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Mechanical Technician

Standard Aero, Inc.
Gosport
1 week ago
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Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

Build your career with integrity by working at a company that doesn’t just treat you like a number. You’ll get the tools to do things right in a clean and safe work environment and the trust to fix any issue that comes your way. Our on-the-job training and team of experts mean you’ll be set up for success.

Key responsibilities and duties:

  • Will effectively carry out a variety of maintenance activities, within trade boundaries and authorisations, iaw current procedures as laid down in relevant approved source information.
  • Contribute to team delivery of agreed targets and goals.
  • Comply with current Tool Control procedure.
  • Attend and contribute to team meetings.
  • Carry out Improving Quality and Continuous Quality Improvement reviews.
  • Support a climate of continuous improvement to assist productivity, quality and lean methodology.
  • To achieve a maximum flexibility, team members will undertake training and train other team members.
  • Undertake work to highest level of competence.
  • Agree to do other duties within the team to support team output.
  • Work within and promote the Behavioural Competencies.
  • Ensure all procedures relating to foreign object debris control are adhered to.
  • Adherence to our Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals

Competencies:

Core

Essential:

  • Team worker that has the ability to fully interact with other team members.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable:

  • Ability to provide advice as a subject matter expert.

Functional:

Essential:

  • Full compliance and understanding of Quality Management System.
  • Actively participate in continuous improvement activities

Organisational Relationships:

Key Interfaces with;

  • FLM
  • Logistics department
  • Engineering Department
  • NAVIXA Support
  • Quality department

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:

Essential:

  • Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent.
  • Human Factors.
  • Experience of working with aircraft drawings and work instructions.

Desirable;

  • Previous Chinook maintenance experience
  • Previous experience of independent inspections.
  • Familiar with Military MRP 145 and associated Regulatory Articles (RA’s).
  • Cat B or Certifier authorisations
  • BTEC ONC in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering.

Experience:

  • Previous experience within a maintenance hangar would be an advantage

This is not an exhaustive list and from time to time additional responsibilities may be provided directly from your Line Manager.


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