Mechanical Technician Supervisor/Trainer - Saudi Air Force/BAE Systems - Saudi Arabia
(2020-01 - 2025-01)
- Training Saudi Arabian technicians to carry out maintenance on the PC-21 aircraft
- Supervising maintenance on the PC-21 aircraft
- Carrying out maintenance on the PC-21 aircraft
- Keeping all calibrated tooling and test equipment serviceable
Mechanical Technician Supervisor - British Army/SERCO
(2012-01 - 2018-01)
Providing support as part of the Serco contract to the British Army for rectification and servicing of its fleet of Islander and Defender airframes.
- Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft and components, including repair, replacement, testing and fault diagnosis
- Long-term maintenance and rectification including, but not limited to, engines, flying controls and fuel systems
- Completion and checking of all aircraft documentation including electronically stored data and printed hard copies
- Supervision and control of personnel including task allocation, task supervision, independent checking of task completion, correct procedures and compliance with Health & Safety legislation
- Entrusted as a self-supervisor for rectification and replacement tasks
- Authorised to carry out and scope independent / duplicate inspections on flight safety critical components and systems
- Authorised to declare aircraft serviceable for flight
Senior Mechanical Technician - RAF Aldergrove/Benson
(2004-01 - 2011-01)
Experience of the Puma HC1 aircraft.
- Carried out mechanical scheduled maintenance on airframe and propulsion systems
- Flight line servicing including walk round checks of aircraft to check for faults of any description
- Liaise with management to rectify any known faults including replacement of parts, fault diagnosis, acceptance checks of new components and testing of the particular system worked on
- Ground handling and manoeuvring of aircraft both in the hangar and on the flight line, including re-fuelling, marshalling and despatching
- Component replacement including drive shafts, engines, gearboxes, hydraulic pumps, rotor blades, fuel tanks and throttle rods
- Fault diagnosis and fault rectification on hydraulic systems, mechanical flying control systems and propulsion systems
- Operated as a mentor to junior flight line mechanics
- Managed air publications and documentation as a supplementary duty
- Annually trained in first aid techniques, firefighting and health and safety
Mechanical Technician - RAF Lossiemouth
(2001-01 - 2004-01)
Experience of the Tornado GR4 aircraft.
- Carried out maintenance, repair and servicing on a vast selection of mechanical components using a wide range of engineering machinery and hand and power tools
- Riveting and structural metal repairs
- Working from engineering drawings requiring a keen attention to detail
- Testing of hydraulic components using a hydraulic test rig
- Replacing internal and external sub-components when necessary including seals, gaskets, pistons and hoses
- Pressure testing of fuel tanks
- Repairs of wheel assemblies and brake packs
- Carried out non-destructive testing
- Annually trained in first aid techniques, firefighting and health and safety
Mechanical Trade Training - RAF Cosford
(1999-01 - 2001-01)
Mechanical Apprenticeship.
