Sheet Metal Worker

Airframe Technician – St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Permanent, Full time, £40,000 – £44,000

• Competitive salary + shift pay
• Seasonal shift (summer shutdown May – Sep)
• Salary exchange programme
• Employer pension contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Medical insurance
• Employee life insurance
• Dental, optician and audiologist cashback scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Recognition scheme
• Employee referral bonus
• Free will writing
• Store and entertainment discounts and vouchers
• Free parking on site

On behalf of our client, a leading UK independent MRO specialising in Boeing and Airbus families, we are recruiting for Airframe Technicians to oversee and perform all maintenance activities, both scheduled and unscheduled.

• Perform aircraft maintenance in accordance with customer requirements and defined Lists of Work.
• Adhere to company procedures and human factors principles, ensuring the use of correctly maintained, uniquely identified personal tools, company tooling, and calibrated test equipment.
• Manage effective internal and external relationships with customers, team members, and support departments, while actively mentoring and developing colleagues.
• Ensure all maintenance documentation and forms are accurately completed and submitted before the end of the shift, in full compliance with MOE Part 2 and company procedures.
• Promptly notify engineers of any issues that may impact safety, productivity, or the progress of work.
• Accountability for safety and efficiency improvements with hanger maintenance and general tasks.
• Process and return any unused materials to stores as soon as practicable, ensuring correct disposal procedures are followed at all times.
• Maintain proper storage, blanking, labelling, and protection of aircraft components and tooling in accordance with company procedures.
• Uphold standard engineering practices related to workplace organisation, cleanliness, and foreign object debris (FOD) prevention.
• Identify and recommend improvements to working conditions, practices, and procedures to enhance safety, efficiency, and productivity.
• Assist with hangar facility maintenance and general operational tasks as required.
• Perform any other duties reasonably requested in support of business needs.

• Apprenticeship (or equivalent) in aviation or mechanical engineering.
• Good structural knowledge, including the ability to carry out structural repairs.
• Initial understanding of human factors, EWIS, and fuel tank safety.
• Broad skill‑set in maintaining aircraft systems, including rigging, component replacement, and modification embodiment.
• Good understanding of aircraft systems.
• Effective communication skills—active listening and a good standard of verbal and written English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

JMC Aviation is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace. All applicants will be considered based on merit, qualification, and business need, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or background. We operate in full compliance with global aviation recruitment regulations.