Aircraft Technician

Job title:

Aircraft Technician

Company

Babcock

Job description

Job Title: Aircraft Technician
Location: Glasgow Airport
Compensation: £30,800.00
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58705At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Technician at our Glasgow Airport site.The role
As an Aircraft Technician you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Helping us support customer requirements by carrying out and supervising aircraft engineering tasks on company aircraft/equipment in support of the Light Aircraft Flying Training.Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Maintenance – To undertake scheduled and corrective maintenance of the Babcock Aircraft fleet to ensure airworthiness is maintained to meet customer requirements daily.
• Defects and Reports – Undertake as directed, the investigation, diagnosis and rectification of defects and submission of reports as required.
• Documentation – To complete “all” documentation in accordance with current legislation and Company procedures.
• Aircraft/Equipment Documentation – Complete all aircraft and equipment maintenance documentation in accordance with current legislation and Company procedures.
• Flight-line Operations – Carry out Flight-line operations in accordance with company procedures.

This role is full time and is based on site at Glasgow Airport. You may have up to 8 weeks per year at deployed locations within the UK.Essential experience of the Aircraft Technician:

• Ability to demonstrate the practical and theoretical standards required.
• Experience in a Civil or Military Aviation environment.
• Basic IT skills.
• Experience of Grob 115E aircraft and Lycoming 360 engines, but not essential as training will be provided.
• Knowledge of MOD Engineering procedures/documentation, but not essential as training will be provided.

Qualifications for the Aircraft Technician:

• Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, Military experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Driving Licence.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS Clearance.
• Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.Closing date: 14/08/2024#AVIATION24

Expected salary

£30800 per year

Location

Glasgow

Job date

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:25:45 GMT

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