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At Vueling, we love things to happen. We always do our best to go one step further and do it better. We invite our people to celebrate their unique strengths, work as a team to overcome challenges and achieve their goals for the greater good.

Our team is made of great professionals. Great and passionate people who collaborate, support and complement each other's skills.

We are one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, with special relevance in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in France and Italy.

 Job Purpose

At Vueling, we are looking for a MOC Shiftleader to join our Maintenance Operations Control (MOC) team. This position plays a key role in overseeing the real-time maintenance performance of the fleet, ensuring the proper coordination of technical actions, and leading the MOC shift team to deliver a safe, punctual, and efficient operation.

The MOC Shiftleader is the ultimate responsible person during the shift, acting as the first escalation point for operational issues and ensuring proper workload distribution, team coordination, and shift continuity. This position reports to the MOC Manager and collaborates closely with other maintenance and operational departments.

Main Accountabilities

• Lead and supervise the MOC shift team to ensure optimal performance.

• Coordinate all technical-related actions across shifts to ensure fleet availability.

• Act as the primary point of escalation for operational issues during the shift.

• Guarantee effective communication with OCC, Line Maintenance, and Engineering.

• Prepare reports and maintain visibility on current and projected maintenance constraints.

Main Responsibilities - Tasks

• Supervise team members’ work quality, ensuring accurate and timely actions.

• Distribute workload effectively across the team based on skills and priorities.

• Monitor real-time aircraft technical status, with continuous follow-up on AOGs.

• Make operational decisions related to AOG recovery, MID slot adjustments, MPD/deferred defect extensions, and part cannibalization.

• Coordinate with Yellow Shiftleader and Yellow MCC for AOG prioritization and shift planning.

• Review and re-code maintenance delays, and coordinate discussions with operational departments to validate coding.

• Ensure decisions and ongoing actions are correctly handed over between shifts.

• Provide support and advice to MOC Engineers and improve shift processes, such as AOG reporting.

• Manage staff presence control when no supervisor is available.

• Open and follow up Part-21 technical consultations, especially during out-of-office hours.

• Prepare AOG status and delay reports for the daily Morning Meeting.
• Participate in the performance management of assigned staff. 

Main Relationships

• OCC (Operations Control Center)

• Line Maintenance providers and Yellow Technics

• Engineering and Planning departments

• Flight Crew

• Technical Suppliers and OEMs

Education

• Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering degree

• EASA B1 and/or B2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer License on A320 family preferred

• 737 MAX type rating or experience is a plus

Experience 

• Minimum of 5 years in Line or Heavy Maintenance or 5 years in MCC/MOC roles

• Previous experience in leading teams or coordinating maintenance shifts is an asset

Competencies 

• Leadership and team supervision

• Strong operational decision-making under pressure

• Cross-functional coordination and communication skills

• High attention to detail and ability to prioritize

• Excellent organizational and follow-up abilities

• Flexibility to work in shifts and adapt to a dynamic environment

• Solid knowledge of MS Office; AMOS experience is a plus

Languages 

• English: C1

• Spanish: C1 

Location

Viladecans, Barcelona

Level 

People Manager 5

We are the only Top Employer airline in Europe

For the second year running, Vueling is the only European airline and the only low-cost airline in the world to obtain this certification. The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. This survey covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Wellbeing and more.

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