Aircraft Fitter – Rotary Avionics

Salary: £26,000 per year

Cobham Aviation Services are recruiting for an Aircraft Fitter/Engineer to support Maintenance activities to the appointed Supervisor and/or Licensed Aircraft Engineer, working on our Bell 212 aircraft, supporting an MOD customer. You will have an awareness of all associated and related Electronic/ Avionic Aircraft Maintenance regulations and work in accordance with the company procedures at all times.

This position is based at our Middle Wallop site and requires minimal travel. The position requires normal Monday-Friday working hours and does not require shift working.

As an Aircraft Fitter your skills and qualifications will ideally include:

Aviation apprenticeship background

Electronic/ Avionic Engineering experience working in an Aircraft line or base maintenance facility.

Rotary Wing aircraft experience is expected.

Bell 212/412 type experience is highly desirable.

Motivated team member and physically fit to undertake manual tasks around and on board the aircraft

Medically fit for detachment

As an Aircraft Fitter your main responsibilities will involve:

Safety first. Operate at Aviation Services in accordance with the SHE Technical standards. Identify where the SHE Technical Standards are applicable to appointed operations/tasks and apply safe systems of work identified.

Apply countermeasures identified in applicable risk assessment to appointed operations/tasks.

To perform base maintenance and when required line maintenance on company and customer operated aircraft including, servicing, inspections, modifications and defect rectification. Reporting to your LAE & SLAE you will need to work in an efficient and timely manner to meet the allocated task times.

The control of any material or Company equipment provided for the task. The cleanliness of the working area at all times.

Keep all associated Base Maintenance equipment replenished and ensure service dates are complied with.

Cobham Aviation Services UK

Protecting borders, saving lives and enhancing the effectiveness of defence personnel.

We combine state-of-the-art technology with complex air platforms to deliver customised airborne surveillance, operational readiness training and search and rescue services.

Our end-to-end capabilities benefit government and military customers with responsive and cost-effective turn-key solutions for optimal mission performance.