Role Equipment Specialist

Searchability; Carterton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability is recruiting for a Role Bay Contractor – Role Equipment Specialist at RAF Brize Norton to support the Airbus A400M Line Maintenance team. You will maintain survival and mission-critical equipment in a fast-paced aerospace setting, ensuring readiness and regulatory compliance.

This on-site, hands-on role requires servicing oxygen generators, life vests, and survival systems, with accurate maintenance data input and adherence to 6S standards.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining survival or aircraft equipment.
• Ability to interpret maintenance publications and procedures.
• Proficient with digital maintenance data systems.

Responsibilities

• Servicing chemical oxygen generators in line with OEM and regulatory standards.
• Inspection, repacking, and maintenance of life vests and survival systems.
• Application of corrosion prevention compounds on relevant assemblies.
• Accurate input of maintenance data and technical records.
• Daily servicing of Class 3 role equipment to ensure operational availability.
• Uphold 6S workplace standards and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Interpret technical publications

Digital maintenance data systems

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Aircraft maintenance apprenticeship

Tools

Maintenance data systems

Job description

Role Bay Contractor – Role Equipment Specialist

• £27 per hour (via Umbrella) – 35-hour working week + premium overtime rates
• Initial 6-month contract with likely extension
• Full-time, on-site at RAF Brize Norton
• Exciting opportunity to support the Airbus A400M Line Maintenance team in a fast-paced aerospace environment

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a pioneering aerospace organisation based at RAF Brize Norton, supporting the Airbus A400M Line Maintenance Team. With over a decade of operational excellence, they provide critical maintenance and mission support for a global fleet of A400M aircraft. Working alongside military personnel, their high-performance engineering team ensures readiness for high-profile government and defence missions across diverse environments. Due to continued growth, they are now seeking experienced Role Bay Contractors – Role Equipment Specialists to join their expanding workshop team.

THE ROLE BAY CONTRACTOR – ROLE EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST ROLE:

As a Role Equipment Specialist, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining and servicing survival and mission-critical aircraft equipment. Working under the guidance of the Role Bay Coordinator and Head of Workshops, you’ll ensure operational readiness, compliance, and reliability of all assigned equipment. This is a hands-on role in a high-tempo aerospace environment where attention to detail and adherence to regulated standards are paramount.

Key responsibilities include:

• Servicing chemical oxygen generators in line with OEM and regulatory standards
• Inspection, repacking, and maintenance of life vests and survival systems
• Application of corrosion prevention compounds on relevant assemblies
• Accurate input of maintenance data and technical records
• Daily servicing of Class 3 role equipment to ensure operational availability
• Supporting continuous improvement and upholding 6S workplace standards
• Ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and procedural requirements

ROLE BAY CONTRACTOR – ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Proven experience in the maintenance or servicing of survival or role-specific aircraft equipment
• Competence in interpreting technical publications and following regulated maintenance procedures
• Confident using digital maintenance data systems and tools
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and within a team

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a defence aerospace or military MRO environment
• Familiarity with the A400M platform or similar aircraft
• Awareness of Human Factors, FOD prevention, and tool control
• Completion of a recognised aircraft maintenance or survival equipment apprenticeship (military or civilian)