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Join Airbus Defence and Space as an A400M Aircraft Mechanic in Manching, Germany. This permanent, professional-level role involves performing maintenance, repairs, and assembly work on the A400M weapon system. The position requires fluent German and technical English, along with extensive aircraft experience.

Requirements

  • Completed vocational training in a metalworking environment (required).
  • Very extensive, long-term experience on aircraft (required).
  • Ability to work independently (required).
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and OPAL knowledge (required).
  • Fluent German and good command of technical English (required).
  • Security clearance or eligibility for clearance by recognized authorities (required).

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Aircraft Maintenance: Conduct scheduled and unscheduled assembly, structural repairs, and maintenance on the A400M weapon system.
  • Fault Analysis: Analyze malfunctions based on reports and carry out necessary adjustments and functional tests independently.
  • Quality Control: Ensure continuous improvement and perform first-level quality checks in accordance with specifications.
  • Technical Documentation: Fit modifications using drawings and accurately document damage reports.
  • Potential transition routes: People from general mechanical or automotive repair backgrounds may bring strong metalworking and fault-analysis skills, alongside meeting mandatory technical requirements and language proficiencies.

Job description

Job Description:

Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a

A400M Aircraft Mechanic (d/f/m)

Your location

Located about an hour’s drive north of Munich, Manching is an up-and-coming market town that offers a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Here, you can enjoy the quality of life in the countryside while the pleasures of near-by cities are still within easy reach.

Your benefits

  • Attractive salary and special payments
  • 30 days holidays and extra days-off for special occasions
  • Excellent upskilling opportunities and great international, group wide development prospects
  • Special benefits: employer-funded pension, employee stock options, discounted car leasing, special conditions for insurances, subsidies for public transport, employee benefits at cooperating companies
  • On-site-facilities: Medical officer for check-ups and other health-related services, canteen and cafeteria, kindergarten close to the site
  • Compatibility of family & work (job sharing, part-time models, flexible working hours, individual timeout)
  • Working in a diverse environment, with more than 140 nationalities, where every voice is heard

Your tasks and responsibilities

  • Carrying out scheduled and unscheduled assembly, maintenance and repair work and structural repairs on the A400M weapon system, as well as analyzing faults and malfunctions based on reports and rectifying them
  • Fitting modifications in accordance with drawings and specifications
  • Determining repair and replacement scopes, carrying out repairs, adjustment and setting work as well as functional tests independently and on your own responsibility
  • Carrying out assembly work and modifications according to plans, drawings and instructions.
  • Documenting damage reports and carrying out repairs.
  • Ensure continuous improvement
  • Carrying out first level quality checks

Desired skills and qualifications

  • Completed vocational training in a metalworking environment
  • Very extensive, long-term experience on aircraft.
  • Ability to work independently
  • MS Office applications and OPAL knowledge.
  • Fluent German and good command of English (technical English)

This position will require a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Production means/Maintenance

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com .

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Airbus

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