Material Support Specilaist

Description:

Material Support Specialist

Location: Brize Norton, Oxfordshire (Fully Onsite)
Rate: £30.00 per hour
Contract: 12 Months
Hours: 35 hours per week, worked between 7:00am and 7:00pm (working pattern to be agreed with your manager)

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Material Support Specialist to join a busy aviation maintenance and logistics team based in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in ensuring the availability of critical aircraft materials, supporting maintenance operations and helping to keep fleet activities running efficiently.

Working closely with Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) teams and Part 145 personnel, you will be responsible for managing material demands, resolving supply chain issues and ensuring maintenance programmes are fully supported.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and monitor material demands to support planned and unplanned aircraft maintenance activities.
Maintain operational oversight of all material requirements related to maintenance and technical issues.
Support Aircraft on Ground (AOG) recovery activities by providing material support and participating in operational conference calls where required.
Escalate AOG, Work Stop and other high-priority material shortages to ensure timely resolution.
Liaise with customers and internal stakeholders regarding material procurement requirements.
Proactively chase overdue deliveries, resolve missing or incorrect documentation, and escalate unresolved supply issues.
Monitor requisitions and ensure material requests are processed accurately and efficiently.
Attend daily operational briefings and planning meetings to provide updates on material status.
Work collaboratively with maintenance and supply chain teams to minimise operational disruption.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Previous experience in a Material Support, Supply Chain or Logistics role within an aviation or engineering environment.
Experience using material management systems such as SAP (SP1/HANA), Microsoft Excel and other inventory management tools.
Experience using Maintenance Data Systems (MDS) or similar systems for Part 145 material requisitions.
Knowledge of EASA Part 145 regulations.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
A proactive approach to problem-solving within a fast-paced operational environment.

Security Requirements

Successful applicants must be eligible to obtain BPSS+ clearance prior to starting and be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance in the future.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change