Workshop Mechanic

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Let your originality soar

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

Since then, British Airways has gone on to deliver game-changing achievements. First we broke the record for the fastest transatlantic flight with Concorde. Then we became the very first airline to introduce fully lie-flat seats on board.

It was our exceptional engineering teams that brought these pioneering and original ideas to life.

This is your chance to join one of the most diverse and innovative departments at British Airways, at a time when we’re re-imagining the way we fly the skies.

The role:

Workshop Mechanic

The Aircraft Workshop Services team, are looking for dynamic proactive Workshop Mechanics to work in the Fleet Support Facility, or the Power plant Support Facility, to thrive among our ever changing business demands and to provide Engineering Support to our Customers, and ultimately the BA Operation. Your role would be to perform maintenance, component repairs and fabricate solutions under the supervision of Workshop Technicians, mostly within the Workshop Facility based at the Engineering Base at Heathrow Airport.

The Fleet Support Facility (FSF) is an outstanding and bespoke workshop environment, where the team come together to fabricate inventive and complex repair solutions to maintain BA’s aircraft to the highest standard. Are you up to the challenge?

PLEASE NOTE: We have multiple vacancies. Some are positions are Mon-Fri core working hours (typically 7am-3pm), while other vacancies are Shift based, working a 4-on / 4-off 12hr Day Shift rota.

You must already possess the right to Live/Work in the UK – this role is NOT open to Visa Sponsorship.

What you’ll do:

• Under supervision, perform servicing and maintenance tasks as advised on aircraft or components as appropriate
• Driving and operation of vehicles, including mechanical handling, lifting equipment and extreme work platforms, to the limit of permits held
• Maintain a safe working environment through adherence to quality, health and safety and housekeeping standards
• Carry out required IT and documentary transactions
• Support the delivery of departmental and directorate objective

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Ability to comprehend technical publications and engineering procedures
• Mechanical aptitude, demonstrates airmanship, 3 months recent practical engineering experience. For internal candidates this would be supported by the relevant Mechanic sections of the Engineers logbook
• Good written & verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, capable of working with minimal direction and as part of a team
• Prioritisation, planning and organisation
• Problem solving and acting on own initiative
• Working to deadlines, company standards and values
• Demonstrates and contributes to a good health and safety culture
• Proficient with safety management and compliance systems
• IT literate

Your experience:

You should possess working experience in some of the following skills:

• Composite Materials – e.g. fabrication and repair of composite components, dry lay-up / Resin wet lay-ups etc…
• Sheet Metal fabrication – e.g. bending, riveting, welding, heat treating etc
• Working in Machine Workshop environment – e.g. using Machining equipment such as C&C, Jig Bore, Lathes etc.
• General Workshop/Hand Skills – e.g. performing simple metalwork tasks, installed/removing Bearings, drilling out and replacing Bushes and/or sheered Fasteners
• Valid full UK driving licence (or equivalent) (desirable)
• You must have at least 12 months proven experience in aircraft maintenance. (essential)
• Ability to hold airport restricted zone access (essential for Terminal based role)

What we offer:

As an airline, we never want to stand still. The same goes for our people.

We’re committed to upskilling our engineers and providing professional development training so you can progress in your area of expertise. That way, you’ll attain the highest levels of professional achievement as we continue to invest in new technology, equipment, and aircraft.

Training modules are offered through self-study courses, or structured learning programmes, and delivered at our state-of-the-art Learning Academy at London Heathrow.

When you work in an engineering role at British Airways, you’ll be joining a high-performance culture. It’s a time-pressured environment too, but the challenges here are exciting and diverse, and you’ll be part of projects you won’t find anywhere else. That’s what keeps our exceptional colleagues inspired to do their best work. We also offer fantastic rewards, including great staff travel benefits.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.