B1 Line Engineer; part time

Please note this is a part time opportunity

Air Tanker is pleased to offer an excellent opportunity for a B1 Engineer to join our Line Maintenance team. This role is ideal for a motivated, safety‑driven individual who is passionate about maintaining the highest standards of aircraft airworthiness and supporting operational delivery both at home base and on deployment.

• Technical Ownership: Take responsibility for certifying complex maintenance tasks, applying your technical expertise to ensure the highest standards of safety, quality, and engineering accuracy across the fleet.
• Skill Advancement: Enhance your expertise by working with advanced systems such as Airnav and Envision, and by operating within a dynamic line maintenance environment that continually strengthens your technical proficiency.
• Operational Impact: Play a critical role in maintaining and certifying a mission‑essential aircraft fleet, directly contributing to aircraft availability, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including private medical insurance, bonus scheme, EV scheme, contributory pension, and more.
• Adventure & Belonging: Battlefield tours, adventure training, and family fun days.

• Certify servicing and maintenance tasks within the scope of your authorisation.
• Supervise technical staff to ensure safe, compliant working practices.
• Manage aircraft documentation and ensure accurate certification entries.
• Oversee materials, tools, and working environment cleanliness.
• Encourage and support a Just Culture through open reporting.
• Maintain high standards of Health, Safety & Environmental compliance.
• Liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including military colleagues.
• Support deployments, short‑notice flying tasks, and AOG recoveries.
• Act as lead engineer on flying tasks, ensuring effective communication with Part CAMO.
• Provide comprehensive debriefs for oncoming shifts.

• CAA B1 Licence with A330 Type Rating and company authorisation.
• Demonstrated experience in line maintenance certification.
• Proven leadership capability, with experience mentoring and developing others.
• Strong understanding of line maintenance operational demands.
• Ability to drive objectives and deliver within set timescales.
• Competent user of Airnav and Envision systems.
• Effective communication skills, including liaison with external agencies.
• Experience leading short‑notice AOG recoveries, including from deployed locations.