Lead Aircraft Engine Technician

Lead Aircraft Engine Technician page is loaded## Lead Aircraft Engine Technicianlocations: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshiretime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: **Date Posted:** **Country:**United Kingdom**Location:**Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire**Position Role Type:**UnspecifiedAt RTX, the world largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.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:Ensure all technical documentation has been correctly completed prior to commencement of work.Ensure work scope has been correctly prepared in line with customer and P&WC requirements.Be aware 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 strip 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.Build 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.Constantly seek improvements to turn time and cost reductions.On occasion provide in-field assistance to the Mobile Field Support Engineers.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 exceededAssist in the generation of invoices to ensure these are issued in line with company targets.To generate good customer communication and issue regular status reports for in house work as necessaryWhat We Offer: In return we offer a benefits package which includes a competitive base salary as well as 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. In addition, there is an Employee Assistance Programme, Private medical insurance and the ability to buy and sell holidays, employee discounts, a fantastic pension scheme, discounted gym membership and much, much more.At Pratt & Whitney, we believe that powered flight has transformed and will continue to transform – the world. That’s why we work with an explorer’s heart and a perfectionist’s grit to design, build, and service the world’s Military Engines most advanced aircraft engines. We do this across a diverse portfolio, including Commercial Engines, Business Aviation, General Aviation, Regional Aviation, and Helicopter Aviation – and as a way of turning possibilities into realities for our customers. This is how we at Pratt & Whitney approach our work, and this is why we are inspired to go beyond!Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.)Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.AA/AS degree (or other 2-year post high school training) with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience.*RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.***Privacy Policy and Terms:**Click on this to read the Policy and Terms #J-18808-Ljbffr