Survival Equipment Technician

Job Summary

We’re looking for a Survival Equipment Technician to join our Aviation business, based at RAF Shawbury, supporting the HADES contract and Rotary Flying Training operations. The role involves inspection, maintenance, and rectification of survival and aircrew equipment that directly supports flying operations.

Location:

Shropshire, England (RAF Shawbury)

Full‑time, permanent, Monday to Friday (08:00–17:00). Flexibility may be required to support the flying programme.

• Carry out maintenance, inspection, and repair of Survival Equipment (SE) and Aircrew Equipment Assemblies (AEA).
• Ensure all work is completed in line with approved technical publications, standards, and procedures.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, including hazard, near‑miss, and incident reporting.
• Support quality, security, environmental, and health & safety standards across the team.
• Contribute to investigations and continuous improvement activities where required.

• Safety‑focused technician with experience maintaining survival or aircrew equipment.
• Strong understanding of technical documentation, engineering publications, and procedures.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.
• A professional approach when working in a regulated, operational setting.

• Recognised technical or engineering qualification within survival equipment or aircrew equipment maintenance.
• Selective sizing and fitting of aircrew equipment assemblies and NVG maintenance experience is desirable.

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

Successful candidates will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment.

• 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‑day special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement (available February to March each year).
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day of 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 reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email car with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive and are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements at interview.