Careers & Employment at KLM UK Engineering

Careers & Employment at KLM UK Engineering

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Sector / Principal Occupation Line Maintenance Mechanic (A-Licensed)
Location Edinburgh
Roles and Responsibilities

KLM UK Engineering are market leaders in airframe base maintenance, line maintenance, and technical training in regional and narrow-body types. Focused on creating partnerships with a global base of customers, we offer excellent, safe, and innovative maintenance services. We pride ourselves on our skilled and knowledgeable team who are committed to delivering excellent service.

The Role

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an A-Licensed Line Maintenance Mechanic to join our line maintenance team. This role is based at Edinburgh Airport and is on a 5 on, 5 off shift pattern.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, the successful candidate will provide KLM UK Engineering customers with a safe, efficient and cost-effective service to satisfy contractual obligations and support the day-to-day operation of the line station in accordance with company procedures, health and safety, and airworthiness standards.

Profile

Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will:

  • Have a basic engineering apprenticeship and/or armed forces aircraft training
  • Have Human Factors, Fuel Tank Safety and EWIS training
  • Have an aircraft A-Licence
  • A-Licence approval on 737, ERJ and A320 types would be desirable

Skills and Behaviours

As the ideal candidate, you will:

  • Be open, honest and trustworthy with a ‘can do’ attitude
  • Have basic knowledge of EASA/CAA and HSE legislation
  • Be competent in the use of IT systems
Job Requirements

What we offer you

We’re proud to offer more than just a job — we want our people to feel valued, supported, and part of a workplace that genuinely cares. If you join us, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Financial Rewards

  • A competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience
  • Shift Pay to reward you with additional earnings on top of your base pay
  • A stakeholder pension to help you plan for the future
  • A Cycle to Work scheme to save on a new bike and accessories
  • EV Car Scheme for a greener, more cost-effective commute
  • A wide range of retailer discounts to help your money go further
  • Long service awards to recognise your commitment

Life outside work

  • Extra holiday allowance as a thank-you for long service
  • An active social club and regular events to help you connect and have fun

Taking care of you

  • Enhanced sick pay – extra support when you’re unwell, meaning you can rest a little easier while you recover. An enhancement that grows with your time with us.
  • Access to the Health Shield cash plan for a contribution to everyday healthcare costs
  • A focus on wellbeing, with support available when you need it
  • Life assurance for added peace of mind
  • And of course, free on-site parking!

Closing Date: 24th March 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Sector / Principal Occupation Aircraft Line Maintenance Supervisor
Location Norwich
Duration Full-time, Permanent
Roles and Responsibilities

Introduction

KLM UK Engineering are market leaders in airframe base maintenance, line maintenance, and technical training in regional and narrow-body types. Focused on creating partnerships with a global base of customers, we offer excellent, safe, and innovative maintenance services. We pride ourselves on our skilled and knowledgeable team who are committed to delivering excellent service.

The Role

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an Aircraft Line Maintenance Supervisor to join our Line Maintenance Team. This role is based at Norwich International Airport on a 7 on, 7 off shift pattern.

Key Responsibilities

  • Safety of personnel. Promote/introduce safety initiatives to reduce lost time injuries.
  • Manage environment in accordance with safety management system and quality system.
  • Ability to lead and motivate a multi-disciplined team with strong organisational and prioritising skills.
  • Knowledge of company systems and company procedures.
  • Build strong working relationships with Customers and main interfaces.
  • Carry out inspection/certification privileges as required to meet customer requirements.
  • Learn from incidents and focus on strategic improvements to known root causes (Significant 6).
  • Effective utilisation of resources to perform checks/tasks safely, efficiently and within cost.
  • Seek out new opportunities to develop Line Maintenance revenue and contribution.
  • Motivate, coach and empower others on job skills thus enhancing flexibility and development opportunities.
Profile

Selection Criteria

Essential

  • Proven experience in an Aircraft Line Maintenance environment with proven people management skills.
  • Licensed aircraft engineer with minimum 3 years of Line Maintenance certifying experience.
  • Approval to work on Boeing 737-NG and Embraer 170/190 with willingness to gain other aircraft types as required.
  • Competent in use of IT systems.

