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Safety Equipment Supervisor

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Line Up Aviation is a specialist aviation and aerospace recruitment company that has been operating all over the world for more than 30 years. We work with some of the industry's best-known companies and pride ourselves with working to the highest standard of service supported by an ingrained culture of honesty and integrity. Our client is currently seeking interest in this opportunity.

Role: Safety Equipment Supervisor
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (RAF Wittering)
Hours: Full time / Permanent
Salary: £32,715 pa
Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC clearance.

To be successful in an application you should already have the right to live/work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities:

As a Safety Equipment Supervisor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Assisting in the Ground Movement of Aircrafts and Flight Line Operations. Day-to-day, you'll have the following responsibilities:

Manage, supervise, and lead on the provision of all scheduled maintenance, repair, issue and fitting of RAF Aircrew Equipment Assemblies (AEAs) and Company owned Survival Equipment.
Ensure that all Survival Equipment maintenance is carried out, documented, and recorded in accordance with the LAFT Quality Plan, RAF, and Company procedures.
Ensure that all Survival Equipment is issued and fitted to meet customer requirements.
Act as lead on any SE investigations required.
Assist in the ground movement of aircraft and flight line operations.Essential experience of the Safety Equipment Supervisor:

Experience in industry or the Armed Forces on full time Supervision of SE & AEA.
Knowledge or awareness of Military Engineering Publications, Documents and Procedures.
Previous experience in SE & AEA.Qualifications for the Survival Equipment Supervisor:

Formal Engineering Training in RAF Trade Group 13 or other Service / Industry equivalent.
RAF Safety Equipment Course or civilian equivalent or trade Qualification Annotations in the following: Q-SE-AC (Helmet Fitting) or AV-MED-SE.
The generous package on offer includes:

Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit available to most employees
'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

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