General Technician Mechanical
Job description: Maintain ground-based equipment and vehicles used to support aircraft and general RAF operations, including trucks, cranes, ground power units, fuel tankers and fire engines, air compressors and air conditioning units.
Please note that this trade is called 'Engineering and Technical - no preference' in our online application system. When applying please indicate that you wish to apply for the General Technician Mechanical.
Please note this trade is receiving a high volume of applications and is currently over-subscribed.
Pay after one year: £17,140
Joining age: 16 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
Similar civilian jobs:
- Plant technician
- Design and test technician
- Mechanical engineering technician
- Automotive technician
Qualifications you need: 3 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 minimum or equivalent in English language, maths and an approved science/technology-based subject
Qualifications you can gain: City & Guilds Level 3 Progression Award in mechanical engineering; NVQ Level 3 in engineering maintenance as part of an Advanced Apprenticeship
Nationality: Citizen of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or a Commonwealth citizen since birth
The job
The General Technician Mechanical trade maintains a range of vehicles and ground-based equipment, much of which is used in support of aircraft. This can include power-generating equipment for starting aircraft operations, haulage and lifting gear, hydraulic power rigs, air compressors, mobile air-cooling and conditioning units, cars, fuel tankers, cranes, fire engines and more. The work ranges from required maintenance and overhaul to fault diagnosis and associated rectification, encompassing routine tasks right through to more taxing and complex areas.
Training
The RAF’s technician training earns you a National Engineering Certificate at Level 3 and Key Skills at Level 2. Following completion of an NVQ Level 3 in the workplace, you will be awarded an Advanced Apprenticeship in engineering maintenance. A further period of development training is provided, two years after completion of your initial trade training. Whatever your skills when you join, you can be sure of getting valuable training in a specialist trade.
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