MPI Limited – Aircraft Engineering Supervisor (Wildcat)
Location: RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset, England (BA22 8HT)
Job Summary
Operate as a senior hands‑on supervisor for the Wildcat aircraft, overseeing aircraft management and ground support activities, ensuring compliance with customer policy, regulatory and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out contractual tasks and maintenance activities for Wildcat aircraft, ensuring customer policy and regulations are fully met.
- Raise customer complaints, quality issues and business risks to appropriate team leads.
- Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, COSHH, tool control and quality practices.
- Complete required administration duties and attend further training courses to maintain and develop skills.
- Work with naval air publications, compound and interactive electronic technical publications (C‑IETP).
- Use engineering and asset‑management systems during support and servicing operations.
Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum of a few years working in an airworthiness environment with hands‑on experience on the Wildcat aircraft.
- Certificate of Competency at supervisory level.
- Formal training in the Wildcat aircraft and associated trade systems.
- Knowledge of Wildcat aircraft engineering, aircraft systems and servicing support equipment.
- Understanding of Lean operating procedures.
- Ability to work with naval air publications and C‑IETP.
- Adherence to health & safety regulations and COSHH.
- Understanding of engineering and asset‑management systems.
- Completion or ability to complete a Maintenance Human Factors course.
- Knowledge of rotary‑wing military procedures.
- Understanding of airworthiness engineering safety and compliance under regulatory and legislative requirements (MAA).
- Capacity to work productively, efficiently and effectively under tight timescales, maintaining operational outputs.
- Ability to obtain SC clearance.
Employment Details
Full time, onsite; 38 or 40 hour per week, Monday–Friday, with optional shift work and additional shift pay. Rate of pay to be discussed on application.
Eligibility
Applicants must reside in the United Kingdom and not require sponsorship to work in a permanent role.
