Apprentice Program
Kick-start your high-flying career
Do you want a direct route into a high-flying career in aviation? Look no further. This apprenticeship is your first-class ticket into an exciting, varied role at a leading UK-based Maintenance Repair Organisation (MRO).
Level 3 Aircraft Maintenance Apprenticeship
We have a very exciting opportunity for Apprentices to join us on a Level 3 Aircraft Maintenance apprenticeship. This role is based at our head office at Norwich Airport and is Monday – Friday.
Our apprentices will join the KLM UK Engineering team in supporting customers from around the globe and learning in the International Aviation Academy Norwich – a world-class training centre and the first of its kind – which hosts a live Boeing 737 aircraft.
You will learn the required practical and theoretical skills to become a qualified aircraft maintenance professional and gain a recognised level 3 qualification.
Overview
- 3.5 year programme of study, with a 6 month End Point Assessment (EPA) phase
- Based at Norwich Airport, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
- Gain a recognised Level 3 qualification
- Learn at the International Aviation Academy Norwich – a world-class training centre and the first of its kind
- Learn the required practical and theoretical skills to become a qualified aircraft maintenance profession
Selection Criteria
We are looking for individuals who have a passion for aviation and engineering; are aged 16 or over with 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above (or equivalent) including Maths and English, and have valid right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship. You will also:
- Be open to developmental feedback with an appetite to continuously improve your performance
- Be open, honest and trustworthy with a ‘can do’ attitude
- Be reliable, flexible and hard working
- Be an effective communicator within a team.
Any experience with mechanical or electrical equipment or a demonstrable interest in engineering would be advantageous. Combined or Triple Science GCSEs at grade 5 or above (or equivalent) are desirable.
Salary and Benefits
In return for your commitment, we offer a competitive benefits package including:
- Earn while you learn
- Retailer discounts
- Organised social events through our social club
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health and wellbeing support, including Mental Health First Aiders on site, a confidential helpline and discounted counselling
- Holiday allowance increasing with length of service
- Free parking
- Close to public transport links
- Company sick pay
- Health Shield cash plan
- An on-site canteen in our hangars (a 5-10 minute walk from the technical college).
The closing date is 23rd February
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On passing any of the UK CAA Category A licence module examinations, a certificate of recognition is issued and is valid for 10 years. There is therefore a requirement to complete all necessary modules within a 10 year period. Should a module exam expire it must be re-taken.
Maintenance Experience must also be completed within the 10 year period and there are requirements as to how recent the experience should be and that it should be in a civil aircraft environment or an equivalent maintenance environment deemed accepted by the local NAA on a case-by-case basis. Simulation of maintenance experience provided by the Approved Training Organisation is also acceptable. For Category A AML, the maintenance experience ranges from 1 year, if an approved Part-147 training course is attended, 2 years for a ‘skilled worker’ (determined by the NAA) to a maximum of 3 years if no approved technical training has ever been carried out. For B1.1 & B2 AML the maintenance experience ranges from 2 years if an approved Part-147 training course is attended, 3 years for a ‘skilled worker’ (determined by the NAA) to a maximum of 5 years if no approved technical training has ever been carried out.
Please note: From 1st January 2023, the requirements regarding acceptance of EASA issued certificate of recognition, approvals and licences for the operation and/or maintenance of U.K. registered aircraft has changed. Please contact the UK CAA directly or see their website here for further information.
