Aircraft Engineering Supervisors ( Mechanical and Avionics) Wildcat

38 or 40 hours per week contracts available, working day shifts. Are you looking to develop a career in Aviation supporting the Royal Navy? Do you have hands-on Aircraft experience? If so, we would love to hear from you. Serco are proud to support the Fleet Air Arm, including the Wildcat Maritime Force (WMF) based at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, delivering services ranging from the repair and maintenance of military aircraft to fuel delivery and off-aircraft support services. Yeovilton is one of the Royal Navy’s two principal air stations, one of the busiest military airfields in the UK and home to more than 100 aircraft. Serco has opportunities for Aircraft Engineering Supervisors (Any Trade) (Wildcat) to be based at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. This role is responsible for the aircraft management and ground support to Wildcat aircraft. Our Aircraft Engineering Supervisors carry out contracted tasks ensuring customer policy and regulations are met to a high standard, while ensuring any customer complaints or quality issues and business risks are raised with Team leads. Within this role, our Aircraft Fitters will comply with The Health and Safety at Work (HASAW) Act 1974 and Customer Policy and Regulations. You will be responsible for completing any administration duties required to the role and be willing to attend further training courses to develop your skills and knowledge in the role.

Responsibilities

• Support the Wildcat aircraft at RNAS Yeovilton with aircraft management and ground support.
• Carry out contracted tasks in line with customer policy and regulations, raising any customer complaints, quality issues or business risks with Team Leads.
• Adhere to The Health and Safety at Work (HASAW) Act 1974 and Customer Policy and Regulations.
• Complete any administration duties required and participate in further training to develop skills and knowledge.
• Assist in maintenance and repair activities as appropriate to the role and trade.

Qualifications

• Attained formal training in the Wildcat aircraft and associated trade systems.
• Previous experience and working knowledge of Wildcat Aircraft Engineering and Aircraft Systems (by Trade).
• Wildcat Aircraft Servicing and Support Equipment.
• Hold a certificate of Competency at Supervisor level.
• Understanding of Lean Operating Procedures and Naval Air Publications; knowledge of Compound - Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (C-IETP).
• Adhere to Health and Safety, COSHH, Tool Control and Quality Practices.
• Understanding of Engineering and Asset Management Systems.
• Completed or able to complete Maintenance Human Factors Course.
• Understand rotary wing military aviation procedures and Airworthiness Engineering Safety and Compliance as required by regulatory and legislative requirements (MAA).
• Ability to work productively and with initiative under tight timescales and pressure while maintaining operational outputs.
• Ability to achieve SC clearance and Disability Confidence.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations the employer may limit overall numbers of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled applicants.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews.
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Holidays: 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Training and development: Wide range of learning opportunities (over 1,100 internal courses), funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring, and internal progression.
• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans for healthcare costs, 30% off Serco-managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Savings across around 1,000 retailers.
• ShareSave: Ability to save and buy Serco shares at a discount.
• Employee networks: Supportive networks for staff to connect and share ideas.
• Charity: Paid volunteering day each year; option to donate via Payroll Giving Scheme.