KLM UK Engineering Ltd is a leading UK-based aircraft maintenance repair organisation (MRO),employing approximately 390 people, offering aircraft maintenance from our head office location at Norwich Airport.  We have over 40 years of experience on many aircraft types, including Boeing 737NG, MAX and Embraer 170/190, and have 6 fully equipped, modern, heavy maintenance bays across 3 hangars.

To support the Company's continued growth following the opening of our new hanagar last year, we wish to recruit Aircraft Mechanics to work in Base Maintenance.  Our new mechanics must have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship; and at least two years (post training) hands-on tool experience.  We will provide on-going support throughout your career to develop you.

These positions are permanent, full time, operating on a seasonal working pattern of 6 months Summer 07:30-14:36 and 6 months Winter 07:30-16:36.

ROLE PROFILE:

Efficiently and safely perform aircraft maintenance tasks in accordance with approved data whilst ensuring compliance with H&S and airworthiness standards

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• As directed by a supervisor, perform aircraft maintenance tasks in line with the aircraft maintenance data.
• Follow company Health & Safety policies at all times and report all accidents and near misses.
• Good housekeeping and clean environment to be always maintained.
• Always follow Approved Data.
• Ensure all work performed on an aircraft is documented with the appropriate level of detail.
• Ensure handovers are effective.
• Ensure all personal tools are maintained and controlled according to company policy.
• Report airworthiness safety concerns through the internal Safety Reporting system.

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Civil Aviation Apprenticeship, Armed Forces Aircraft training, Basic Engineering Apprenticeship, or other.
• Minimum 2 years' post training/qualification experience.
• Human Factors, Fuel tank safety training and EWIS training.
• Basic knowledge of EASA/CAA, HSE legislation.
• Basic IT knowledge/experience.

SKILLS, BEHAVIOURS & COMPETENCIES:

• Open to development feedback with an appetite to continuously develop and improve your own performance.
• Effective communicator.
• Confident to challenge behaviour according company values.
• Ability to work under own initiative, making recommendations to solve problems when appropriate.
• Be aware of costs and how to maximise efficiency.
• Efficient time management.
• Be open, honest and trustworthy with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• In line the Company’s values & behaviours, demonstrate the skills required to meet, promote and encourage those values associated with your position.
• Contribute to creating a team environment that maximises individual and team performance.
• Be flexible to support business needs, including supporting aircraft at outstations.

SALARY AND ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

• Salary £31,187 per annum
• Stakeholder pension scheme matched up to 5% by Company
• Life assurance at 1X annual salary for all staff, increasing to 3X annual salary if contributing to the Company Stakeholder Pension.
• Annual leave increasing with continuous service
• Onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Social Club
• Employee Assistance Programme – Provides confidential counselling, online support, legal and financial advice.
• Online discounts available.

All applications must be submitted using the application form and CV’s will not be accepted.

Please note:  to be successful you will need to have the right to work in the UK without Visa sponsorship and will be able to provide 5 years work/education reference history.

To apply, please follow this link to complete the application form https://forms.office.com/e/paUWFD5R0e

Invoice Controller – 12-Month FTC - Maternity Cover

As an Invoice Controller, you will be responsible for accurately producing labour and material invoices, supporting cost schedules, and producing regular reports for customer reps in relation to base maintenance aircraft checks, workshop repairs and line maintenance work.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

Analyse labour hours for production of invoice and customer representative reports in accordance with customer requirements and customer contract.

Analyse materials consumed for production of invoice and customer representative reports in accordance with customer requirements and customer contract.

Assist the costing unit in producing labour and material cost information for quotations and tenders.

Customer debt chasing

Line Maintenance invoicing via LMARS

Workshops third party Invoicing of labour and materials.

Ad hoc Invoicing of material spares and tooling loans

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

As the ideal candidate you must have:

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft programmes, particularly Excel

Experience in double entry bookkeeping or part AAT qualified

Effective written and verbal communication

The ability to build strong relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders

GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in Maths and English

The ability to evaluate priorities and to make timely and effective decisions.

Strong commercial and financial awareness

Commitment to continuous improvement, and be comfortable to suggest process improvements relevant to your role

This is a 37.5 hours/week, full-time role, on a fixed term contract for 12 months, with core hours to cover.  However, there is scope for flexibility regarding start and finish times, and the successful candidate will have the option to work one day a week from home, after an initial training period.

Ideal start date: March/April 2023 so that a comprehensive hand over can be achieved.

Salary Range: £20,000 to £23,000 per annum, depending on experience.

In return for your commitment, we offer employee benefits such as retailer discounts, a cycle to work scheme, company sick pay, a stakeholder pension scheme, on-site canteen, a social club, long service awards (plus enhanced holiday entitlement, linked to length of service) and free parking.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your CV with a covering letter to jobs@klmuk.com,  quoting reference: 4501.

KLM UK Engineering Ltd is a leading UK-based aircraft Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO), employing approximately 390 people, offering aircraft maintenance from our head office location at Norwich Airport. We have over 40 years of experience on many aircraft types, including Boeing 737 NG, MAX, and Embraer 170/190, and have six fully equipped, modern, heavy maintenance bays across three hangars.

To support the Company’s continued growth following the opening of our new hangar last year, we wish to recruit a Technical Coordinator.

Working closely with the Base Operations Manager, Senior Technical Coordinator, Project Managers, Workshop team and Certifying Engineers, you will be responsible for effective technical support for all Base Maintenance projects. As an idea candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

• Aircraft apprenticeship and City & Guilds (or equivalent) in an aeronautical engineering discipline.
• Ideally, type approved or with proven technical experience with one or more aircraft type maintained by KLMUKE.
• Good understanding of EASA regulations – Part 145 and Part 21.
• Working knowledge of CAD systems.
• Ability to access and interpret aircraft technical and build drawings.
• Excellent communication skills and effective time management.