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Job Details
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full Time (9am - 5.30pm)
Location: Heathrow is main place of work, but some days can be spent in Crawley and 2 days per week from home
Contract: 24 Month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
Closing Date: 5th January 2025
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
In a nutshell
Following our successful transition into our new Engineering & Maintenance System and suite of e-mobility applications within Engineering. VAA are striving to become a fully mobile, paperless world leading engineering function. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary Fleet Technical Management (FTM) Support team within Virgin Atlantic's Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO). We are looking for a team of individuals to help improve our CAMO processes, manage system modifications and developments, and play a key part in adherence to our data governance strategy within our Part M and Part 145 Engineering functions.
We are keen to hear from engineers with an appetite to learn, a keen eye for detail and ideally demonstrate knowledge of Continued Airworthiness Processes.
The FTM Support team is a fast paced and varied environment where the workload comprises day-to-day core tasks and a mix of medium and longer-term technical projects. Your support will be critical to ensure the integrity, accuracy and efficiency of Virgin technical data and processes across all disciplines.
Your personal and professional development will be supported in this role too as there will be many opportunities to broaden your technical competence. Please note that Virgin Atlantic promotes a diverse workforce and we strive to give equal opportunities to all.
Day to day
Your role is likely to include elements of the following departmental work:
1. Provide engineering technical support to FTM specialism teams as departmental workload demands.
2. Compile maintenance documentation aligning to the company's Part CAMO and Part 145 approvals.
3. Support Engineering projects.
4. Collate, manipulate, analyse and present technical data / recommendations to support technical decision-making.
5. Interrogate E&M system for data and process accuracy. Investigating anomalies to determine root cause and apply corrective and preventative actions accordingly.
6. Propose and develop system / process improvements within our engineering tool(s).
About you
Do you have a keen eye for detail, an appetite to learn and improve Virgin Atlantic engineering processes? If so, this is a diverse and varied workload and an opportunity to develop your skills across all CAMO disciplines. We require applicants to have the below skills and experience:
* You will have a Degree/HND in an Engineering-related subject or a background in Engineering Systems.
* You will be able to demonstrate awareness of National Airworthiness Authority (NAA) regulations, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) documentation and aircraft technical publications.
* Flexible and adaptable, you will be excellent at multi-tasking and prioritising. With a collaborative approach, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills together with the ability to problem solve.
* Previous Part CAMO experience, and knowledge of Virgin Atlantic's existing fleet of aircraft is highly desirable.
Our recipe for leadership
At Virgin Atlantic, our leaders empower teams to thrive through collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Explore our Leadership Recipe and discover the 20 core ingredients that define what it means to lead with us, driving our mission to be the most loved travel company and achieve sustainable profit. Want to learn more? Click here
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.
Company
Richard Branson founded Virgin Atlantic in 1984 with the intention of shaking up the aviation industry. Since then, we’ve grown from a small team, one 747 plane and a single route, to a global network that employs thousands of wonderful people worldwide.
We’re not just your average airline. We’re a family-centric one who recognises togetherness as a hugely important aspect of life. We support and care about our employees and their families, which makes Virgin Atlantic a special place to work and the long-haul airline our customers fall in love with.
When it comes to our people, they’re a passionate lot, united in creating something different. It’s always been like this. It’s in our DNA, and it was ignited within us from the moment we started flying. So, step on board, get ready to find your purpose, embrace your human spirit and let it fly.
Our ways of working
We’re on a mission to become the most loved travel company, but with this comes great responsibility. We must support all of our people to embrace a growth mindset. To think like a start-up and act like an owner of Virgin Atlantic and to live our values every day. Our ways of working are designed to reflect the balance of happiness, productivity, collaboration, and team spirit that make us uniquely Virgin. We have built our approach on six core principles, recognising work as an activity, not a place. The focus is less on when and where people work, collaborate, or learn, but on their performance and outcomes. This is built on a foundation of trust and celebrates the diversity of our people, embracing that we all have different work-life considerations and varying times when our energy is highest.
Our people & networks
At Virgin Atlantic, we want to inspire everyone to take on the world, championing inclusivity, activism, and challenger spirit. It guides us in everything we do as we strive to make progress on the issues that matter most. We know difference is a strength, enabling us to be a force for good for our employees, customers, and communities. We aim to be an employer of choice, and our purpose, the belief that drives us, is that everyone can take on the world. We’re committed to bringing together a workforce that reflects the society we live in, creating an environment that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and allowing all our people to bring their whole selves to work.
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