Lead Aircraft Engine Technician in Leighton Buzzard

Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

What you will do:

• Ensure all technical documentation has been correctly completed prior to commencement of work.
• Ensure work scope has been correctly prepared in line with customer and P&WC requirements.
• Be aware of the commercial aspects of the work requirements and negotiate with the customer as appropriate.
• Maintain and complete work files and relevant documentation, showing detailed entries of work performed.
• Check in and strip engines in line with work scope requirements and carry out basic cleaning of components as necessary.
• Inspect all relevant components and identify items for scrap, rework or refit with reference to and interpretation of relevant product information.
• Build engines to defined standards ensuring fit, clearance and modification levels are accurate using appropriate P&WC hand tools and measuring equipment.
• Accurately update the technical pack throughout the build process to ensure its accuracy and completion prior to release of the engine.
• Constantly seek improvements to turn time and cost reductions.
• On occasion provide in-field assistance to the Mobile Field Support Engineers.
• Generation of accurate cost estimates and technical reports as required, in adherence to the quoted costs.
• Ensure that the customer is advised of any escalation in costs before estimate values are exceeded.
• Assist in the generation of invoices to ensure these are issued in line with company targets.
• Generate good customer communication and issue regular status reports for in-house work as necessary.

What We Offer:

• A competitive base salary.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Private medical insurance.
• The ability to buy and sell holidays.
• Employee discounts.
• A fantastic pension scheme.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Much, much more.

Qualifications:

• AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.