Apprentice Aircraft Engineers - Ryanair

​Location: Stansted Airport

​Who is Ryanair?

Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air & Ryanair DAC.

Carrying 154m guests p.a. on more than 2,400 daily flights from 82 bases, the group connects over 200 destinations in 40 countries on a fleet of over 470 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737s on order, which will enable the Ryanair Group to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY25.

Ryanair has a team of over 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and an industry leading 34-year safety record.

Ryanair is Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group and customers switching to fly Ryanair can reduce their CO₂ emissions by up to 50% compared to the other Big 4 EU major airlines.

​What can you expect?

Over a 2 year programme you will complete a fully approved CAT A1 course based at our Stansted operations with additional training to be completed at LRTT Ltd based at their specialist training facility.

You will be supported throughout the programme as you complete a Part-66 Category A1 fully-approved course on route to fulfil the Apprenticeship Standard for Aeronautical Engineering Technician – Aircraft Maintenance Fitter (Fixed & Rotary Wing). Gaining knowledge, essential practical skills and a depth of capability to enable you to enter the exciting and challenging aircraft maintenance engineering environment safely.

Your passion will be turned into practical experience in an exciting live environment where you will have the opportunity to learn and develop all of the key skills required to start your career in aircraft engineering.

Depending on your performance, you will be given the opportunity to move up to participate in a full Category B apprenticeship.

​What do we need to see?

You meet the apprenticeship eligibility criteria.

You should hold a minimum of GCSE (A–C/4-9) or equivalent in English & Maths. A Science at GCSE (A–C/4-9) would be an advantage.

You must be self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and develop yourself.

You will need to demonstrate teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills.

You will have an analytical approach to solving problems and creating solutions and a great attention to detail.

You will have Integrity; take responsibility and you will be resilient and be able to cope with change.

You will be innovative, with a genuine passion and interest in Aviation and Engineering, and an aptitude for the technical skills involved in the role (any experience with mechanical or electrical equipment would be an advantage)

You must adhere to safe systems of working practices.

​To apply

Please submit an online application by clicking Apply Now. You will initially be sent an email link, requesting you to complete background screening. This will include answering basic questions, uploading your educational certificates and Passport/Right to work documentation.

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