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Location: Oxford
Job type: Contract
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Contact: Matthew Crook
Sector: Aircraft
Job Role:

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Traning Equipment/Maintenance Engineer from a Mechnical/Electrical background within Aerospace to join a leading Aircraft Simulator Training School in Oxfordshire.

Please note: This role operates on a 3 weekly alternated shift pattern (6am-2pm/2pm-10pm/10pm-6am Mon-Friday)

Primary Purpose of the Role:

To provide maintenance for the Synthetic Training Equipment (STE) and classroom equipment as assigned by the STE Manager. To support, service and repair the STE and Classroom equipment to achieve as a minimum the contract key performance maintenance criteria.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

Maintain and refresh Planned Maintenance Programmes (PMPs) for the STE and Classroom equipment
Conduct all preventative maintenance activities in accordance with the PMPs for the STE and Classroom equipment, and any corrective maintenance activities
Ensure that all maintenance activities are recorded and tracked, including corrective action to rectify Service Failures and or Facility Deficiencies
Ensure Service Failures and/or Facility Deficiencies associated with the Facility, STE and Classroom equipment are logged on Jira
Ensure the inventory management system is maintained and correctly updated to monitor the use of spares and their repair cycles
Ensure software backup, recovery process, cloning and storage of Software is carried out
Provide assistance where appropriate with the refresh of the Information Technology hardware and software
Configuration control in accordance with the STE and classroom configuration management plan
Ensure support is provided to the RAF in performing the annual validation checks of the STE, including running 100% of the Qualification Test Guide per year.
The STE engineers will ensure the instructor operating station and ownship databases are updated as per Authority supplied digital aeronautical flight information file
Incorporation into the delivered Terrain Data Bases, updates to the visual databases
Ensure consumables are replenished when required, in accordance with the respective STE manufacturer processes for consumable replenishment. The consumption of consumables will be monitored on a monthly basis
Ensuring the holdings of tools and test equipment are fit for use and sufficient for the task.
Ensuring maintenance, testing and operation of the STE and Classroom equipment is carried out in accordance with current regulations and orders by qualified employees:
- The correct engineering practices and procedures are employed, i.e. the appropriate Health and Safety precautions are observed and the necessary documentation records are completed to the Site Quality Plan.
- Ensuring no unauthorised modifications are carried out on any equipment under their control.
In addition the STE Engineer is to:

Ensure that all outputs are fit for purpose and achieved at the most economic cost.
Be aware of the security requirements in accordance with the Security Management Plan.
Dispose of all consumable parts and waste products in accordance with national and local legislation.
Ensure the facility areas which are under their control, are maintained in a clean and tidy condition.
Control of Spares, tools, test equipment and other such secondary tasks as required for efficient running of Site maintenance operations.
Ensure open lines of communication are maintained at all times ie telephone and e-mail, where appropriate.
Provide contracted support on weekends for Cargo Hold Trainer on a rota syste

Ideally you will have an aricraft engineering or aircraft maintenance background. Experience is flexible.

If this position is of interest please apply or contact Matthew Crook on /

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