Desirable

  • Good commercial and financial acumen.

Skills and Behaviours

As the ideal candidate, you will:

  • Be approachable, persuasive and influential.
  • Remain calm under pressure.
  • Be able to quickly assimilate lots of information and make decisive and effective decisions.
  • Set challenging but achievable targets.
  • Communicate clearly and appropriately through various methods, considerate of audience.
  • Act consistently and reasonably.
  • Have a positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
  • Investigate and evaluate risks appropriately.
  • Promote an open culture and reporting of near misses/incidents to learn from experience.
Job Requirements

What we offer you

We’re proud to offer more than just a job — we want our people to feel valued, supported, and part of a workplace that genuinely cares. If you join us, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Financial Rewards

  • A competitive salary of up to £58,280, plus £7,282.79 shift pay, £3,635 certifier bonus and qualification pay of up to £10,594.00 per annum based on holding maximum Line maintenance aircraft types – reflecting your skills and experience.
  • A stakeholder pension to help you plan for the future.
  • A Cycle to Work scheme to save on a new bike and accessories.
  • EV Car Scheme for a greener, more cost-effective commute.
  • A subsidised on-site canteen to make meal planning easier and affordable.
  • A wide range of retailer discounts to help your money go further.
  • Long service awards to recognise your commitment

Life outside work

  • Extra holiday allowance as a thank-you for long service

Taking care of you

  • Enhanced sick pay – extra support when you’re unwell, meaning you can rest a little easier while you recover. An enhancement that grows with your time with us.
  • Access to the Health Shield cash plan for a contribution to everyday healthcare costs.
  • A focus on wellbeing, with support available when you need it.
  • Life assurance for added peace of mind.
  • And of course, free on-site parking!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Sector / Principal Occupation Workshop Technician (NDT - Level 2)
Location Norwich
Duration Monday – Friday with a seasonal shift pattern
Roles and Responsibilities

Introduction

KLM UK Engineering are market leaders in airframe base maintenance, line maintenance, and technical training in regional and narrow-body types. Focused on creating partnerships with a global base of customers, we offer excellent, safe, and innovative maintenance services. We pride ourselves on our skilled and knowledgeable team who are committed to delivering excellent service

The Role

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Level 2 NDT Technician to join our Workshops team. This role is based at our head office at Norwich Airport and is Monday – Friday with a seasonal shift pattern.

Profile

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

  • Perform aircraft and component NDT inspection tasks in accordance with approved data, as directed by the NDT Supervisor and/or Workshop Manager
  • Ensure that all work performed on aircraft components is documented with the appropriate level of detail
  • Strive to achieve all deadlines and return dates to the Hangars
  • Ensure timely escalation of risks and recommended action to NDT Supervisor and/or Workshop Manager
  • Follow company Health & Safety policies at all times. Report all accidents and near misses
  • Maintain a clean environment through good housekeeping
  • Maintain and control all personal tooling according to company policy.

 Selection Criteria

The successful candidate will:

  • Have completed an Engineering Apprenticeship or Armed Forces Aircraft / Workshops training in appropriate discipline.
  • Hold relevant EN4179 Level 2 NDT qualifications in eddy current, ultrasonic, magnetic particle and dye penetrant.
  • Have City & Guilds, BTEC, NVQ or similar relevant qualifications (approved by our Safety & Compliance team).
  • Be conversant with Health & Safety legislation
  • Be competent in the use of IT systems
  • Have evidence of Human Factors, Fuel Tank Safety Training and EWIS Training.
  • Be decisive and able to escalate where necessary in a timely manner
  • Have strong commercial and financial awareness
  • Be an effective communicator, using appropriate methods considerate of audience.
  • Have the ability to negotiate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
Job Requirements

What we offer you

We’re proud to offer more than just a job — we want our people to feel valued, supported, and part of a workplace that genuinely cares. If you join us, you’ll enjoy:

