B1 or B1/B2 Licensed Aircraft Engineers

B1 or B1/B2 Licensed Aircraft Engineers

Key Information

Biggin Hill

£Competitive

Permanent

Bradley Foley

Oaklands Global are currently seeking highly skilled and motivated B1 or B1/B2 Licensed Aircraft Engineers to join their client on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers to work in a dynamic environment, carrying out maintenance on a range of aircraft types in line with UK CAA regulations. The opportunity is also there to gain new types.

Job Purpose: Responsible for carrying out aircraft maintenance in compliance with company procedures, aircraft technical data, local authority regulations and EH & S practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Reports directly to the Maintenance Manager
• Holds UK CAA issued Maintenance License or accepted equivalent
• Is able to work off trade, in order to support the varying demands of maintenance and the other trade certifiers
• Helps to maintain clean and presentable facilities for all planned work, ensuring that the highest industry standards are met in terms of husbandry and working environment
• Assists with the coordination of the hangar activity to ensure smooth and effective control of maintenance.
• Supports the Maintenance Manager with the daily maintenance activity
• Supports, promotes and drives the On Time Delivery for every base maintenance. Ensuring that all resources and staff shortfalls are reported
• Responsible for the correct and timely recording of maintenance
• Reports any errors or near misses, and support in the investigation and preventative actions
• Responsible for ensuring discipline of personal tool control on the shop floor
• Responsible for risk assessments of tasks undertaken (self) within area of operation, including Line maintenance
• Support company EH & S discipline and expectation
• Delivers strategic projects as defined by the Maintenance Manager
• Carry out continuous improvement investigations and root cause analysis investigations as requested to reduce quality escapes and COPQ
• Carries out any reasonable request by the Maintenance Manager

Requirements

• Reasonable leadership & man-management skills
• Ability to provide strong drive and motivation
• Knowledge of planning
• Solid problem-solving ability and organisational skills
• Flexible and able to manage varying demands and workloads
• Understanding of continuous improvement philosophies
• Understanding of EH&S practices and policies
• Knowledge of human factors, human performance and limitations
• Knowledge of logistic processes
• Knowledge of organisational capabilities, privileges and limitations
• Knowledge of Part- & any other relevant regulations
• Knowledge of relevant parts of the maintenance organisation exposition and procedures
• Knowledge of occurrence reporting systems (mandatory & internal) and understanding of the importance of reporting occurrences, incorrect maintenance data and existing or potential defects
• Knowledge of safety risks linked to the working environment
• Knowledge of Safety Management Systems and Just Culture
• Knowledge of CDCCL when relevant
• Knowledge of EWIS when relevant
• Understanding of professional integrity, behaviour and attitude towards safety
• Understanding of conditions for ensuring continuing airworthiness of aircraft and components
• Understanding of his/her own human performance limitations
• Understanding of personnel authorisations and limitations
• Ability to consider human performance and limitations
• Ability to determine required qualifications for task performance
• Ability to confirm proper accomplishment of maintenance tasks
• Ability to identify and properly plan performance of a critical task
• Ability to prioritise tasks and report the discrepancies
• Ability to process the work requested by the operator
• Ability to properly process removed, uninstalled and rejected parts
• Ability to promote the safety policy
• Ability to properly record and sign for work accomplished
• Ability to understand work orders, work cards and refer to and use applicable maintenance data
• Ability to use IT systems
• Resources management and production planning skills
• Teamwork, decision-making and leadership skills
• Ability to encourage a positive safety culture and apply a Just Culture