Licensed Aircraft Engineer

British Airways PLC; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Licensed Aircraft Engineer in Aberdeen. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead maintenance activities and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards. You'll develop and motivate a high-performing team while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, this position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in the aviation industry. If you're passionate about aviation and ready to take your career to new heights, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must hold an unrestricted B1 license with potential for B2.
• Strong technical decision-making and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise maintenance activities ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Develop and motivate a team to achieve its full potential.
• Ensure safety and quality standards are met in maintenance tasks.

Skills

Technical Decision-Making

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

IT Literacy

Stakeholder Management

Education

Unrestricted B1 License

B2 License (optional)

Job description

A career without limits

As the nation's flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It's something we've been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world's first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It's the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you're inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

The role: Licensed Aircraft Engineer - Aberdeen

Provides effective technical leadership of maintenance colleagues and maintenance supervision, to ensure compliance with all regulatory and company requirements and procedures. Works collaboratively with local management, control centres, quality, planning and technical departments to achieve required quality and cost targets, alongside the delivery of maintenance.

What you'll do:

• Lead and supervise maintenance activities including setting clear targets and expectations to deliver departmental
• Develop and motivate a team to its full potential and
• Ensure team and individual compliance with company procedures in direct relation to the supervision of maintenance tasks being conducted.
• Responsible for the successful completion of all allocated, planned and ad-hoc maintenance tasks. This is expected to be achieved through effective leadership, supervision of maintenance and efficient allocation of resources, equipment and
• Provide oversight and certification of individual and team maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety, company procedures, regulatory and airmanship standards (this includes C Certification for non-scheduled inputs and modification inputs in Base Maintenance areas)
• Ensure and support effective communication and escalation of issues that require additional
• Be responsible for remaining qualified and authorised required aircraft types, vehicles and equipment applicable to area and able to carry out all tasks associated with the Certifying Licensed Technician
• Be responsible for maintaining a safe working environment by adhering to quality, health, safety and environment regulations and housekeeping
• Hold a BX stamp, carry out the requirements of a BX stamp holder (as required by the area)
• Create a culture of continuous improvement in a production environment, in order to increase unit performance and colleague development.
• Complete IT and documentary transactions as required, making full use of
• Support the development of a high performing team and culture, in line with the company
• Further own knowledge and skills base with training, use of technology and experience

What you'll bring to British Airways:

• Excellent technical decision-making skills
• Information gathering, interpretation and decision
• Problem solving and acting on own
• Ability to interpret technical publications to make fact-based decisions in a complex operating
• Identifies solutions with strong situational
• Highly self-motivated, capable of working as part of a team as well as leading a
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Strong prioritisation, planning and organisation
• Good IT literacy
• Strong analytical skills
• Innovative, flexible and adaptable
• Stakeholder management

Your experience:

• Unrestricted B1 (plus B2 optional)
• Valid full UK driving license (or equivalent) (desirable)
• Ability to hold an airport restricted zone
• Ability to hold an airside driving

For internal candidates only

• Restricted or Unrestricted B1 (plus B2 optional)
• Must hold a minimum of one aircraft type authorisation applicable to British Airways

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we're committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We're looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

Find out more: Candidate must have the right to live and work in UK. For further information on this role please contact David Adams via email on [e-mail]