It’s time to go places

About us:

Prestwick Aircraft Maintenance (PAM) Ireland Ltd is Ryanair’s first heavy maintenance facility in Ireland.  Established in summer 2022 the company supports the maintenance of Ryanair’s growing Boeing 737 NG and MAX fleet and is located in a 3-bay hangar in Shannon, Co. Clare.  The facility employs highly skilled aircraft engineers, mechanics, and support staff.

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within PAM Ireland for a Materials Support Officer to join our team. Reporting to the Materials Supervisor the successful candidate will join a team join a team of highly skilled staff, with an essential part to play in safely maintaining a fleet of over 600 aircraft for one of the world’s largest and most successful airlines.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Materials department in the purchase, repair and warranty control cycle of parts in relation to base maintenance at PAM.
• Liaison with all Engineering departments & Materials including Stores (PAM & RYANAIR) to ensure aircraft spares are supplied and expedited on time and in full support for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
• Liaison with all Engineering departments & Materials including Stores (PAM & RYANAIR) to ensure aircraft U/S items are dispatched & expedited on time and in full support for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
• Support Material Purchasing and Repair Control.
• Assist in the control of spares in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
• Assist in the control of U/S parts in accordance with internal policies and procedures.
• Monitoring of all PAM tooling, ensuring all tooling is calibrated and serviceable and all HM tooling is available when required.
• Monitoring spare part movements to ensure that robberies, loans and exchanges are documented and controlled in accordance with internal processes.
• Assisting in the control of freight movements.
• Assisting in monitoring pre-load packages for aircraft checks.
• Assisting in workshop requirements.
• Assisting the Materials department in the production of KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) and collation of reports, data/analysis required from internal computer systems and in support of future materials planning, costs and forecasting.
• Monitoring and control of aircraft shortages and Station Parts Alert (SPA) to time, cost and delivery schedule and ensuring all component movements are accurately recorded on AMOS and internal Computer Systems.
• Constant communications with Vendors and stake holders to achieve required results.
• Assist in controlling our costs.
• Provide input into Technical problem solving.

• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to negotiate with suppliers.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Proactive, positive approach, with the ability to work handle multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, organisation and time management skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of AMOS advantageous.
• Understanding of quality processes and procedures.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and use own initiative.
• Experience working within Aviation advantageous.
• The successful candidate will be required to obtain a clean Garda Vetting Disclosure in order to work at the airport.

What we offer:

This role offers a competitive salary and friendly working environment with the opportunity to grow and develop your career within the aviation industry.