Aircraft Mechanic

**Land's End Airport**
- Land's End Airport
- 40 hr week
- Dependent upon experience
- Closing date: 4 July 2025
- Start date: ASAP

**Job description**:
Skybus, part of Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is recruiting 2 x Aircraft Mechanics for our base at Lands End Airport. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager, at Lands End Airport.

This is a full-time position, offering a 40 hr week, on a shift rota system covering the flying hours, preparation and post flight checks.

**About the role**:
The Mechanic will be providing engineering assistance for our fleet of DHC6-300 Twin Otter Aircraft and BN2 Islander Aircraft, to maintain the overall performance of the aircraft, maintenance operation and its personnel. This includes, but is not limited to:

- To assist in the maintenance of aircraft, and aircraft equipment as allocated to their control. This includes line maintenance, and daily operational requirements of the aircraft.
- Signing for maintenance activities performed during shift operations.
- The ground movements of aircraft.
- To ensure the correct and timely completion of all aircraft documentation relating to the maintenance activities performed.
- Ensure work areas are always kept clean and tidy.
- Evaluate all existing standards, practices, and procedures with a view to continuous improvement and efficiency

**Skills, Qualifications and Experience required**:
Previous experience within an aircraft maintenance department is highly desirable. Further to this, any aircraft maintenance experience, base/workshops is also desirable.

Experience of engineering of any type may be considered.

**Motivations**:

- A willingness to work shift patterns to suit the business / customer needs
- Team oriented with proven communication and influencing skills
- Customer focussed with exceptional personal and communication skills
- Self-motivated, confident, and assertive
- A demonstrated capability to work within, and adhere to, a defined set of organisational values

**Required**:

- Engineering experience
- Full UK driving licence
- You must hold the right to work in the UK

**In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you**:

- 25 days leave plus Bank Holidays.
- Death in service benefit
- Investment in training, qualifications and professional development
- Concessionary travel

**Hours**:
40 hr week, on a shift rota system