Apprentice Aircraft Fitter Review

As an apprentice fitter you can be placed in different environments such as a production line or maintenance /service of an aircraft. Day to day you will be assembling parts on the bench, to an aircraft, undertaking repairs, testing hydraulics/fuel etc.

I am learning how to follow a process, use lots of different type of tooling, be precise and work in hard to reach areas.

I enjoy when I am hands on with a live aircraft as I know it is important that the job must be done right first time, which adds pressure, which I like.

It is well organised in regards to I know what I am doing and where i need to be at certain times. Sometimes the communication between sites is poor but generally it is good.

I recieve as much support as i need.

I recieve as much support as i need.

Slightly better but the day to day task of being a fitter does not require the maths and science knowledge taught at level 3.

Yes they're are lots of networking events across the country and groups.

Yes

Work life balance is very good as a fitter. You work 4 days a week and have flexi time. It is a relaxed work environment and the work is important so you feel you are doing something productive.

It is a company that must be innovative to continue to be successful but also a company that is surrounded by operating procedures and standards so try to talk about why both are so important. Also teamworking, collaboration and integrity are important behaviours to demonstrate to overcome engineering problems.