Repair Technician

Are you a technician looking for your next role? This is a unique opportunity to work for an industry giant, specialising in the high-tech aviation, defence, and space markets. Whether you are an experienced Technician or looking for a new and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Ranked among Forbes magazine's Top 30 best employers in the world, and part of the global Safran Group, Safran Aerosystems is a world leader in evacuation slides and oxygen systems. We are also a major supplier of safety systems, as well as fluid systems for airplanes and helicopters.

Benefits: Up to 4% Profit Share, Excellent Pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service), 8x salary life assurance, Income Protection, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Health Cash Plan to include dental support, Employee assistance programme, Subsidised food provision.

As a Repair Technician based in Braintree, you will work alongside an amazing team of technicians responsible for all maintenance and repair activities on a range of cabin and galley equipment including evacuation slides, floats, rafts, and oxygen systems.

If you have experience of the repairs or manufacturing of any Engineering product, we would love to hear from you. We can help you develop your career in Aerospace with a leading company working on exciting products.

The Role:

1. Maintain, repair, calibrate and test aviation equipment (Evacuation Slides, Floats, Oxygen Systems).
2. Following procedures in the schedule or Component Maintenance Manual.
3. Preparation of shop floor findings report and repair reports.
4. Conducting final inspections of repaired assemblies, verifying airworthiness before release.

Desirable Experience:

We are looking for candidates with a range of skills and experience, but we're also keen to help people grow and develop in this role. If you have experience in fitting, repairs, assembly and/or test from any relevant industries, we'd love to hear from you. We ask that you are able to lift weights of up to 25kgs, are happy working at floor level, and have some technical abilities to learn our products.

The Company:

Safran Group is an international high-technology group which operates in the aviation, defense, and space markets. Our core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable, and accessible. The Safran Aerosystems division contributes to this by designing high-tech solutions that optimise aircraft performance and flight safety and is a world leader in emergency evacuation systems and crew oxygen systems.

Here at Safran Aerosystems Services UK, flight safety is our area of expertise. We ensure that flights are safe by providing essential maintenance and repair activities for life-saving evacuation equipment, oxygen systems, and in-cabin equipment for customers across the aviation industry. You'll join a team of hard-working individuals who put safety at the forefront of everything they do.

Get involved:

We also have a number of groups and forums onsite that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Mental Health Champions, Wellbeing at Work Committee, and charity partnerships. Our Wellbeing Programme in Braintree aims to place employee wellbeing at the heart of our business, and we integrate it with all that we do. Our enhanced family-friendly policies reinforce our commitment to providing a workplace that is both diverse and inclusive.

Specificity of the job:

Some infrequent international travel may be required.