Maintenance Assist Heathrow, England
Job description
Change is in the air. Our maintenance department is evolving, creating a whole new world of opportunities. If you want to be part of the change, you’ve come to the right place.
The Casualty teams provide a wide range of maintenance support for the BA fleet of A320s, B777s, B787s, A350s and A380s.
With 111 long-haul and 142 short-haul aircraft the possibilities are endless, and the fleet continues to grow with more A350s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners on the way.
This change has helped to create positions for Maintenance Assists to join our team in helping to deliver the Casualty maintenance.
What you’ll do
Your focus will be to provide general assistance to all maintenance colleagues ensuring that safety, airworthiness, and customer standards are delivered in a quality and cost-effective manner. The role has responsibility for ensuring that materials, tools, documentation, and equipment are available when and where required, and that standards are maintained.
You can truly make this role your own, by being proactive and using your initiative in a wide range of tasks.
Skills and Capabilities
- Self-motivated, capable of working with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Prioritisation, planning and organisation
- Problem solving and acting on own initiative
- Capable of carrying out manual handling tasks
- Working to deadlines and standards
- IT literacy
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to comprehend procedures, technical documentation and demonstrates knowledge of airmanship and safety management systems
- Knowledge of the airport and/or maintenance environment (desirable)
Qualifications/Experience
- Valid full UK driving licence (or equivalent)
Who you will work with
- Duty Shift Manager (your line manager)
- Satellite Engineers
- all Production grades
You will need
- UK Driving Licence (and Airside Driving Licence desirable)
What we can offer you
- The overall package reflects your status in the maintenance department, the expertise and leadership you'll bring, encouraging the team to deliver to their full potential.
- As a permanent employee of British Airways, you'll also receive the full range of company benefits
- A variety of shift patterns are available to suit your work life balance attracting competitive shift pay
Training and Development we can offer:
- Access to a suite of personal and developmental professional training through our Global Learning Academy at Heathrow
- Opportunities to learn how to operate specialist equipment, including aircraft tugs
At British Airways we offer a wide range of flexible benefits such as:
- A pension scheme with potential contributions of up to 16.5% (if you contribute 5% BA will contribute 11.5%)
- A flexible benefits scheme which gives you the option to buy from a range of benefits such as private medical insurance, life assurance, and critical illness cover
- Discounted confirmed flights for friends and family on BA from date of joining
- Once in role, access to standby flights (with eligibility for the Club cabin) for yourself and three 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 Heathrow whilst on holiday for up to two weeks at a time
Please ensure you upload a scanned copy of your UK Driving Licence when you submit your application.
This is a 4 on 4 off, 12 hour shift which will include night shifts or permanent nights.
