B1 Engineer Shift Lead – LGW

An exciting opportunity is available with our client for a B1 Engineer Shift Lead position.

Role: B1 Engineer
Salary: Upon application
Location: Gatwick
Shift Pattern: 5,5,4 – Mix of Days & Nights

Responsibilities:

• Maintain acceptable airworthiness, safety, and performance standards in their delegated areas of responsibility while striving to uphold customer OTP record.
• To ensure the accomplishment of maintenance within responsible area using manpower and resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• To aid in ensuring all relevant Station, EASA and CAA regulations are met.
• To ensure relevant procedures are followed, maintained, and reviewed ensuring compliance with all regulations.
• To ensure all relevant directions, procedures and directives are followed and correctly read and recorded.
• To ensure all H & S issues are assessed and brought to the attention of the Station Manager.
• Responsibility to ensure all company and legal requirements regarding aircraft/component inspection and production documentation are duly complied with.
• To ensure a good relationship is established and maintained between all line station personnel and interfacing departments
• To aid the Customer Airlines on-time performance record
• To ensure all responsible staff are regularly briefed and aware of their responsibilities and updates.
• To ensure the line station is maintained in a clean, safe, and efficient manner
• To ensure qualifications are kept up to date.
• To aid good communication being established and maintained across their shift and interfacing departments.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• A recognised apprenticeship within the aircraft industry or similar.
• Hold a UK CAA B1 Licence & EASA – Types covered: (minimum of 2 of the following) A320 A350 A380 B747 B787
• Have extensive knowledge of Line Maintenance activities with hands on working experience.
• Good standard of written/ spoken English including the ability to interact at a technical level
• Good Computer literacy with experience and knowledge of Microsoft Word, excel etc

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Melanie Cave at Line Up Aviation –
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