Aircraft Inspector

Aircraft Inspector

Location:

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (SP4 0JF
)

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role : SF74586

As an Aircraft Inspector, you’ll play a key role in supporting aircraft engineering, flight‑line operations, scheduled servicing and maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet. You’ll work with licensed aircraft engineers and technical teams to maintain aircraft to the highest standards of safety, quality and airworthiness.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities include:

• Carrying out scheduled and corrective maintenance activities across the aircraft fleet.
• Supporting aircraft handling, flight‑line operations and daily aircraft preparation activities.
• Completing aircraft and equipment maintenance documentation in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Conducting pre‑use checks and scheduled maintenance of ground support equipment.
• Providing technical support across other sites and participating in operational detachments when required.

• Experience preparing aircraft for flight operations, including aircraft marshalling, fuel and oil replenishment activities.
• Experience working within a military or civilian Part 145 maintenance environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and customer‑facing skills.
• Leadership, mentoring or supervisory experience.
• Good IT literacy and experience maintaining technical records.

• Recognised Aircraft Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent qualification in an aerospace discipline.
• Demonstrable practical and theoretical aircraft engineering knowledge.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Military or civilian aircraft engineering experience.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) / Counter‑Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday trading – employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave (open February through March annually)
• Be Kind Day – one working day’s paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity

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 car with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”.