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Mechanic

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Remuneration: DOE
Closing Date: 23/01/2026
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Job Description

Job Description

Are you ready to bring your mechanical skills to an environment where no two days are the same? We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Mechanic to join our dynamic Motor Transport team at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, where you’ll work in a fast-paced, 24/7 operational setting at the core of Scotland’s thriving aerospace cluster.

Why Join Us?

Glasgow Prestwick Airport, directly employs around 500 people and supports over 4,000 jobs across the aerospace industry. With a diverse range of in-house aviation services, we keep vital cargo and operations moving – day and night.

Now, you can be part of the motor transport team that keeps it all running.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To inspect, service and repair all Airport vehicles, plant, and ground support equipment (GSE) at prescribed intervals in accordance with manufacturers and company guidelines using all documentation provided.
  • Prepare and present road-going vehicles for MOT testing.
  • To carry out any repairs and refit replacement parts as required.
  • Attend breakdowns of all vehicles, plant and equipment.
  • Road test vehicles.
  • Trace and rectify faults occurring in pneumatic & hydraulic systems.
  • Carry out electrical repairs of a minor nature.
  • Carry out welding work as and when required.
  • Carry out bodywork repairs of a minor nature.
  • Ensure all associated paperwork is completed on time recording all details.
  • Participate in an on-call roster.
  • Fuel vehicles, plant and equipment when required.
  • Ensure all waste material is disposed of in the correct manner.
  • Assist with weekly fire drills and workshop checks.
  • Ensure the Transport workshop is always safe and secure.
  • Adhere to all Health and Safety legislation and wear all supplied PPE as required.
  • To provide an integral response to any emergency incidents, and to assist appropriately based on the situation arising.
  • To carry out any other reasonable duties as required, including assistance during winter operations, diversions, special events, etc.
Key Skills and Abilities:

Essential:

  • Must be a time served mechanic at a minimum of SVQ level 3.
  • Experience of servicing & maintaining vehicles, plant & equipment to a high standard.
  • Experience of preparing & presenting vehicles for MOT testing.
  • Current UK driving licence.
  • Ability to meet DVLA Group 2 medical standards to allow Airfield driving.

Desirable:

  • Knowledge & experience of maintaining:
  • GSE within an Airport environment.
  • Airport Fire Appliances.
  • Winter equipment.
  • Forklift trucks.
  • Grass cutting equipment.

Experience of working on:

  • Vehicle electrical systems.
  • Hydraulic systems.
  • Pneumatic systems.
  • Experience of minor welding & fabrication works.
  • IOSH working safely (or equivalent).
  • Experience of LOLER inspections.
  • Experience of working at height.
  • MEWP licences 3a & 3b.
  • Previous radio communications experience.

 Abilities, Skills, Knowledge & Attributes:

  • Good oral, written and interpersonal communications skills.
  • Ability to liaise with all levels of stakeholders, both internal and external.
  • Ability to multitask & prioritise workload.
  • Good planning skills.
  • Ability to make a decision.
  • Ability to work with limited supervision.
  • Self-motivated.
  • Have a can-do attitude.
  • Ability to work at height.
  • IT competent.
Benefits of working at GPA:
  • Cash Health Care Plan (after six months employment).
  • Life Assurance 4 x salary (after six months employment).
  • Auto enrolled into our Pension Scheme (after 3 months employment) – enhanced upon request.
  • Electric Car Scheme.
  • Bike 2 Work scheme.
  • Technology scheme (December.
  • Uniform (as required).
  • Enhanced Annual leave, depending on service length.
  • Free Parking.
  • Staff discounts in partnership with Dufry World Duty Free, access to their Staff Shopping Website with an excellent 30% discount on most brands across the site.

 

Please note to work at GPA you must be:
  • 18+
  • Comply with UK Right to Work checks and provide associated relevant documentation at interview.
  • Confirm your identity by providing a copy of your passport or driving licence.
  • Upon request, provide GPA with a complete five-year referencing history inclusive of all employment, self-employment, and education. Any gap period of 28 days or more must be covered by a personal reference to which you must also provide contact details.
  • Upon request, provide a Criminal Record Check Certificate (Level 1 Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland. This must not display any disqualifying convictions as detailed on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
  • Where applicable, undertake a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and understand that deployment to any security related activities is conditional upon the satisfactory result of such a check.

 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to applying equal opportunities at all stages of our recruitment and selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be made to our recruitment process to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged.

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Application Notes

Application Notes

Pre-Application Considerations

Please note that to work at Glasgow Prestwick Airport Ltd (GPAL) it is required that you are able to:

  1. Comply with UK Right to Work checks and provide associated relevant documentation.
  2. Confirm your identity by providing a copy of your passport or driving licence.
  3. Complete this Application Form and in doing so provide GPAL with a five-year referencing history inclusive of a reference from a personal acquaintance to cover any gaps in employment of 28 days or more.
  4. Provide a Criminal Record Check Certificate (Basic Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland. This must not display any disqualifying convictions as detailed on the Civil Aviation Authority website.
  5. Where applicable (for security-related roles) undertake a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and understand that deployment to any security-related activities is conditional upon the satisfactory result of such a check.

Notes for Guidance

This is a standard Application Form that must be completed by all applicants for any position at GPAL. All information will be processed in accordance with our responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 2018. This Form is the first part of the selection process and will be used to shortlist for the next stage in the recruitment process where relevant. Please complete all sections fully and emphasise any areas where you believe you meet the requirements of the job in accordance with the job advert/role applied for.

Medical Information and Drugs & Alcohol Testing

Any offer of employment is subject to the completion of a New Starter Health Questionnaire via our chosen occupational health provider as well as passing a pre-employment Drugs & Alcohol Test.

Disclosure of Criminal Convictions

Your employment is subject to a satisfactory Criminal Record Check (Basic Disclosure) from Disclosure Scotland in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Police Act 1997 (or an equivalent/additional check if you have lived outside the UK for more than six months in the last five years). Please list all convictions, cautions, reprimands or other warnings of whatever nature on your Application Form. All information will, of course, be treated in the strictest confidence.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants/employees. It is our policy to ensure that there is no direct or indirect discrimination against any applicant/employee because of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex or sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (known as “protected characteristics”). Shortlisting is carefully monitored to ensure that selection is based on merit only.

View our Equal Opportunities Policy

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and guarantee interviews for any applicants with disabilities if they meet the essential criteria for the post, which is assessed from their Application Form.

Please help us to monitor the effectiveness of our Policy by completing all parts of our optional Equal Opportunities Form.

Next Steps

Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to reply to every individual application. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within six weeks of the advertised closing date, you can assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We will respond to all candidates interviewed to advise them of the progress of their application.

Any documents provided as part of the application process will be confidentially destroyed after twelve months for unsuccessful candidates.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in working at GPAL.

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