Aircraft Technician

Job Title:               LAFT Aircraft Technician
Location:              Yeovilton Somerset 
Compensation:    £32,551 + Benefits
Role Type:            Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                SF61844

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a LAFT Aircraft Technician at the Royal Naval Air Station site in Yeovilton. 

The role
As a LAFT Aircraft Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We have delivered the LAFT and LAFT2 (Light Aircraft Flying Task) contracts to the MoD for over 20 years for the provision, management and maintenance of our fleet of 91 Grob 115E aircraft utilised for training for the next generation of pilots.  

Day-to-day, you’ll report to the Site Operations Manager and Licenced Aircraft Engineer (LAE) to support all aircraft engineering activities, as listed below: 

• Line and depth maintenance ensuring aircraft airworthiness ensuring passenger safety 
• Scheduling servicing and corrective maintenance of all other engineering related activities and services on company aircraft and ground support equipment, including Check A maintenance 
• Assist in the ground movement of aircraft via moving vehicles
• Complete “all” documentation in accordance with current legislation and Company procedure
• General duties include but not limited to aircraft cleaning, housekeeping, flight-line operations such as daily aircraft preparation, e.g. see-in / see-off, fuel and oil replenishment 

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time. Also, this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role (voluntary and very occasional). 

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) based in Yeovilton, Somerset. 

Essential experience of the LAFT Aircraft Technician

• Experience of the Aviation industry this can include work through college or university placements
• Ability to demonstrate practical and theoretical standards required
• Holds a UK Driving Licence 
• Aircraft engineering experience
• Knowledge of MOD Engineering procedures/documentation is desirable 
• Sound understanding of partnering and alliance between customer and contract is desirable

Qualifications for the LAFT Aircraft Technician

• Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, Military experience or NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 28/02/2025

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