WE’RE LOOKING FOR PRACTICALLY MINDED ENGINEERS WHO THRIVE ON A CHALLANGE
AVAILABLE ROLES
Required Skills:
Experience within the aviation or automotive restoration industry.
The ability to manufacture to close tolerances.
Mastery of essential methods of assembly i.e. Riveting.
The ability to work to engineering drawings & manuals.
A keen eye for fine detail and pride in workmanship.
Able to remain task-focused within the busy hangar environment and be self motivated as part of a wider team.
Good organisational skills and tidy working habits. The hangar working environment is kept to a very high standard of cleanliness and everyone within the team is expected to proactively help maintain this.
Sheet Metal Worker / Aircraft Fitter / Artisan.
Full time role working within the Vintage Aircraft Restoration Department located at our Duxford Airfield facility in South Cambridgeshire, UK.
Required Skills:
Enthusiastic and willing to learn the various skills involved in both maintaining and restoring the unique vintage aircraft we operate.
Ability to grow into a team environment and able to communicate well with colleagues.
Good organisational skills and tidy working habits. The hangar working environment is kept to a very high standard of cleanliness and everyone within the team is expected to proactively help maintain this. No-one is so senior that they can’t fly a hangar broom when necessary.
Willingness to work hard and adapt to the challenges of engineering in an ever evolving aviation environment.
Be willing to work occasional weekends as part of the weekend engineering cover schedule.
Enjoys the task of problem solving. Rising to meet a challenge is something we are really proud of as a team, whether it’s an aircraft going ‘tech’ the day before a show or just exceeding client expectations, we thrive on going the extra mile. If that’s a character trait you share with us then we’d really like to hear from you.
Piston Engined Vintage Aircraft Engineer
Full time role working within the hangars located at our Duxford Airfield facility in South Cambridgeshire, UK.
Aircraft Restoration Co. currently maintain around 50 piston engine aircraft the majority of which are vintage types. To keep up with the operational demands of this we are expanding our engineering team with emphasis on candidates who have a comprehensive background in GA piston aircraft maintenance along with an understanding of the mechanical sympathy expected when working on vintage aircraft.
Knowledge / experience working on general aviation piston aircraft and/or vintage aircraft is an essential requirement for this role.
If you are interested in one of the currently available roles then please fill out the contact form below. If your skills and experience sound like a fit for ARCo then one of the team will be in contact via email to request a full CV and discuss the next steps.
Thank you for considering a position at the Aircraft Restoration Co. and all the best with your application.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE ARCo APPRENTICESHIP ARE NOW CLOSED.
WOODY’S STORY
Steve ‘Woody’ Wood joined the Aircraft Restoration Company as an apprentice and has worked his way up to one of the senior engineering positions within the ARCo team. We invited the team from CFH London to spend a day with him during the winter maintenance season and get to know what inspires him to work on these beautiful flying machines.