Field Service Operative

Are you looking to transition from the Armed Forces into a rewarding civilian career? Leonardo is proud to welcome veterans, reservists, and service leavers to apply for the role of Field Service Operative. Your discipline, problem-solving, and ability to work in high-pressure environments could make you a perfect fit. The role will perform discreet maintenance tasks on customer aircraft(s). In some cases this could extend to fulfilling a role within a maintenance operation, supporting a prolonged period of aircraft flying to support to customer pilot training or development trials, or as part of the initial stand-up of the customer flying operation post aircraft acceptance.

What You'll Do:

As a Field Service Operative, you'll play a vital role in maintaining customer aircraft, with responsibilities including:

Preparation and Deployment: Assist in assessing the needs of Contractor Working Party (CWP) deployments, ensuring the right team is in place for success.
Collaboration: Work closely with various departments, customers, and suppliers to develop and progress CWP plans.
Monitoring and Communication: Keep projects on track by monitoring work against schedules and budgets, while maintaining open lines of communication with key stakeholders.
Inspection Approval: Hold and maintain company inspection approvals for both in-production and out-of-production aircraft.
Responsive Support: Be ready to respond to urgent work requirements, both in the UK and overseas, for extended periods.
Health and Fitness: Undergo regular medical assessments to ensure you're fit for global travel.

As the role requires a high volume of overseas travel, the company will ensure that all flights, hotels and car hire is covered be contract funding.

There is a career development path to progress to the Field Service Representative role.

What we need from you:

• An Aeronautical Engineering Apprenticeship or Military Equivalent.
• Engineering qualification (Minimum HNC/BTEC or equivalent)
• Experience working in an aviation type environment with a good sound knowledge of aviation Engineering / Maintenance standards and practices
• Ideally have leadership capabilities, communication skills

Security Clearance: You must be eligible for full security clearance. 

Life at Leonardo

We are committed to providing career opportunities and fulfilling jobs to UK veterans, and flexibility for our employees who have chosen to serve as military reservists. Here is some of the benefits we offer:

• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. 
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.
• Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Reserve Forces: Support to the Reserve Forces and allow employees who are Reservists to take additional time off.
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups.
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and Linkedin Learning

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

Leonardo is a global security company that realises technology for a safer future.

In the UK, Leonardo is one of the biggest suppliers of defence and security equipment to the UK MOD operating from eight main sites across the UK and employing over 8,500 highly skilled people.