Serco Plc
Engineering Supervisor (Avionics) (Merlin)
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Engineering Supervisor (Avionics) (Merlin)
Location: AESAS – RNAS Culdrose, TR12 7RH Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits Schedule: 38 hours per week
About the Role
Ready to impact a better future? As a Supervisor in our AESAS team, you’ll help ensure safe, effective, and compliant maintenance of the Merlin HM Mk 2 aircraft—supporting essential operations that directly contribute to the Royal Navy’s capability while fostering a positive impact on communities.
You’ll play a key role in:
- maintaining operational airworthiness
- guiding colleagues and apprentices
- supporting a highly regulated engineering environment
Your work will help shape impactful solutions, build trust with partners, and create a safe and efficient future for aircraft engineering at RNAS Culdrose.
Responsibilities
You’ll be entrusted to:
Carry out maintenance on Merlin aircraft and components in line with published procedures.
Supervise and delegate tasks efficiently to:
- Fitters
- Fitters’ Mates
- Apprentices (Allocated daily workloads per the OST Team Lead.)
Procedures and compliance include:
- Second-signature authorisation for your trade group
- Conducting independent inspections (where authorised iaw MAM(P))
- Supporting the OST Team Lead with operational performance, ensuring efficient and compliant delivery
- Ensuring team members’ training, currency and qualification needs are communicated to the OST Team Lead
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Work patterns:
- Routine days or shift schedules aligned with operational requirements
Additional compliance:
- Serco’s Quality Manual
- Site regulations
- Health and Safety requirements
Strategic focus:
- Identify opportunities for innovation and improved capabilities for customers
Requirements
This role is ideal if you have:
Essential Qualifications:
- Service Certificate of Competency OR
- Completion of the Serco Supervisory Management and Aircraft Documentation Course (and CofC Board)
Technical & Operational Expertise:
- Supervisory experience
- Deep working knowledge of:
- Merlin aircraft systems
- Servicing and support equipment
- Proficiency in:
- Airworthiness Engineering
- Military Aviation Authority (MAA) compliance
- Rotary wing aviation procedures
- Experience with:
- Naval Air Publications
- C–IETP
- Project planning
- Lean processes
Leadership & Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet operational outputs
Pre-Assignment Security & Health Checks
This position requires:
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance (identity, employment history, nationality, criminal record checks)
- Security clearance upgrade *(e.g., CTC or SC), including deeper background checks
- Note: UK residency may apply for certain clearance levels
- Completion of an Occupational Health Questionnaire (to provide appropriate support)
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Benefits
Career Development
At Serco, you’ll grow with a top 1% global employer:
- Over 1,100 internal training courses
- Funding for qualifications (L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships)
- Mentoring and internal progression
Wellbeing
Our wellbeing strategies include:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bupa Anytime HealthLine
- Wellbeing app
- 30% discount at Serco-managed leisure centres
- 24/7 virtual GP access
Lifestyle Support
Your discount benefits cover:
- 1,000+ retailers (food, fashion, travel, and leisure)
Culture & Community
Diversity and inclusion networks support demographics such as: ✔ LGBTQIA+ ✔ Women, parents/carers ✔ People with disabilities ✔ Veterans ✔ All cultural backgrounds
Our Commitment
Serco values people’s potential as much as their performance. Reasonable adjustments are made at interview and employment stages. The organisation is Disability Confident Leader Gold and Inclusive Employer Standard holder.
Diverse and inclusive applications are strongly encouraged. Flexible working arrangements are available through prior negotiation.
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