Job Description
Job Title: Hangar Support Assistant
Location: RAF Coningsby - Onsite
Salary: £24,454 (overtime available)
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
The hangar support assistant is a multi-tasked role to support all activities within the RAF Coningsby Maintenance hangar. We are seeking an enthusiastic and engaging team member with experience in manual handling. This is a fast-paced, physically active role, requiring the ability to safely perform lifting and moving tasks.
Core duties:
- Towing of Aircraft ground equipment
- Urgent deliveries of Test Equipment/Ground Equipment and maintenance consumables including of Towing and Aircraft slot maintenance within TMF (Typhoon Maintenance Facility)
- Waste Disposal of hazardous Oils and Lubricants from the aircraft maintenance
- Operation and coordination of the support hangar storage, including transports
- Periodic washing of TyTAN aircraft, and coordinate/ upkeep of the wash facility
- Varied tasks in support of TyTAN maintenance activities
- Various physical tasks involving lifting, carrying and moving
Essential Skills:
- Full Clean Driving licence
The Hangar Support Team:
Join our Hangar Support Team, a dedicated group ensuring the smooth running of all activities within the RAF Coningsby Maintenance Hangar. The team provides essential support across driving, general hangar duties, and wash operations, enabling engineers to focus on their core maintenance tasks. Playing a vital role in supporting planned maintenance output, the team also encourages personal development and growth, offering opportunities to build skills and progress within a dynamic maintenance environment.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 3rd June 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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