Job description: Maintain vehicles and ground-based equipment used to support aircraft, including air compressors and conditioning units
Joining age: 16 – 29
Category: Airmen/airwomen
Usual service: 9 years
Open to: men or women
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Qualifications: 3 GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 minimum or equivalent in English language, maths and an approved science/technology-based subject
Nationality: Citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland since birth; or a naturalised British citizen
Mechanical specialists in the General Technician trade maintain a range of vehicles and ground-based equipment, much of which is used in support of aircraft. This can include power-generating equipment for starting aircraft operations, haulage and lifting gear, hydraulic power rigs, air compressors, mobile air-cooling and conditioning units, cars, fuel tankers, cranes, fire engines and more. The work ranges from routine inspection to fault diagnosis and complete overhauls, and is based at operational flying stations.
The RAF’s technician training earns you a National Engineering Certificate at Level 3 and an Advanced Apprenticeship, including an NVQ Level 3. Whatever your skills when you join, you can be sure of getting valuable training in a specialist trade.
RAF careers could be based anywhere in the UK, please ensure you are fully aware before applying - are you up for the Challenge?