Mechanical Technician

As a Mechanical Technician, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Undertaking a range of detailed maintenance activities on an aircraft or aircraft component

Day-to-day, you'll undertake and complete depth maintenance & diagnostic activities on an aircraft or components which may include, as appropriate, scheduled maintenance, component removals, inspections, repairs, modifications, fault rectifications, replacements and/or functional/system test, as well as:

• Review operational performance of aircraft components & systems. Analyse and diagnose faults to components & assemblies, apply diagnostic skills & knowledge to effect repairs or modify equipment or suggest improvements to procedures.


• Ensure that maintenance is undertaken to schedule and resolve any issues, escalate as required.


• Demonstrate a flexible and proactive attitude to carrying out responsibilities appropriate to the role and takes direction appropriately.


• Maintain personal task competencies for working on aircraft or components.


This role is full time and based onsite at Waddington.


• Completion of an Engineering Apprenticeship, ideally in Aeronautical Engineering, or Military equivalent apprenticeship / qualifications.


• Academic qualification for this role is a minimum of City & Guilds 2675 Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance or NVQ Level 3 Aeronautical related discipline. Consideration will be given to applicants who have completed Trade Principles and Aircraft platform training with continued employment subject to successful completion of the B3(T) Pathway within 2 years.


• Trade Principles training
  
  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 Mechanical Technician at our Waddington site.
  
  The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS Clearance


• 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 United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance


• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance


• Employee share scheme


• Employee shopping savings portal


• Payment of Professional Fees


• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave


• 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.


• '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.


• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.


• Flexible locations.


• Opportunity to work with innovative technology.


• Growth opportunities.


• Opportunities to develop your career.


Babcock International
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