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Senior Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Global Engineering Maintenance)
Location: Gatwick Airport Shift Pattern: Rolling (days and nights)
About Our Offer
Personal Benefits
- Attractive remuneration with discretionary bonus schemes
- Generous travel benefits
- Extensive health and well-being support
Flexible Working
- Embrace a proactively supportive work-life balance
- Work is something you do, not an environment you go to
Career Growth & Networking
- Access the TUI Learning Hub to advance your professional journey
- Collaborate in global projects and build an intercultural network
- Engage with local charity and sustainability initiatives, including the TUI Care Foundation
About the Job
Reporting to the Station Engineer/Duty Engineer/Supervisor, this role is part of a highly skilled global team ensuring TUI Engineering and Maintenance delivers operational excellence in safety, punctuality, and cost efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform aircraft maintenance (scheduled & unscheduled) and certify adherence to technical documentation and company procedures.
- Monitor A-Licensed engineers, certifying their work and tasks.
- Drive performance improvement by delivering high technical dispatch reliability and optimising aircraft fleet health to reduce deferred defects.
- Support off-site duties, including:
- Traveling to rescue aircraft (down-route rescues)
- Performing flying spanner support
- Develop external/internal relationships, reinforcing TUI’s strategies and promoting group awareness.
- Supervise and deputise as required by Station Engineer/LMM Technical leadership.
- Ensure full compliance with:
- Local Airport regulations
- Company policies (Technical, Health & Safety, Environment Management Systems, IT & HR)
- Uphold TUI’s core values at all times.
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About You
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Licensed engineer with Part 145 approval for:
- Boeing 737NG
- Boeing 737MAX
- Boeing 787 (Must maintain active approval with demonstrated significant aircraft maintenance experience)
- Proven operational awareness in fast-paced environments
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team
- Logical problem-solving skills with the capacity to innovate solutions
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Critical Attributes
- Active desire to assist team members and contribute to shared success
- Superlative communication skills, both internally (cross-departmental) and externally (customer-facing)
- Proficiency with IT systems and tools
- Ability to secure an Airport Security Pass
- Hold applicable Airside driving permits (where applicable)
Our Inclusion Commitment
Where you belong — at TUI, we believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Every team member’s uniqueness enriches our culture, making our collective potential boundless. All applications are considered on merit regardless of background.
We proudly support candidates with disabilities and impairments. If you require reasonable adjustments during the application process, please don’t hesitate to inform us.
Security Clearance Requirement
Safety is paramount at TUI. As a condition of employment, all new hires must undergo thorough background checks.
- UK Applicants: Must provide 5 years of referencing and disclose criminal records from any country inhabited for 6+ months within the past five years (additional documentary costs may apply, per candidate).
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