Supervisor Aircraft Engineer (Mechanical)

As a Supervisor Aircraft Engineer (Mechanical) in our Serco Defence team, you'll play a key role in ensuring Merlin Aircraft or Off-Aircraft Workshop activities are delivered safely, effectively, and to the high standards required by the Ministry of Defence. Your work will help ensure aircraft critical to national defence remain available, airworthy, and dependable - making a meaningful impact on colleagues, communities, and national capability. You'll help create impactful solutions by supporting operational output, maintaining safety and regulatory compliance, and helping colleagues grow through guidance, training, and mentoring. Your contribution will directly support our purpose - to impact a better future through trusted work that touches lives. You'll be entrusted to: . Ensure employees are authorised to carry out contracted tasks in line with Customer Regulations and Procedures. . Make sure all contracted engineering tasks follow current policy, regulatory standards, and
statutory requirements. . Monitor work to ensure tasks are completed safely, correctly, and within required timelines. . Flag business risks, customer complaints, and quality concerns to Departmental Management. . Support the development of colleagues by identifying training needs and providing mentoring when requested. . Promote compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, environmental procedures, the Serco Naval Air Command Unit Manual, Customer Regulations, and the Serco Management System.

Essential: . Recognised supervisory qualification(s) on any aircraft type, supported by experience on mechanical aircraft systems/components. . Recognised supervisory qualification(s) supported by experience from a related industry. Desirable: . At least 6 months' experience working on Merlin aircraft or relevant components within the last 24 months. A Service Certificate of Competency or successful completion of the Serco Supervisory Management and Documentation Course and CofC Board. . Strong supervisory experience with solid knowledge of Merlin systems, support equipment, planning processes, and technical publications. . A good understanding of health and safety, COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), tool control, and quality practices. . Completion of a Maintenance Human Factors Course.

Competitive salary

What we offer . Holidays: 29 days plus bank holidays . Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme . Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression . Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service . Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel . Charity: Tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity . Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including
LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Aviation

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