B2 Licensed Aircraft Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by Draken
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The B2 Licensed Aircraft Engineer at Draken Europe is responsible for ensuring the safety, regulatory compliance, and operational performance of aircraft maintenance activities. This role involves supporting the Crew Chief and Chief Engineer, overseeing maintenance operations, and guiding team development. The position requires a strong background in aircraft maintenance and a commitment to safety and quality standards. Draken Europe values diversity and is committed to fair treatment and recognition of its employees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain overall performance of the aircraft maintenance operation and personnel at relevant stations.
- Promote a “Just Culture” regarding safety and reporting of occurrences.
- Responsible for maintenance and certification of aircraft and equipment as allocated by the Crew Chief.
- Support operations and maintenance of aircraft at main base and detached locations worldwide.
- Supervise and perform ground movements of assigned aircraft.
- Ensure technical staff carry out duties safely and in accordance with relevant manuals.
- Certify maintenance performed by the team.
- Ensure timely completion of all aircraft documentation related to maintenance activities.
- Coordinate engineering activities to complete tasks on target and within budget.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in an aircraft maintenance department (line, base, or workshop environments).
- Unrestricted CAA Part 66 B1 and/or B2 licence with relevant type rating(s) and/or company authorisations.
- Over 5 years’ experience in an aircraft maintenance environment.
- Good knowledge of regulatory requirements related to aircraft maintenance.
- Ability to work and deliver to deadlines.
- Strong communication, team building, and partnership skills.
- Ability to motivate people and influence change.
- Understanding or evidence of working within continuous improvement projects.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Bournemouth
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Draken Europe offers exciting careers that matter. We believe that mission success does not start with the mission itself. It begins with our people. Draken also believes in fair reward and recognition for our employees. As such, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including up to 12% matching pension contributions, bonus incentives, discounted PMI, electric car scheme, tech vouchers, wellbeing programmes and much more.
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a B2 Licenced Aircraft Engineer to assist the Crew Chief in being responsible to the Chief Engineer, for the safety, regulatory compliance and operational performance of all Part-145/A8-23 aircraft maintenance activities within the Aircraft Maintenance department and detached locations, essential to the effective delivery of customer contractual requirements. In addition, the LAE will provide support to the team with engineering decisions and provide guidance regarding personal and team development.
Key Responsibilities
- To maintain the overall performance of the aircraft maintenance operation and its personnel at a relevant station. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance
- Promote a “Just Culture” regarding safety and reporting of occurrences within the business
- To be particularly responsible for the maintenance and certification of the said maintenance of aircraft and aircraft equipment as allocated into their control by the Crew Chief
- Support operations and maintenance of aircraft at main base in addition to detached locations worldwide
- The supervision and performance of ground movements of aircraft assigned to them.
- Ensuring that all technical staff working within their supervision carries out their duties in a safe and proper manner and in accordance with the relevant Maintenance Manuals, and the Maintenance Organisation Exposition.
- The certification of maintenance performed by their team.
- To ensure the correct and timely completion of all aircraft documentation relating to the maintenance activities performed under their supervision and certification.
- To co-ordinate engineering activities, enabling the team to complete tasks to target and within budget
Experience / Skills / Qualifications
- Previous experience within an aircraft maintenance department that may include, line, base or workshop environments.
- Unrestricted CAA Part 66 B1 and/or B2 licence with relevant type rating(s) and/or company authorisations as applicable.
- Proven track record, over 5 years’ experience within an aircraft maintenance environment is essential
- Good knowledge of Regulatory requirements related to aircraft maintenance is essential
- Ability to work and deliver to deadlines
- Good level of Communication, Team Building and Partnership skills in dealing with stakeholders.
- The ability to motivate people and influence change in line with company organisational values
- An understanding, or preferably evidence, of working within a continuous improvement project
Our employee values
Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all. At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken Europe team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect. We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications. In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.
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