Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Assistant

Airbus; Broughton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus is recruiting for a Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Assistant to support maintenance operations at RAF Brize Norton. The role involves coordinating materials, tooling and equipment to ensure daily maintenance activities are available and controlled.

Working under the Support Maintenance Manager, you will help deliver maintenance support tasks, uphold procedures and quality standards, and assist in hangar operations within a defence and aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• A full driving licence.
• Ability to manage daily tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to interpret stakeholder expectations and requirements.
• Proactive approach to following up short-term actions.
• Confidence to take initiative, resolve problems and maintain customer satisfaction under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail, with a systematic and reliable approach to work.
• Commitment to putting the interests of the programme and product first.
• Willingness to work in line with Airbus Key Values: One Team, Customer Focus, Reliability, Respect, Creativity and Integrity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver aircraft materials and supporting items between the hub and the hangar.
• Manage the receipt, control and return of aircraft materials.
• Complete quality checks on all associated materials paperwork.
• Ensure maintenance equipment and accessories are correctly positioned within maintenance areas in accordance with the Sigma process.
• Coordinate consumable and expendable materials within the maintenance area.
• Support the management of the logistical holding area, tooling and associated maintenance equipment.
• Work closely with the maintenance leadership team to maintain the required standards of aircraft hangar husbandry.
• Manage day-to-day tasking and follow up short-term actions.
• Interpret and respond effectively to stakeholder expectations and operational requirements.
• Take ownership of problems and provide clear, authoritative answers when working under pressure.
• Help sustain a high level of customer satisfaction through reliable and responsive support.

Skills

Full driving licence

Task management

Stakeholder management

Initiative

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Problem solving

Job description

Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Assistant

Location: RAF Brize Norton

Contract: 6 months, with the potential for extension

Hours: 35 hours per week, worked across 4.5 days between 7.00am and 7.00pm. Working hours will be agreed in line with business requirements.

Pay rate: £19.12 per hour PAYE or £25.58 per hour Umbrella

Security clearance: BPSS+ clearance required, completed by Airbus Security

IR35 status: Inside

The opportunity

Guidant Global is recruiting a Part 145 Aircraft Maintenance Assistant to support maintenance operations at RAF Brize Norton.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a busy defence and aerospace environment, helping aircraft maintenance teams operate efficiently and effectively. You will coordinate materials, tooling and equipment across the logistical holding area and maintenance environment, ensuring that everything required for daily aircraft maintenance activities is available, correctly controlled and positioned.

Working under the direction of the Support Maintenance Manager, you will play an important part in the successful daily delivery of maintenance support tasks while ensuring that company procedures, quality standards and hangar requirements are consistently maintained.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Deliver aircraft materials and supporting items between the hub and the hangar.
• Manage the receipt, control and return of aircraft materials.
• Complete quality checks on all associated materials paperwork.
• Ensure maintenance equipment and accessories are correctly positioned within maintenance areas in accordance with the Sigma process.
• Coordinate consumable and expendable materials within the maintenance area.
• Support the management of the logistical holding area, tooling and associated maintenance equipment.
• Work closely with the maintenance leadership team to maintain the required standards of aircraft hangar husbandry.
• Manage day-to-day tasking and follow up short-term actions.
• Interpret and respond effectively to stakeholder expectations and operational requirements.
• Take ownership of problems and provide clear, authoritative answers when working under pressure.
• Help sustain a high level of customer satisfaction through reliable and responsive support.

What we are looking for

To be successful in this position, you will need:

Essential requirements

• A full driving licence.
• The ability to manage daily tasks and changing priorities effectively.
• The ability to understand and interpret stakeholder expectations and requirements.
• A proactive approach to managing and following up short-term actions.
• The confidence to take initiative, resolve problems and maintain customer satisfaction under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail, with a systematic and reliable approach to work.
• A commitment to putting the interests of the programme and product first.
• A willingness to work in line with Airbus Key Values: One Team, Customer Focus, Reliability, Respect, Creativity and Integrity.

Desirable requirement

• A valid forklift licence.

What the role offers

• The opportunity to gain further experience within a defence and aerospace maintenance environment.
• Exposure to aircraft maintenance support, logistics, materials control and hangar operations.
• A varied role involving close collaboration with maintenance leadership and operational stakeholders.
• The chance to take ownership of important daily activities and contribute directly to effective aircraft maintenance delivery.
• Opportunities to demonstrate continuous improvement, reliability and initiative.
• A six-month contract with the potential for extension.

Additional information

Some travel may be required as part of the role.

The recruitment process will involve a one-stage interview, which may be conducted virtually or face to face.

This position has no stated nationality restrictions. Successful applicants will be required to complete BPSS+ clearance through Airbus Security before starting.

Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience. We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.