UK CAA B1 A320 PW1000 (perm and contract)

Role: UKCAA B1 Licenced Engineer

Location: Luton

Hours: 5,5,4, shift pattern 12 hour shifts, Mixed days and nights 

Salary: £67,053 basic + £6-9,000 shift pay + approvals pay pay

UKCAA licence with A320 family. Ideally with PW, but we can support with this. Experience is essential to support a slightly more junior team.

Accountabilities:

• Effective Management, development, and motivation of the team
• To lead by example
• To ensure all tooling, equipment and premises within allocated responsibility are serviceable and any discrepancies are duly reported
• Responsibility to ensure all company and legal requirements regarding aircraft/component inspection and production documentation are duly complied with.
• To maintain licence/qualification and training validity necessary to support inspection authorisation utilised during completion of productive work tasks.
• To maintain a working knowledge of maintenance procedures ensuring strict adherence while carrying out line work tasks.
• To maintain acceptable airworthiness, safety, and performance standards in their delegated areas of responsibility.
• Responsibility to maintain a high standard of written daily maintenance hand-overs.
• To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance and inspection tasks within responsible area using resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• To undertake additional tasks and projects as required for the efficient and productive functioning of the company.

Key Areas/Tasks:

• Maintain acceptable airworthiness, safety, and performance standards in their delegated areas of responsibility while striving to uphold customer OTP record.
• To uphold the terms of any authorisation gained as required by the Head of Compliance ensuring the highest quality standards of work carried out by themselves and staff under their control.
• To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance within responsible area using manpower and resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• To aid in ensuring all relevant Station, EASA and CAA regulations are met.
• To ensure relevant procedures are followed, maintained, and reviewed ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• To ensure all relevant directions, procedures and directives are followed and correctly read and recorded.
• To ensure all H & S issues are assessed and brought to the attention of the Station Manager.
• Responsibility to ensure all company and legal requirements regarding aircraft/component inspection and production documentation
• are duly complied with.
• To ensure a good relationship is established and maintained between all line station personnel and interfacing departments
• To aid the Customer Airlines on-time performance record
• To ensure all responsible staff are regularly briefed and aware of their responsibilities and updates.
• To ensure the line station is maintained in a clean, safe, and efficient manner
• To ensure qualifications are kept up to date.
• To maintain awareness of all H & S obligations and responsibilities. 
• To attend meetings as required between shift supervisors and Station Mangers
• To keep Customer MOC informed at all times about the serviceability and maintenance condition of the aircraft.
• Maintain an awareness of the latest Technical Instructions, NTE’s and Procedures from all sources.
• At the beginning of each shift, be conversant with any ongoing problems, and aid the Shift Leader to maintain an accurate shift Log throughout the duty period.
• To carry out tasks as detailed by the Shift Leader and Station Manager
• Ensure vehicle and ground equipment checks are completed and certified to comply with CAP 642 requirements.

Qualification & Education:

• A level or GCSE A-C standard grades
• A recognised apprenticeship within the aircraft industry or similar
• UK CAA Part 66 B Licensed Aircraft Engineer with cat A on station A/C types
• Authorisations on at least 2 Customer A/C types
• UKCAA licence with A320 family. Ideally with PW, but we can support with this.

Experience:

• Experience of Base operated A/C
• Recognised aircraft qualification or certificate
• Commercial focus and understanding of Company business objectives.
• Willingness to embrace change and flexible working practices

Training & Knowledge:

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of line maintenance activities and expectations.
• Demonstrate a basic standard of computer literacy.
• Demonstrate ability to gain and maintain company authorisations by complying with company and customer procedures.
• Excellent effective communication skills
• Self-motivated and demonstrate organisational skills within time limiting situations
• Understand and adopt effective team leadership when required.