part 145, MOE procedures, safety standards, and quality management systems.

• Lead day-to-day workshop operations, ensuring efficient workflow, resource allocation, and on-time redelivery.

• Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical, hydraulic, and safety components.

• Make and oversee technical airworthiness decisions in accordance with approved data and regulatory standards.

• Ensure operational readiness of tooling, test benches, and workshop equipment.

• Lead, mentor, and develop certifying staff, technicians, and support personnel.

• Monitor and optimise turnaround time (TAT), productivity, and workshop KPIs.

• Manage external MRO vendors and component service providers.

• Control maintenance budgets, labour efficiency, material usage, and capital investments.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for quality findings and operational deviations.

• Support internal and external audits (regulatory and customer) and ensure timely closure of findings.

• Promote a strong safety culture and human factors awareness across the workshop.

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in a workshop leadership role within an EASA Part 145 approved MRO environment.

• Strong technical expertise in mechanical, hydraulic, and/or safety components.

• In-depth knowledge of EASA Part 145 regulations, MOE structure, and aviation quality systems.

• Experience managing certifying staff and liaising with airworthiness authorities.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a high-compliance, performance-driven setting.

• Strong understanding of TAT management, capacity planning, and lean workshop optimisation.

• Experience using ERP systems, maintenance planning tools, and component tracking systems.

• Demonstrated success in cost control, KPI management, and operational improvement initiatives.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage customers, auditors, and regulators.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a high-performing aviation maintenance environment where safety, quality, and continuous improvement are at the core of operations, with the opportunity to lead teams, influence strategy, and drive operational excellence.