Workshops Technician

Dublin Aerospace Group; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeter Aerospace is seeking a Workshops Technician responsible for safe, cost-effective, on-time repair of aircraft components under maintenance at Exeter Aerospace. You will work under the Workshops Manager ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, with occasional training support for staff.

The role requires an apprenticeship background, hands-on aircraft maintenance skills, and the ability to use maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and task-cards.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship completed.
• Experience in workshop or aircraft maintenance.
• Ability to interpret maintenance manuals, drawings and task-cards.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work as part of a team and adapt to change.
• Basic computer literacy and willingness to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Complete repairs to aircraft components in a timely and professional manner to maintain aircraft release dates.
• Carry out component assessments and prepare quotations for customers.
• Perform repairs and modifications to aircraft structures and components in workshop or hangar environments.
• Ensure all work is signed for and in line with approved data and up-to-date documents.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and proper PPE usage.
• Assist with training and knowledge transfer when required by management.
• Attend courses and complete competency assessments as required by the company MOE.

Skills

Recognised apprenticeship

Workshop teamwork

Maintenance manuals interpretation

Communication skills

Basic computer literacy

Education

Recognised apprenticeship program

Tools

Calibration test equipment awareness

Job description

The Workshops Technician is responsible for the safe, cost effective and On-time delivery of all repairs of components removed from Aircraft undergoing maintenance under the control of Exeter Aerospace and of components supplied externally from 3rd party customers.

Reporting to the Workshops Manager, he/she must ensure that the required quality, safety and technical standards of work are maintained and carried out in accordance with the relevant component, aircraft and company manuals and the regulatory requirements.

All work done must be inspected, repaired, tested and in compliance with the standards specified.

The Workshops Technician will on occasion's assist with training, assisting and imparting knowledge to other staff and any person involved in Training within the Business Unit.

Key Responsibilities

• All work and duties assigned are completed in a timely and professional manner to ensure that repair completion dates are maintained, thus not affecting the release dates of the aircraft on Base maintenance, Customer operational requirements and also to maximise output.
• Carry out component assessments and prepare quotations for customers.
• Perform Repairs and Modifications to aircraft structures and components both Workshop and Hangar environments.
• Ensure that all work done is signed for as required on an ongoing basis using the approved Data.
• Ensure that Documents being used are correct and up to date.
• Ensuring that any printed documentation, other than tasks cards, is disposed of once the task is completed.
• Maintain an excellent timekeeping and attendance record in line with company procedures.
• Ensure that Break times are adhered to at all times.
• Ensure handovers are up to date and accurate.
• Ensure all materials used in the carrying out of a task are recorded both for Commercial and Recording purposes.
• Account for all material ordered out from stores by returning on an ongoing basis unused material or recording used material against the relevant task card.
• Assist with Audit finding corrective actions when required.
• Ensure proper use of all personal protective clothing and equipment as required and provided.
• Verify that test equipment used is within calibration date.
• Maintain work area in a clean and tidy condition at all times.
• Assist with development of new processes and or component capability.
• Report any technical or airworthiness or Safety issues to the Workshops Manager.
• Be prepared to undertake other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Company from time to time.
• Hold a company authorisation to over sign work carried out by themselves and other team members.

Core Competencies

• Have served a recognised apprenticeship, trainee program, previous workshop or aircraft maintenance experience.
• Competence in the working on and repairing of Aircraft and its systems.
• Display a good working knowledge of technical matters relevant to the activities of the Business Unit.
• Ability to interpret and apply requirements of maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, instructions, service bulletins and task-cards.
• A good standard of communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to adapt to change and work as part of a team.
• Basic computer literacy and willingness to learn and implement new systems and procedures in line with Company objectives.
• Possess a common sense and flexible approach to changing priorities and customer demands at short notice.
• A full understanding of the Company MOE and Procedures Manual.
• Willingness to attend Courses as provided by the Company.
• Where applicable, the person must satisfactorily complete an Exeter Aerospace competency assessment procedure based on GM2 145.A.30(e) prior to working unsupervised. Ref. MOE 3.14.