Tooling & Maintenance Technician

Blue Arrow Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of our client for a Tooling & Maintenance Technician

📍 Salary: £39.188 per annum + Overtime

🕒 Hours: 7:00am - 3:00pm

💷 Ops 3 Salary Band:

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a passion for tooling, maintenance, and continuous improvement? We are looking for a skilled Tooling & Maintenance Technician to join a growing aerospace MRO organisation operating within an EASA/CAA/FAA Part 145 environment.

This hands-on role is ideal for someone with a strong engineering background who enjoys problem-solving, supporting production teams, and maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and airworthiness.

The Role

As a Tooling & Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring all tooling, specialist equipment, and controlled instruments used in the repair and overhaul of thrust reversers and nacelles are fully compliant, maintained, and available to support production requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Tooling Management & Compliance

Manage the issue, return, storage, and control of tooling across the facility.
Maintain tooling inspection and calibration schedules, ensuring expired or unserviceable tools are quarantined.
Ensure tooling complies with EASA/CAA/FAA Part 145 regulations, customer requirements, and internal procedures.
Support production teams by ensuring the correct tooling is available to meet operational priorities and turnaround times.
Raise purchase requests, source replacement tooling, and coordinate repairs with approved suppliers.
Maintain accurate tooling records, databases, and traceability documentation.
Coordinate servicing, repair, and refurbishment of tooling and specialist equipment.
Identify opportunities to improve tooling control processes and minimise downtime.
Promote safe handling, storage, and use of tooling in line with Health & Safety requirements.Fabrication & Workshop Support

Fabricate, modify, and weld jigs, fixtures, shop aids, and specialist tooling.
Provide engineering solutions to improve workshop efficiency and quality.
Operate manual machining equipment, including mills and lathes (desirable).Engineering Support

Provide practical engineering support across the business.
Read and interpret engineering drawings, geometric tolerances, and technical specifications.
Work closely with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to deliver compliant and efficient repair solutions.Metrology & Specialist Equipment

Use advanced metrology equipment, including Faro laser trackers and scanning arms (desirable).
Support work involving composite materials and carbon fibre components (desirable).About You

Essential Requirements

Recognised engineering qualification or equivalent engineering experience.
Experience within an aerospace MRO, manufacturing, or engineering environment.
Welding and fabrication experience.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, dimensions, and tolerances.
Competent using digital and analogue measuring equipment.
IT literate with experience using computerised maintenance or tooling management systems.Desirable Skills & Experience

Knowledge of EASA/CAA/FAA Part 145 regulations.
Experience with tooling inspection, calibration, and traceability systems.
Experience operating manual milling machines and lathes.
Experience using Faro laser trackers or other specialist metrology equipment.
Knowledge of composite materials and carbon fibre repairs.What's in it for You?

✅ Weekly Pay

✅ 24 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (increasing with service)

✅ Company Pension Scheme

✅ Life Assurance

✅ Company Sick Pay Scheme

✅ Employee Assistance Programme

✅ Free On-Site Parking

✅ Overtime Opportunities

If you have the skills, experience, and motivation to succeed in a fast-paced aerospace environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today through Blue Arrow Recruitment and take the next step in your engineering career.

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