Job Title: Deputy Team Leader - Avionics
Location: Holyhead, Anglesey
Compensation: £37,635 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at RAF Valley - Holyhead. Work hours are between 0700 – 1700, with early finish available on Fridays
Our Avionics maintenance unit is responsible for repairing and maintaining avionic components essential for aircraft operations. This department specializes in servicing items such as aircraft radios, central warning panel systems, generators, and more. Their primary goal is to ensure that these avionic components are in optimal condition and fully operational to support flight missions.
The role
As a Deputy Team Leader, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will significantly impact RAF Valley's maintenance operations by ensuring timely repairs, accurate documentation, and smooth coordination, ultimately enhancing aircraft readiness and operational efficiency.
Day-to-day, you’ll oversee a team of 3 technicians and 2 supervisors on the daily operations of the avionic component maintenance facility by allocating repair and maintenance tasks to the team, monitor progress and provide guidance as needed, update records and documentation on component repairs and maintenance activities. In this role you will also:
- Provide training and mentorship to junior technicians.
- Participate in meetings and briefings to discuss operational priorities and strategies.
- Report to the maintenance team leader on progress and any issues encountered.
This position involves manual work. This could include lifting avionic components, bending, and using tools.
Essential experience of the Deputy Team Leader – Avionics
- Avionics maintenance experience required.
- Supervisory experience required.
Qualifications for the Deputy Team Leader – Avionics
You will need either relevant:
- Degree,
- Higher National Diploma,
- Higher National Certificate or BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in engineering,
- NVQ,
- City & Guilds, or similar qualification, or experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
What we offer
- Gym access
- Golf course access
- Generous holiday allowance
- 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
- ‘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