Job Title: Licenced Aircraft Engineer
Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire
Compensation: Competitive + 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 a Licenced Aircraft Engineer at our Boscombe Down site.
The role
As a Licenced Aircraft Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary helping us to support the customers’ requirements
Day to day, you’ll provide a signature when appropriate to release an aircraft to service after either defect rectification or scheduled maintenance.
1. Provide a signature when appropriate to release an aircraft to service after either defect rectification or scheduled maintenance
2. Supervise engineering and flight line activity on company aircraft and associated equipment in conformity with authorised schedules
3. Undertake scheduled and corrective maintenance of the Babcock aircraft fleet to ensure airworthiness is maintained to meet customer requirements on a daily basis
4. Undertake or supervise as directed, the investigation, diagnosis and rectification of defects and submission of reports as required, completing “all” documentation in accordance with current legislation and Company procedures
This role is predominantly Monday - Friday day shift and will be based at on site at Boscombe Down. When the occasional weekend work is needed, we will accommodate other days off during the week. The option of overtime is available.
Essential experience of the Licenced Aircraft Engineer:
5. Specific technical knowledge
6. Sound understanding of partnering and alliance between customer and contract
7. Ability to demonstrate practical and theoretical standards required
8. Composite materials experience
9. Knowledge of MoD Engineering procedures/documentation - desirable
10. Knowledge on propeller aircraft - desirable
Qualifications for the Licenced Aircraft Engineer:
11. EASA/CAA Part 66, B1.2 license - Can be working towards licence and will consider other heavier licences
12. Driving Licence
The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance level for this role.
Our Benefits
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
19. 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
20. ‘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