  • A competitive salary  of £40,516.00 that reflects your skills and experience
  • Additional qualification pay of £3,585.00 (eddy current), £3,585.00 (ultrasonic), £1,793.00 (dye pen) and £1,793.00 (MPI)
  • On call payment
  • Enhanced sick pay that grows with your time with us
  • Extra holiday allowance as a thank-you for long service
  • Access to the Health Shield cash plan for a contribution to everyday healthcare costs
  • A subsidised on-site canteen to make meal planning easier and affordable
  • A stakeholder pension to support your future
  • Life assurance for peace of mind
  • A wide range of retailer discounts to help your money go further
  • A Cycle to Work scheme and EV Car Scheme for greener commuting
  • A focus on wellbeing, with support available when you need it
  • An active social club and regular events to help you connect and have fun
  • Long service awards to recognise your commitment
  • And of course, free on-site parking

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we find a suitable candidate for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What KLM UK Engineering Limited Can Offer You

Our People

Our people are our greatest asset and are fundamental to the success of our business. They are amongst the most highly trained professionals in the industry and are committed to delivering excellent levels of care and service to all our customers.

We achieve this by ensuring we attract, recruit and retain people who support and can demonstrate KLM UK Engineering’s Core Values and Behaviours.

The growth and sustainability of the Company over the last 40 years has only been achievable through the ambition and drive of our team. We want our people to aspire to be the best they can be and we want to support them every step of the way to achieve their goals.

Our People Strategy

In 2017 we put together our People Plan for the business which focuses on driving performance by connecting with our people and supporting their development with the aim of making this a great place to work.  The plan focuses on three key areas; employee engagement, development of our people and rewarding and recognising great performance.

It is our responsibility to ensure that we recruit and retain talented individuals who share our values and demonstrate the behaviours that help deliver the best levels of performance.  We are committed to providing annual reviews which allow individuals to explore their strengths and development opportunities with the aim of provided targeted development plans to help people grow and develop the skills they need to succeed.  This is a two way process which relies on a commitment from both the leadership team and the individuals to ensure that development goals are realised and achieved.

We actively seek feedback from our employees, both on an annual basis with our Employee Engagement survey and on an ongoing basis through our employee representatives and engagement ambassadors.  We understand the need for regular, honest and transparent communication and provide our teams with quarterly business updates to share our progress and our successes.

 

Team Members Benefits

Benefits 

As part of the KLM UK Engineering team you will enjoy:

Technical Team Members

¨ Competitive Salary

¨ Shift Premium (as appropriate)

¨ Type Approval Pay (as appropriate)

¨ Overtime

¨ Provision of Full PPE

¨ Type Training based at our Part 147 Training College 

 

Support Team Members

¨ Competitive Salary calculated using Job Evaluation

¨ Shift Premium (as appropriate)

¨ Flexible Working

¨ On call payment (as appropriate) 

 

All Team Members: 

¨ Minimum 20 days holiday plus bank holidays

¨ Contributory Stakeholder Scheme

¨ Occupational Health Service

¨ Life Assurance

¨ Cycle to Work scheme

¨ Active Sports & Social Club

¨ Long Service Awards

¨ On site Team Canteen

¨ On site Car Parking

¨ Local Discounts

¨ ELCAS Approved Training Provider (ELCAS No.4624)

 

Gender Pay Gap Report

Gender Pay Gap Report 2022-23

Click here to view our Gender Pay Gap report.

Work Experience

Work Experience

Are you interested in a career in Aircraft Engineering? or

Are you seeking a one-week placement within an office in a unique environment?

KLM UK Engineering is passionate about providing young people with work experience opportunities, offering a chance to observe aircraft engineers working in a hangar environment. Such experience will help students to stand out from the crowd when applying for future jobs or apprenticeships.

 

How to apply

We welcome applications from those who have a genuine passion for engineering and who see this sector as their future career, or those looking for an opportunity to experience working in an office environment within one of our support departments.

To express your interest in a work placement with KLM UK Engineering, please complete the application form below:

https://forms.office.com/e/EJXAXS7Z0g

We receive a large number of applications for work experience therefore priority will be given to students with relatives or close friends working with us at KLMUKE.

The deadline for applications is 31st January 2026 and we will consider all applications for work experience after this point. You can expect to hear back from us by 27th February 2026.