Aaron Steenson

A fully qualified and highly motivated Aircraft Mechanical Technician Supervisor with twelve years experience within the Royal Air Force working on both helicopters and aeroplanes, first and second line. Also six years experience working as a civilian contractor supporting the British Army. Additionally six years in Saudi Arabia working as a civilian contractor for the Royal Saudi Air Force.

An individual, who is enthusiastic, enjoys responsibility and sets and achieves high standards. Also highly reliable and trustworthy with the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Experience of Tornado GR1, Puma HC 1, BN Islander, BN Defender and Pilatus PC-21 aircraft.

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.

Advanced Modern Apprenticeship - aviation - RAF Cosford (1999-01 - 2001-01)

NVQ Level 3 - aircraft/component maintenance

BTEC - engineering

A-levels

GCSE's - including maths and English