Mechanical Technician
Location: Isle of Anglesey, Wales
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72169
The role
As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll be an experienced and skilled member of our maintenance team, undertaking detailed mechanical activities across aircraft and components. Your work ensures aircraft are maintained, rectified and prepared to meet their daily operational tasks — directly supporting fast‑jet training and contributing to aviation safety.
You’ll maintain and develop your technical competence, work to approved data and maintenance instructions, and support a busy operational environment where flexibility, teamwork and attention to detail are essential.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
* Complete mechanical maintenance and diagnostic activities on aircraft and components, including scheduled servicing, system tests, repairs and rectifications.
* Analyze and diagnose mechanical faults, applying your technical knowledge to identify solutions and support safe, effective repairs.
* Review operational performance of aircraft components and help implement improvements to procedures and maintenance practices.
* Maintain your personal competencies in line with the Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE) and operate strictly to approved technical information.
* Support compliance activities across the maintenance facility, including tooling control, documentation checks and other mandated processes.
This is a permanent, full‑time, onsite position at RAF Valley, working 37.5 hours per week plus shifts, with an additional shift allowance.
Essential experience
* Completion of an engineering apprenticeship (ideally aeronautical).
* Minimum of City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering & Maintenance or NVQ Level 3 Aeronautical discipline.
* Experience gained in a similar aircraft maintenance environment.
* Ability to work to approved data, maintenance instructions and safety‑critical procedures.
Qualifications
* Aeronautical Engineering apprenticeship or military equivalent.
* Airframe and Propulsion trade training.
* Computer literate.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This may affect eligibility based on place of birth, nationality, citizenship, and residency. For further details, see the UK government security vetting page.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations via Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee shopping savings portalPayment of Professional Fees
* Reservists receive 10‑day special paid leave
* Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (available February–March annually).
* 'Be Kind Day' allows employees to take one working day of paid leave a year to volunteer with a selected charity or organization.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact our team. Flexible working options may be discussed at interview.
Closing date: 18/06/2026
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