Job Title: Trainee Survival Equipment Technician
Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Compensation: £27, + 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 Trainee Survival Equipment Technician at our Benson, Oxfordshire site.
The role
As a Trainee Survival Equipment Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll receive specialist training to maintain and repair critical survival equipment that safeguards pilots throughout their flying training and operational missions.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Repair and rectify all aircrew air systems
2. Perform routine maintenance on clothing, parachutes, ELTs, and flotation devices
3. Conduct stock checks and manage consumable supplies
4. Carry out weekly and monthly tool checks and maintain tool control standards
5. Manage sensitive data, asset allocation, and maintenance control systems.
This role is full time working 40 hours per week and is based on site at Benson, Oxfordshire.
Essential experience of the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician:
A strong passion for engineering and aviation, with a keen interest in technical innovation and aircraft systems.
Qualifications for the Trainee Survival Equipment Technician:
We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
Successful candidates must meet Ministry of Defence security clearance requirements, including at minimum a Baseline Security Check and Enhanced DBS.
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