Aircraft Engine Technician - Team Lead

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Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Pratt and Whitney Canada (an RTX company), is a global aerospace leader, shaping the future of business, general, and regional aviation, as well as helicopters and APU’s. Every second, somewhere in the world, an aircraft takes off or lands under Pratt & Whitney power.

Pratt & Whitney Canada UK forms part of the Regional Customer Service Centre Network and has a repair centre based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.

What you will do:

This is a hands-on team leader role combining engine technician responsibilities with day-to-day team leadership and operational coordination. The successful candidate will spend approximately 50% of their time carrying out engine maintenance activities within the engine shop (very occasional in field work), with the remaining 50% dedicated to leading and supporting a team of 12 Engine Technicians.

As Team Leader, the role will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the team, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. This will include reviewing work scopes, monitoring work progress and status, allocating and prioritising tasks, and ensuring technicians have the appropriate support and resources to complete their work.

The role will also work closely with the MRO Engine Planner to ensure work scopes remain on track, priorities are managed effectively, and engines are completed and released in line with agreed schedules and delivery requirements.

Preferred experience with Pratt & Whitney Canada turbofan Engines (i.e. PW300, PW500, PW600 and PW800)               

Ensure all technical documentation has been correctly completed prior to commencement of work. 

Ensure work scope has been correctly prepared in line with regulatory, customer and P&WC requirements.

Work closely and provide back cover for the MRO Engine Repair Planner. 

Support the UK General Manager in the day-to-day running of events and provide people management responsibilities including conducting return-to-work interviews, coordinating holiday requests, timesheet approval.

Be aware of the commercial aspects of the work requirements and negotiate with the customer as appropriate.

Maintain and complete work files and relevant documentation, showing detailed entries of work performed.

Check in and disassemble engines in line with work scope requirements and carry out basic cleaning of components as necessary.

Inspect all relevant components and identify items for scrap, rework or refit with reference to and interpretation of relevant product information.

Assemble engines to defined standards ensuring fit, clearance and modification levels are accurate using appropriate P&WC hand tools and measuring equipment.

Accurately update the technical pack throughout the build process to ensure its accuracy and completion prior to release of the engine. Complete and issue engine release certificates upon completion of engine maintenance.

Constantly seek improvements to turn time and cost reductions.

Generation of accurate cost estimates and technical reports as required, in adherence to the quoted costs.  Ensure that the customer is advised of any escalation in costs before estimate values are exceeded

Provide (as required) information to the finance department to ensure accurate generation of invoices to ensure these are issued in line with company targets.

To generate good customer communication and issue regular status reports as necessary.

Provide support to customer engines, both in house at the facility in Leighton Buzzard and out in the field (very occasionally).

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