At a Glance
- Tasks: Inspect and maintain aircraft to ensure safety and airworthiness.
- Company: Join a leading aerospace company with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy a matched pension scheme, health support, and paid volunteering days.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a vital team ensuring aircraft safety and performance.
- Qualifications: Must have an aerospace qualification and relevant aircraft experience.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
As an Aircraft Inspector, you’ll play a key role in supporting aircraft engineering, flight‑line operations, scheduled servicing and maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet. You’ll work with licensed aircraft engineers and technical teams to maintain aircraft to the highest standards of safety, quality and airworthiness.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities include:
- Carrying out scheduled and corrective maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet.
- Supporting aircraft handling, flight‑line operations and daily aircraft preparation activities.
- Completing aircraft and equipment maintenance documentation in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Conducting pre‑use checks and scheduled maintenance of ground support equipment.
- Providing technical support across other sites and participating in operational detachments when required.
Essential experience:
- Experience preparing aircraft for flight operations, including aircraft marshalling, fuel and oil replenishment activities.
- Experience working within a military or civilian Part 145 maintenance environment.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and customer‑facing skills.
- Leadership, mentoring or supervisory experience.
- Good IT literacy and experience maintaining technical records.
Qualifications:
- Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualification in an aerospace discipline.
- Demonstrable practical and theoretical aircraft engineering knowledge.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Military or civilian aircraft engineering experience.
Security clearance:
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) / Counter‑Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits:
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of professional fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
- Holiday trading – employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (open February through March annually).
- Be Kind Day – one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity.
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”.
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At Babcock, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Hawthorn, Corsham, where innovation meets collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is reflected in our generous benefits package, including a matched contribution pension scheme, professional development opportunities, and initiatives like Be Kind Day for volunteering. Join us to be part of a supportive culture that values diversity and encourages flexible working arrangements, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally.
