Urgent: Aircraft Maintenance Technician

Overview

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, caring and maintaining both the Qantas fleet, as well as aircraft for our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe.

Join our team as a Wheel and Brakes Aircraft Technician and play a critical role in ensuring the safety and performance of our fleet. In this specialised position, you’ll be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft wheel assemblies and braking systems. Your expertise will help maintain optimal braking performance, manage wear and tear, and ensure compliance with aviation safety standards.

For the successful candidate, there will also be the potential for product certification qualification (NLCS) to be attained after a minimum qualification period (subject to performance and availability).

Responsibilities

- Inspect, maintain, repair, and overhaul aircraft wheel assemblies and braking systems
- Ensure braking performance is optimal and compliant with aviation safety standards
- Assist in managing wear and tear on wheel/brake components
- Adhere to Qantas Maintenance procedures and safety requirements
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders

You’ll have

- Certificate IV in Aeroskills, or the ability to successfully transfer your qualifications through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process OR an Allied trade qualification or Australian recognised equivalent qualification
- Prior experience working within components (Wheels & Brakes) advantageous
- Commitment to being customer focused with flexibility and willingness to undertake other reasonable duties as required
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal with ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
- Demonstrated ability to work safety and adhering to all safety and compliance procedures
- High attention to detail and ability to comply with Qantas Maintenance procedures
- The ability to work to tight timelines with minimal supervision
- Flexibility with the ability to meet changing departmental requirements

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day one with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

Benefits

- We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
- We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
- We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
- We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.

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