Job Title: Aircraft Technician
Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Compensation: £32,.75 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At 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 RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland site.
The role
As an Aircraft Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be supporting advanced aircraft engineering and maintenance operations, from scheduled servicing to Check A inspections, ensuring excellence across all technical services and exceeding both customer and contractual expectations.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on the LAFT aircraft fleet, including aircraft handling
2. Conduct pre-use checks and scheduled maintenance on ground support equipment, ensuring full documentation compliance
3. Carry out general duties as assigned, such as driving, stores support, and housekeeping
4. Complete all maintenance records in line with current legislation and company procedures
5. Provide technical support to other LAFT sites and participate in extended detachments during Easter and Summer camps.
This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.
Essential experience of the Aircraft Technician:
6. Prepare aircraft for daily operations, including “see-in”, “see-off”, and fuel/oil replenishment
7. Experienced in military or civilian Part maintenance environments
8. Skilled in aircraft handling within regulated aviation settings
9. Proficient IT skills desirable
10. Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing capabilities.
Qualifications for the Aircraft Technician:
11. Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)
12. Proven practical and theoretical engineering competence
13. Valid UK driving licence
14. Experience in military or civilian aircraft engineering environments.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role.
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 Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE organisation with over 26, people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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