Aviation Instructor

Chevron Recruitment; Stansted Mountfitchet; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An aviation training provider is seeking an Aviation Instructor to develop and deliver high-quality training programs. The role requires hands-on aircraft maintenance experience and excellent communication skills to instruct technicians and engineers. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to safety and quality and be motivated to achieve teaching qualifications. This position involves flexibility in hours and occasional travel for training delivery, with a customer-facing focus in a dynamic training environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in live aircraft maintenance.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to various audiences.
• Strong commitment to safety and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and assess training for internal and external customers.
• Develop training programmes aligned with business needs.
• Deliver high-quality training and mentoring.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance knowledge

Safety commitment

Customer communication

Teaching ability

Education

Teaching/training qualification

Assessor qualification

Job description

Role: Aviation Instructor

Location: Either Stansted or Prestwick

Hours: Monday - Thursday 08:30 - 17:00 and Friday 08:30 - 14:30 (flexibility required)

Job Purpose

Learning & Development develops professional culture and capability by delivering high-quality, compliance-led aviation specific training that supports safe, effective live aircraft maintenance and operational performance. This role is designed for experienced aircraft technicians / engineers / mechanics who want to move into training and instruction. If you bring current, hands-on aircraft maintenance knowledge and real-world experience, we will support you to become a confident Aviation Instructor through accredited training, mentoring, and structured upskilling.

You will deliver and develop training that meets internal requirements (capability, standardisation, competency and compliance) and also support external customer delivery through our customers brand. This is a customer-facing position.

Training Needs Analysis (Internal and External)

• Act in a consultative capacity to advise internal teams and external customers on training needs.
• Contribute to regular training needs analysis (TNA) to identify capability gaps, compliance risks and opportunities to improve performance.
• Work with Engineering, Quality, Safety and Operations SMEs to ensure training reflects current procedures and real-world maintenance challenges.

Training Programme Development

• Design, develop, implement and evaluate technical training programmes aligned to business needs, customer requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Create inclusive, engaging learning pathways and assessments that balance theory with practical application on live aircraft / realistic training environments.
• Develop and maintain lesson plans, schemes of work, presentations, handouts, practical task guides and competency assessment tools.
• Ensure training programmes encompass practical skills, human factors, safety management principles, and awarding body / regulatory compliance requirements.
• Horizon scan aviation and training sector developments to embed best practice and appropriate innovation.

Training Delivery, Coaching and Mentoring

• Deliver high-quality instruction across internal and external programmes, adapting delivery to different learning styles and experience levels.
• Coach technicians and engineers in correct procedures, standards and behaviours, including company paperwork and customer documentation requirements.
• Support the L&D Training Manager with planning, scheduling and coordination of training delivery, including occasional travel and customer/site delivery.
• Represent Storm Aviation and Avensa professionally during customer-facing delivery and industry engagement (e.g., meetings, open days, trade events).

Assessment, Competence and Quality Assurance

• Conduct assessments for employees and customers completing internal training and formal qualifications, in line with awarding body and company procedures.
• Support / assess / monitor delegates working toward qualifications and competence milestones.
• Contribute to the creation, maintenance and continual improvement of competency assessment processes and standardisation materials.
• Comply with Training Department IQA / standardisation processes and maintain required records and evidence.

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in live aircraft maintenance (line and/or base), with strong working knowledge of aircraft maintenance practices, standards and paperwork.
• Credibility with engineers/technicians and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to different audiences.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality and compliance; ability to follow and promote standardised processes.
• Confident communicator with a customer-focused mindset (internal stakeholders and external Avensa customers).
• A drive to work toward teaching/training and assessment qualifications with company support.

Desirable

• Part-66 licence and/or type experience (or equivalent demonstrable competence).
• Previous experience mentoring, coaching, training or supervising others in a maintenance environment.
• Any teaching/training qualification (e.g., Level 3 AET / CTLLS or equivalent).
• Any assessor qualification (e.g., Level 3 CAVA / TAQA or equivalent).

Note: Training qualifications provided by or on behalf of the company may be subject to bonding agreement(s)