Maintenance men, where are they?
 

Hi chaps (and chapesses!), can anyone help me? A friend of mine has recently started a small turbo-prop operation in the UK, and if it grows according to plan I hope to get a right-hand seat eventually.

Only trouble is he currently has to wear lots of hats, and if he doesn’t get someone else to look after managing maintenance my right-hand seat may well go out of the window.

Although this is not my business, I obviously have a vested interest in things working out. Any ideas? PM me if you have any thoughts on the matter.

Try advertising here (I'm about to advertise for a couple of Engineers, albeit with rather different skillsets, and that I reckon is my best bet for finding the right person).

G

Try offering a professional salary!!

The responsibility involved warrants more than the £35k plus 'perks' that most currently seem to be offering.

Good luck.:ok:

however bear in mind the average pay for a line engineer with shift pay and approval pay is around 40k plus any o/t of course

That of course depends enormously upon the class of aircraft and size of the operation. Thus, so will a head of maintenance's pay vary.

G

true enough, im talking here about engineers who work for say mon ,tca ,ba,myt etc who all earn roughly this amount as a basic salary which is not a fortune considering the shift work, responsibility involved , numerous type ratings required etc is it? i personally hold full crs on a330 ,321, 320 757,767, a300, and work a 48 hr week, four on four off days and nights outside in all weathers and earn with some overtime around 48k which isnt exactly a kings ransom is it?

I wish!

that's not a 48hr week, over a 52 week period that averages 42hrs a week! After all that's why you get shift pay!

Should make no difference whatsoever, the responsibilty is the same! :yuk:

it certainly feels like 48 hrs after 4x12 hr shifts i can assure you! anyhow dont wish mate, if your not earning around 40k basic its about time you got of your butt and did something about it !

If only it was that easy!

whats the problem? i know for a fact myt, tca and mon are looking for b1/2 line engineers at various bases around the uk( i take it you are a licensed engineer):confused:

Aw c'mon smudge you are winding us up now. You have to have a hell of a lot of cover to get 48k in this business.
I know for a fact that MyT pay a lot less than 40k for a couple of types as a B1.

BA the same.

Thomas Cook seem to be the market leaders and good luck to em I say.....

Any vacancies?:{

why would i wind you up ? my basic for a b1 with five type approvals ,shift pay is actually 39800 which is i can assure you is average for tca,mon,myt fca, etc b2 guys are on a bit more the average annual income inc o/t is around 50k on our line station (there is i think a salary survey over on airmech check it out) ps yes there are vacancies b1/2 with 757,767,330.321/300 if you have these types let me know and i will give you further details

Well I have one of those Smudge.

PM me with the details.:ok:


PS What's O/T?:O

O/T is overtime.

I think that was sarcasm as he/she probably doesn't get any!

Don't be too harsh Spanners - an "L"-ame-oz would have known that :ok: :ok:

What a/c type are we talking about...?

I´m fully licenced on Hs 748, BAE ATP, Saab 340

Licenced Turbro Prop Engineers Pay
 

Mattress Man..

Currently working for a company that operates turbro-prop aircraft and pay vaties from about 25-31K depending on approvals, licence cover and shifts.

Although more money can be made else where, there are advantages to working for a small company. I choose to work for less pay because the location suits me.

However location plays a big part in the pay deal. Even offering 40K would not tempt a move to an airport based in or near a big city.

P.S. hope you find your work force...

Or maybe you are just a bulls**tting wanabee who can't be a**ed to answer PM's Matressman.

LOOK IM LOOKING IN THE UK FOR A JOB I HAVE CARAVAN 208 AND PT6 SERIES ON MY LICENCE EVEN THE REIMS 406 I WOULD REALY LIKE SOME ADVICE AND OPIONS ON THIS