Aircraft Mechanic

Position: Mechanic
Location: Bournemouth Airport
Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package
Reporting To: Maintenance Manager

Gama Aviation is currently recruiting skilled Mechanics to work within a dynamic, exciting, and progressive team at our modern Bournemouth base facility. Working on a full range of modern Business Jets and Turboprops, you can gain valuable experience and work towards gaining your Aircraft Engineers License.

The successful candidate will join a long established and respected forward-thinking company that has a proven pedigree in career development within the organisation with type and non-type training provided to develop your skills and capabilities.

Great work life balance with a 5-5-4-day shift working pattern.

Main Responsibilities:

• Carry out assigned maintenance, repairs, and modification of aircraft and associated systems allocated.
• Clearly record on worksheets details of the tasks completed, accurately reflecting the works performed with time booking.
• When not assigned aircraft, fully utilise available time productively to support the maintenance and cleanliness of the facility, and personal development for career growth.
• Comply with all procedures detailed within the GAEL Maintenance Organisation Exposition.
• Comply with all company health and safety policies, procedures and COSHH requirements.
• Comply with all procedures listed in the current Staff Company Handbook.
• Any other duties commensurate with the position.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

• At least 2 years recent experience of working in a Base or Line Support 145 organisation in a business jet or General Aviation Environment.
• Completed a City and Guilds or diploma equivalent in aircraft engineering or relevant technical apprenticeship and/or trade qualifications.
• Can demonstrate a high level of skill across multiple disciplines, such as mechanical, structural, and power plant tasks.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary.
• Great work life balance with a 5-5-4-day shift working pattern.
• Group Pension Scheme - up to 5% contributions matched.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Travel Insurance.
• Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation).

* (Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.