A Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Line Up Aviation; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking an A Licensed Engineer for our aviation client at London Heathrow. This permanent role offers nights on a 5-5-4 shift pattern, 40 hours per week, with responsibilities across airworthiness and compliance.

The candidate must hold UK CAA Category A Licence and have hands-on maintenance experience, including adherence to EASA/CAA requirements and H&S obligations. Location: Heathrow, nights only.

Qualifications

• UKCAA A Licence is required.
• UK driving licence is essential.
• Experience in aircraft maintenance and line tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain airworthiness, safety, and performance in assigned area.
• Ensure compliance with H&S and regulatory requirements.
• Complete maintenance tasks efficiently using available resources.
• Keep shift logs and communicate with management.
• Aid in ensuring on-time performance and liaison with interfacing departments.

Skills

Team leadership

Education

UKCAA A Licence

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Line Up Aviation is working with a leading aviation client who is looking to appoint an A Licensed Engineer to join their maintenance operation at London Heathrow Airport.

This is a permanent opportunity working a 5-5-4 shift pattern covering nights. The successful candidate must hold a UK CAA Category A Licence and have hands-on maintenance experience.

Role: A Licensed Engineer

Salary: Upon Application

Location: Heathrow

Hours: 40 hours a week - 5,5,4 - Nights Only

Responsibilities:

• 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 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 maintain awareness of all H & S obligations and responsibilities.
• To aid good communication being established and maintained across their shift and interfacing departments.
• 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.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Effective Management, development, and motivation of the team
• UKCAA A Licence - Essential
• UK Driving Licence - Essential
• Responsibility to ensure all company and legal requirements regarding aircraft/component inspection and production documentation are duly complied with.
• 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 handovers.
• To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance and inspection tasks within responsible area using resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best-know companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.