Location: Carterton, United KingdomThales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

A400M Maintenance Instructor

Based in A400M Brize Norton

A400M Training Services Limited (ATSL) is a Joint Venture Company established between Thales UK Limited and Airbus Military SL (AMSL) for the purpose of delivering A400M Training, Services and Support at RAF Brize Norton.

Our Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintainer Instructor Mechanical (MI), specialising in engine maintenance, to join the Company. By contributing to the design of and delivering content you will enable the RAF's future engineers to carry outs key duties on the A400M. 

Key responsibilities

Managing and delivering the A400M UK Maintainer course content provided by the UK MOD, including syllabus, ISpecs and other training documentation aligned with JSP822.

Completing training records as required in accordance with Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) 

Skills, qualifications and experience

As an experienced military Technician (Mechnical) you will have gone on to achieve an instructional qualification (General Instructor Training (GIT) Course or the Defence Instructional Techniques Course (DITC) or the Defence Train The Trainer Course (DTTT)) and used this in either military or civil instruction. As an instructor you must have experience of the following areas-

Computer based training mentoring

Delivery of computer aided instruction lessons

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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