Job description
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC - British Airways Maintenance Cardiff
Role Purpose To carry out aircraft and component scheduled maintenance and defect rectification tasks
Scope Working as part of a team to deliver the Behaviours and attitude Skills / capabilities Key enablers maintenance tasks on time
Sponsorship - Please note we do not offer Sponsorship for this role.
Accountabilities
- Maintain a safe working environment through adherence to quality, health and safety and housekeeping standards
- Under supervision, complete maintenance tasks as directed on aircraft or components on time
- Sign off work on completion within the full scope of individual approval
- Driving and operation of vehicles, including mechanical handling, lifting equipment and elevated work platforms, to the limit of permits held
- Ensure and support effective communications within the shift/team
- Support the delivery of departmental and directorate objectives by seeking ways to improve work tasks, processes and environment
Behaviours and Attitude
- I exude a can-do attitude (best Good engineering hand skills I must be supported by my of BA) Good interpersonal and people skills team and my team leaders.
- I’m flexible and agile, always ready to adapt when things don’t go to plan
- I’m an ambassador for BA and my team
Skills/Capabilities
- Good engineering hand skills
- Good interpersonal and people skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills Effective communicator within the shift/team PC literate, can work with engineering systems and document management systems
- Can work shifts
- Can work in confined spaces as required (fuel tanks)
Qualifications/Experience
- Recognised Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent
- Ability to read, write and interpret engineering data
Salary £25,959 plus shift allowance £4,041pa (4x4 Days) or £8,486pa (4x4 Nights)
Plus:-
- A pension scheme with potential contributions (individual and company) of up to 16.5%
- Access to heavily discounted flights for yourself and friends and family from date of joining
- Access to standby flights for yourself and two nominees
- Discounted standby travel on other airlines in the Oneworld alliance
- Discounts on car hire, hotels, leisure activities, entertainment, and many more
- Free parking at work and free parking at London Heathrow airport whilst on holiday for up to two weeks at a time
- Plenty of scope and opportunity to develop your engineering skills to progress your career within BA Engineering Wales.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £25,959.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Barry, CF62 3DN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Apprenticeship in Mechanical/Elect Engineering or equivalent (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Aircraft Mechanic - British Airways Maintenance Cardiff