Job Title: Aircraft Technician
Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Compensation: £32, + 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 Security Check (SC) 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
15. Generous holiday allowance
16. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
17. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
18. Employee share scheme
19. Employee shopping savings portal
20. Payment of Professional Fees
21. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
22. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
23. ‘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
24. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.