Aircraft Maintenance Enginerr Review

Aircraft Mechanic. Routine and casualty maintenance on British Airways fleet. Routine tasks involve daily, weekly and monthly checks, whereas casualty tasks can include wheel changes, brake changes, skin repairs and many other jobs which can arise at any time. Engineers are usually split into small teams with a B licensed engineer who will oversee the whole job and ultimately sign it off.

I have been able to develop many existing skills during my short time on the apprenticeship. These include my team work and communication skills, logical thinking skills and also leadership and planning skills. I also have a better knowledge of aircrafts and what day to day operations are like in the hangar.

I really enjoy working at the airport and enjoy the variety of tasks that I have been involved in. I like the fact that each day is different as it means I never get bored. I also enjoy learning at Resource group as it gives me a better understanding of the aircraft I will be working on back at Heathrow.

In my opinion the programme is really well structured. The induction week gave a great opportunity to get to know new colleagues, the 4 weeks of work experience provided a taster of things to come in the future and the first year at Resource Group allows me to gain the qualifications I need to become a licensed aircraft mechanic.

My employer is always in contact and on hand for any questions me or my colleagues may have. My managers have also been down to Resource group multiple times to have face to face chats with us. Overall, we receive a lot of support from our employer and they are always as helpful as can be.

My training provider is always ready to provide support to me should I need it. This far I haven’t required any support but I do know that Resource Group have been very supportive of my colleagues when they have required it. Resource group are very supportive and very helpful.

It gives me a better understanding of aircraft systems and allows me to practice skills that I will be required to undertake in my job. The qualification I gain will also allow me so sign off my own work on the aircraft and allow me to undertake a wider range of tasks.

There are many extra curricular activities at work. I have not decided to join any just yet, but they definitely are on offer. I would like to get involved with them at some point as I have always been someone who likes to get involved and go above and beyond.

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They provide a range of apprenticeships that cater for people with different interests. It is also a very big company in which it is possible to move around within the company. They also provide very good benefits to their employees and also their families. It’s just a very good company to work for.

I would say to do work experience in the job you are applying for beforehand as it will give you a taste of what it’s like and it shows your commitment to the job. Having work experience on your CV and application to BA will help you to stand out from the crowd.