# MRO Vertical Lift Mechanical Technician

**Company**: Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited
**Location**: RAF Odiham, GBR
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

As a MRO Vertical Lift Mechanical Technician at Boeing Defence UK, you will be part of a Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) organisation, working on key programmes such as Apache, Chinook, C-17, P-8A and E7 Wedgetail.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

- Conducting assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring established process adherence, accurate and timely work recording, and contractual/regulatory compliance

- Interpreting technical information, implementing technical data, and certifying work in line with authorisations

- Executing aircraft maintenance activities to meet schedule milestones, controlling workloads, and ensuring work standards and performance measures are met

- Delivering aircraft maintenance under Boeing's MAA MRP Part 145 approval or MOD customer approval

- Performing assembly, disassembly, modification, or repair of aircraft systems/structures/electronics/components

- Troubleshooting complex aircraft systems, isolating faults, and repairing faulty components

- Providing advice, guidance, and mentoring to peers and others

- Contributing to continuous improvement workshops and projects

The ideal candidate will have:

- Fluent written and spoken English

- Recognised relevant trade apprenticeship or trade training equivalent

- Knowledge of general aircraft maintenance and processes

- Experience in either commercial or defence

- Proficient computer skills, use of Microsoft Office suite

Benefits include:

- Competitive salary and annual incentive plans

- Continuous learning and development opportunities

- Excellent adoption and parental leave options

- 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break

- Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution

- Company-paid Medical Plan

- Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks

- Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week

- 4x annual salary life insurance

- Learning Together Programme

## Skills

### Required
- English
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Technical Data Interpretation

### Nice to have
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Quality Assurance
- Safety Management System

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