Workshops Team Leader

Location: RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX

Salary: £40,348.42 plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

At RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, Serco provides multi‑activity and engineering support, supplying a wide range of services including engine and aircraft maintenance, fuelling, and ground control services. The Workshops Team Leader reports to the Serco Brize Norton Engineering Operations Manager and the RAF Brize Norton customer.

Responsibilities

• Machining
• Sheet Metal Work
• Heat Treatment tasks
• Welding
• Fabrication
• Carpentry

What You’ll Do

As a Workshops Team Leader:

• Ensure that all tasks are completed in a timely fashion and to health and safety, fire, emergency evacuation, quality, risk and COSHH standards and procedures.
• Maintain a clear, safe, tidy, effective and efficient working environment.
• Must adhere to Technical Work Procedures, Health & Safety Instructions, and Serco Operating Procedures.
• Ensure the tasks and supporting documentation is always complete, correct and “right first time – every time”.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) Engineering qualification
• Ability to effectively and safely complete technical maintenance and rectification tasks.
• Functional IT skills to use Electronic Technical Manuals and to update Maintenance Recording systems.
• Excellent team player with a “can‑do safely” approach to work.
• High standards of oral and written communication skills.

Roles Responsibilities Related To The Role

• Deliver effective, efficient, “right first time every time” output to our customers.
• Ensuring good working practices are in place.
• Compliance with aircraft component fabrication requirements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality systems.
• Ensure appropriate cooperation with all audit activities.
• Implement and promote a “Zero Harm” open reporting safety culture.

Vetting and Checks

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance and a formal Security Clearance such as CTC or SC. UK residency requirements may apply. An occupational health questionnaire will also be completed.

What We Offer

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, including food, clothing, entertainment, and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donation to Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Support inclusion and connection with spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging for LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.