Maintenance Technician – Aircraft Refuelling Vehicles & Plant

Menzies Aviation; Liverpool; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Menzies Aviation in Liverpool is looking for an experienced vehicle maintenance technician to carry out mechanical repairs on HGVs, plant and airport refuelling equipment. You will diagnose faults, service vehicles and prepare them for airport tests, adhering to safety standards.

You will work to HSE, security and JIG standards, and contribute to a safe, efficient front-line service for our customers. A valid LGV C+E license and a practical maintenance background in oil or aviation is preferred.

Qualifications

• Adherence to HSE standards and procedures.
• Five-year checkable employment/education history.
• Airside security pass and airside driving permit (if applicable).

Responsabilités

• Carry out mechanical repairs to vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Install, repair or replace parts and sections of vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnose faults using test equipment and hand tools.
• Prepare vehicles for airport MOT inspections.
• Carry out safety inspections on refuelling vehicles.
• Diagnose hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Attend to breakdowns and perform running repairs.
• Maintain work areas in a safe and clean condition.
• Complete paperwork and update workshop systems.
• Liaise with supervisors to ensure servicing with fuels and lubricants.

Connaissances

Leadership & communication

Customer care

Workload organisation

Diagnostic reasoning

Safety-consciousness

Formation

Training in maintenance of light/heavy vehicles

Description du poste

Overview

People. Passion. Pride. This is what has driven our teams since 1833. Since that time, we have developed to become a critical partner in the global aviation industry, delivering time-critical logistics services at 350 locations in more than 65 countries, across six continents. But at the heart of our business is our people.

Role Purpose

To undertake a range of specialist duties, using specialist equipment and techniques, in accordance with appropriate regulations and standards to provide a safe and effective front-line service aligned to customers need.

What You Will Be Doing

• To carry out mechanical repairs to various vehicles, plant and equipment ensuring compliance with and in accordance with all current relevant codes of practice and legislation.
• Install, repair or replace new, damaged or defective parts or sections of vehicles, plant and equipment.
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the fault.
• Prepare, present and accompany all HGV vehicles, other than exempt categories, for airport annual MOT inspections.
• Carry out periodic safety inspections to all site refuelling vehicles to the required inspection standard.
• Carry out fault diagnosis on complex hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• To attend broken down or accident damaged vehicles and effect permanent or running repairs as required.
• Operating in accordance with Airport, Health & Safety, HM Customs, Security, and JIG Standards and procedures.
• To co-operate and fully participate in departmental and specialist training Programmes.
• To carry out scheduled maintenance & servicing on tankers.
• Quality control checks on all fuelling vehicles.
• Defect rectification on all fuelling vehicles.
• To participate in the introduction and development of new systems and procedures, including those based on IT
• To maintain work areas in a safe and clean condition.
• To complete associated paperwork to ensure that all statistics and legal information are produced, update dedicated workshop computer system as necessary.
• Liaise with location Supervisors or Managers, ensuring all vehicles are serviced with diesel/gas oil and necessary lubricants.
• Arranging and adhering to Loler regulations, Tank cleans, off spec fuel, procurement of parts
• Recordkeeping of time spent, cost of parts, vehicle status reports, maintenance and waste disposal

Safety, Security, Wellbeing and Compliance

You will have a responsibility and duty whilst at work to take reasonable care of the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself and others in accordance with provided information, training, and workplace health and safety rules or procedures. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff members. In all areas of our business there is a potential risk to the health, safety and welfare to everyone on our sites through the misuse of alcohol and drugs. As such the Company prohibits such misuse and carries out regular testing to enforce our Substance Misuse Policy.

Please see the attached job description for further details on safety, security, wellbeing & compliance.

What We Are Looking For

• Adherence to, and knowledge of HSE standards and procedures is essential.
• Valid driving license with LGV C+E. (ADR + CPC are desirable).
• Demonstrate high levels of awareness in relation to Health & Safety, Security and the Environment.
• Must have a checkable five-year employment or educational history.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an airside security pass and airside driving permit
• Previous oil or aviation experience preferred.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to repair/maintain diesel refuelling vehicles.
• Basic knowledge of principles of pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems and the ability to maintain and repair them
• Ability to prepare heavy goods vehicles to Airport test standards
• Ability to organise own workload and provide instruction to co-workers.
• Basic keyboard skills.
• Customer care skills in relation to communication with customers.
• Detailed practical and working knowledge in the maintenance & repair of light and heavy goods vehicle
• Education and Qualifications relevant and recognised training in the maintenance and repair of light and heavy goods vehicles

Diversity

Menzies Aviation are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications for suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, and maternity. We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where the different knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and approaches of our global workforce are represented. Where everyone feels valued and can reach their full potential.

Please be aware that as part of our recruitment process, we may look to use a variety of resourcing tools to help us understand your skills and experience in relation to the role. Please feel free to contact to recruiter below, if there are any reasonable adjustments to our process that you would like us to consider.

As part of our recruitment process, we will always consider how candidates fit with our values which you can learn more about here.