Zak Down

English/French aircraft mechanic based in the South of France. Willing to relocate.

AIRCRAFT MECHANIC - ARTS SOLUTIONS FRANCE

Toulouse, France // March 2022 – Now

Assembling, then installing Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines onto the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 aircraft. Installing the propellers, setting up relevant propeller sensors, setting up and testing the throttle controls, carrying out the tests for de-icing and the air-bleed systems, setting up and testing the Propeller Valve Module controls.

Carrying out weekly and monthly system checks on stored ATR aircraft, and preparing them for de-storage before entering the hangars. Jacking up the planes and checking shock absorber pressures. Lubricating landing gear, flaps, VTPs and HTPs. Testing all sensors and making sure the systems are  running correctly.

Installing and removing cabin seats, wall panels, cockpit accessories, and missing parts from the production line.

LUXURY HOMES GARDENING - NEIL BAMFORD GARDENING PTY LTD

Hope Island, Australia // November 2020 – March 2021

Gardening on the prestigious Hope Island. Soft landscaping and irrigation repairs.

FARM HAND - TOLSON FARMS & GEOFFREY FORD

Stuarts Point & Bundaberg, Australia // January 2020 – October 2020

Picking an array of fruits using an Elevated Work Platform.

PICK PACKER - HAMPERS WITH BITE

Melbourne, Australia // November 2019  – January 2020

Fetching orders in a warehouse, labelling packages and preparing them for dispatch.

CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT - DHS GMBH

Munich, Germany // June 2019  – November 2019

Check-in and Boarding Agent for EasyJet, Volotea and Ukraine International Airlines at Munich Airport.

INTERNSHIP - GKN AEROSPACE

Munich, Germany // March 2019  – June 2019

Three-month internship in the manufacturing engineering department of GKN Aerospace, analysing the complete production flow from start to finish.

Baccalaureate in Engineering Sciences