Role: B1 / B2 Engineer (Contractor)
Immediate to February 2025
Reports to: Base Maintenance Manager
Department: Production
Location: Twin Peaks, St Athan
Hours of Work (Day Shift): Monday - Thursday 07:00 – 18:15. Friday 07:00 – 14:30.
Hours of Work (Night Shift): Monday – Thursday 17:30 – 04:15
Rate: Day £50 per hour Night £55 per hour
We have an exciting opportunity for experienced, self-motivated B1 and B2 Engineers to join our dynamic team, using your experience within the Aircraft Engineering environment for all maintenance activities, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in response to our customers’ requirements.
The Role:
You will have responsibility for supervising, mentoring and delegating resources as the situation demands to ensure the smooth running of the operation, whilst meeting Part 145 maintenance requirements, our internal processes and procedures, and our customer Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Putting safety and quality first, you will ensure adherence to Health & Safety procedures whilst carrying out aircraft maintenance within the limits of your company approvals. Whilst upholding the highest level of engineering standards and practices, you will assist in driving the team to deliver defect rectification and investigation, repair, overhaul and modifications.
Main Responsibilities will include:
- Leading a team of Technicians and Mechanics in all aspects of Base Maintenance checks.
- Ensuring correct completion of paperwork and forms as required in the Company MOE or published procedures.
- Keeping the Bay Manager and Production Planners informed of the maintenance requirements and any associated potential or actual issues.
- Ensuring all maintenance documentation is fully completed in a timely manner, including that of the personnel allocated to assist in the task.
- Ensuring correct timings are allocated to a task and bookings on task cards are accurate.
- Ensuring the correct storage of aircraft components, including labelling, racking, availability and serviceability.
- Maintaining standard engineering practices within the hangar, such as accurately completing task cards, general hangar husbandry, as well as ensuring workplace cleanliness and taking active measures to prevent FOD.
- Recommending to the Bay Managers, Maintenance Manager and their deputies any improvements in working conditions, practices and procedures which may result in an improvement in efficiency and/or morale.
- Any other tasks and duties as reasonably required in accordance with the needs of the business.
- Responsible for working in accordance with the company framework and compliance with the organisations policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests, or reputation of the company.
Key requirements include:
- A minimum of 5 years’ aircraft maintenance experience, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Base Maintenance
- Ability to use recognised aircraft documentation
- Demonstrates a broad skillset in aircraft systems, including rigging, component replacement, and modification embodiment
- Good structural assessment and repair knowledge.
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of aircraft system(s)
- B1 / B2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence
- Type Rating & Recency for: Boeing 737NG
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter to hradmin@caerdav.com.
