Maintenance Technician

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary
  
• Company performance bonus scheme
  
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
  
• Private medical insurance
  
• Comprehensive health cash plan
  
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
  
• Structured training & opportunities to progress
  What does the role look like?
  We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join the Safran team at our Banbury site, within the Composites Value Stream. You'll play a key role in ensuring the reliability and functionality of plant equipment and building facilities, supporting site development and continuous improvement. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone with a collaborative mindset, a proactive attitude, and a passion for engineering excellence.
  What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?
  
• Service and maintain existing plant equipment and building facilities in line with preventative maintenance standards and procedures.
  
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and carry out reactive maintenance activities.
  
• Maintain and troubleshoot CNC machines.
  
• Install and modify new equipment and safety systems.
  
• Calibrate various equipment and machinery.
  
• Support the movement and re-organisation of production lines.
  
• Install services to support site development.
  
• Assist in the implementation of changes to manufacturing processes.
  
• Provide practical engineering support for a variety of tasks.
  
• Produce work instructions for specific maintenance tasks.
  Essential skills:
  
• NVQ Level 3 qualification in an electrical or mechanical discipline (or similar).
  
• Strong independent working skills across both mechanical and electrical disciplines.
  
• Proven experience maintaining CNC machines.
  Desirable skills:
  
• Ability to understand a wide range of engineering functions and procedures.
  
• Effective communicator who can liaise with people at all levels.
  
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a logical, systematic approach.
  
• Experience in an electrical maintenance or engineering technician role.
  
• Ability to prioritise breakdowns and reduce factory downtime.
  
• Familiarity with PLC controls, CMS software, and Microsoft Office packages.
  
• Proactive and collaborative team member with a continual improvement mindset.
  About us:
  Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
  Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.
  Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets