Aircraft Technician

Spirit AeroSystems; Belfast City District; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

36-hour working week (half-day Friday)

Generous holidays

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Life cover

Enhanced maternity-leave pay

On-site GP services

Sick pay scheme

On-site Occupational Health department

Employee Assistance programme

Professional development and mentoring

Career advancement opportunities

Free car parking

Descripción de la vacante

Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, based in Belfast, is expanding its Aftermarket Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul team and seeking skilled Aircraft Technicians to join a fast-paced environment supporting global fleets.

The role requires an apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline with at least two years’ post-apprenticeship aerospace experience, strong communication and planning skills, and a willingness to travel, work shifts and overtime.

Formación

• Apprenticeship in a relevant Mechanical discipline.
• Minimum of two years post-apprenticeship experience within an Aerospace environment.
• Willingness to travel at short notice, work shifts and overtime.
• Excellent communication and planning skills.
• Must complete a 12-week development programme on cost, quality and schedule.

Responsabilidades

• Work to operational logs, component maintenance manuals, component repair schemes and process specifications, and carry out maintenance and repairs.
• Liaise with Lead Technicians and Engineering to ensure efficient repair solutions.
• Support schedule of assigned work to ensure turn-around-time is achieved.
• Be accountable for completion of assigned work within the targeted time allocation on Final-Assembly Tracking System.
• Be responsible for safety, housekeeping and quality.
• Travel as required and perform overtime.

Conocimientos

Communication skills

Planning skills

Continuous improvement

Team environment

Problem solving

Educación

Apprenticeship in Mechanical discipline

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Ready to elevate your aviation Career?

AIRCRAFT TECHNICIAN

Aftermarket – Maintenance Repair & Overhaul (MRO)

SALARY

£37,458 (£20.00 per hour) rising to £38,956 in Jan 2027

At Short Brothers, a Boeing Company, we do work that matters - and we do it together. Our teams design, build and support advanced aerostructures and defence solutions, with safety, quality and trust at the heart of everything we do.

People are respected, ideas are listened to, and good work is recognised.

We offer real career paths, flexibility where possible, and the opportunity to work on innovative projects across varied programmes and products, from design and build through to support for in-service aircraft.

These opportunities, based at our Belfast site, offer:

• 36 hour working week (half-day Friday)
• Generous holidays and a range of flexible schedules
• Defined Contribution pension scheme
• Generous life cover
• Enhanced maternity-leave pay
• Access to 24/7 online GP services
• Occupational sick scheme
• On-site Occupational Health department
• Employee Assistance programme
• Professional development and growth, including coaching and mentoring
• Advancement opportunities
• Access to exclusive employee discounts
• Free car-parking

Responsibilities

Purpose Of Job

We are expanding our Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul team and seeking skilled Technicians to join our fast-paced, high-variance, Aftermarket environment.

This is a unique opportunity to support a range of structures and components for aircraft flying worldwide, significantly expanding your technical expertise.

We are hiring now, as well as building a talent pool for future opportunities.

Principal accountabilities:

• Work to operational logs,componentmaintenance manuals,componentrepair schemes and process specifications, and carry out maintenance and repairs.
• Liaise with Lead Technicians and Engineering to ensure most efficient and effective repair solutions.
• Support schedule of assigned work to ensure turn-around-time is achieved.
• Be accountable for completion of assigned work within the targeted time allocation on Final-Assembly Tracking System.
• Be accountable for quality and verification of task completion.
• Carry out activities in relation to fabrication processes as required, eg, welding, panel beating, non-destructive testing and hot-bond repair.
• Be responsible forsupporting and providing on-the-job training for fellow Technicians to meet ever-changing business requirements.
• Contribute to cost-reduction,scheduleand quality improvement initiatives in relation to repairs process andassistothers where required in completion of tasks tomeet scheduled requirements.
• Effectivelyparticipatein performance optimisation processes for repairs business.
• Be responsible for accuracy of individual labour-hour bookings on Final-Assembly Tracking System, etc.
• Be responsible for supporting repair-shop activities on introduction of new processes, technologiesand work practices.
• Support the operation in the design and manufacture of aids to production asrequired.
• Be responsible for general Health & Safety / housekeeping for local workstation.
• Be prepared to travel at short notice and work shifts and overtime asrequired.

Qualifications

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that sufficient detail is provided on the application form todemonstratehow the applicant meets essential job criteria, as this alone will be used for vetting purposes.

• Apprenticeship in a relevant Mechanical discipline

AND

• Must have a minimum of two years’ post-apprenticeship experience within an Aerospace environment.
• Strong communicationand planning skills.
• The ability to work using continuous improvement principles, eg, identification and coordination of resolutions to problems, working within a natural team environment and negotiating outcomes which reflect the interest of all parties.
• Successful candidates must be prepared to complete a 12-week development programme to acquire relevant skills in cost, quality and schedule.

Desirable

• Experience working as an Aircraft Technician in an Aftermarket Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul environment.

Applications must be completed and submitted by 4PM Monday 19th October 2026

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our Equal-Opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.