Mechanical Technician

Location: RAF Coningsby
Pay: £23.38 per hour PAYE / £31.34 per hour Umbrella
Contract: 6-month initial
Shifts: 1 week days / 1 week nights, 4-day week
Must Have: Fast Jet experience

Morson Edge are recruiting for Aircraft Fitters with fast jet experience to join a major Aerospace programme at RAF Coningsby.

You will carry out maintenance and diagnostic activities on fast jet aircraft and components in a regulated Part 145 environment. The role covers a broad range of tasks including inspections, repairs, modifications, system testing and ground handling, working to approved documentation, procedures and safety standards.

• Undertake maintenance and diagnostic tasks including ground handling, flight servicing, role changes, AD embodiments, component removals, inspections, repairs, fault rectification and functional/system testing

• Ensure all Part 145 activities are fully documented with airworthiness records accurately maintained

• Escalate issues, compile reports and support continuing airworthiness requirements

• Comply with the Part 145 Exposition, company procedures and mandated standards

• Apply Human Factors and Error Management principles during all maintenance activity

• Support audit activities and contribute to Management System Assurance

• Maintain compliance with statutory, regulatory and legislative requirements (e.g. ITAR, EaPW, ISO)

• Complete OJT activities, maintain personal logbook and sign for own work

• Perform operational checks and support fault diagnosis on components and assemblies

• Maintain tooling control, test equipment oversight and adherence to the MOE

• Demonstrate broad and in-depth technical competence within your discipline

• Maintain currency, recency and documented authorities for aircraft and workshop tasks

• Ensure full compliance with SHE procedures, risk assessments and safe systems of work

• Apply scheduled servicing and maintenance techniques as required

• Support continuous improvement and team integration to achieve operational goals

Required:

• Working knowledge of Expositions, MOE and Functionally Mandated Procedures

• Understanding of quality procedures, processes, specifications and approved maintenance practices

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an aircraft maintenance environment

• Strong technical knowledge of fast jet systems, maintenance techniques and documentation

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Resolve and system enquiry processes

• Understanding of scheduled servicing, EVM techniques and depth maintenance documentation (ESS/IMS and associated toolsets)