Aircraft Mechanical Technician

4 days ago

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Babcock International Group Full time

Job Title: Aircraft Mechanical Technician
Location: Lincolnshire, England
Compensation: £33, Benefits (£4500 Shift Allowance)
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF70490
At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Aircraft Mechanical Technician at our RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire site.

The role
As an Aircraft Mechanical Technician, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be working hands-on with the Hawk TMk1 platform to ensure peak performance and safety for critical missions.

Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:

  • Diagnose and rectify faults on Hawk mechanical systems, holding first signature responsibilities
  • Interpret and apply approved data sets accurately, working confidently to maintenance instructions
  • Report to the Team Leader while promoting best practices in quality and safety management within an aviation environment.

This role is full time working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. Shift patterns will include:

  • Monday to Friday, with optional weekend overtime when required
  • Rotating shifts: Early: 07:30 – 15:30 Late: 15:30 – 00:00 (midnight)

Essential experience of the Aircraft Mechanical Technician:

  • Proven experience performing scheduled maintenance tasks and supporting flight line operations
  • Strong understanding of MRP Part 145 and KR640, developed through hands-on experience
  • Background in similar aviation maintenance roles, demonstrating technical competence
  • Practical experience in aircraft towing, ensuring safe and compliant operations.

Qualifications for the Aircraft Mechanical Technician:

  • Extensive fast jet experience or equivalent background in an aircraft technical role
  • NVQ Level 3 (S&G 2675) or equivalent qualification in aeronautical engineering
  • Full, clean UK driving licence.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ) .

What We Offer

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
  • 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 03/01/2026

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