Materials & Support Equipment Specialist F135

Posted: 03/11/2025

Closing Date: 30/11/2025

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Ipswich

Job Category: F135 MRO & U

"If you know what dead load testing, PM actions and quality requirements are, and love making sure things are ready when needed, we need to chat"

About Us

TAE Aerospace is a global aerospace company providing maintenance services for some of the most powerful, exciting and important defence and commercial aircraft platforms in the world. We are also proud of our encouraging and supportive team environment that ensures we all work together within a genuine high-performance culture. Proudly a Gold Member of the Australia Defence Force Reserves and Employer Support Program and promote the recruitment of Reservists and Veterans into all roles.

TAE is part of the ASDAM Group and is a leading sovereign defence, advanced manufacturing and sustainment company. It provides end-to-end capability across design, engineering, manufacturing, assembly and sustainment. ASDAM includes Marand, TAE Aerospace, Rosebank Engineering, Levett Engineering and Quickstep.

Why Work for TAE?

• We proudly support ADF Reserves with paid Defence Reservist Leave
• A comprehensive physical, mental and financial Wellbeing Program
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• A great family culture where you're not just another employee
• Fantastic Learning and Development Opportunities
• Clearly defined career pathways
• Regular workplace events and functions
• Great workplace facilities
• An inclusive and diverse workplace
• Strong involvement with the local community

About the Role

We are looking for highly motivated Materials and Support Equipment Specialist to work on the most exciting engine platforms in the defence sector – the legendary F/A 18 Super Hornet's F414 engine and F135 engine that powers the most advanced fifth-generation fighter in the world – the F35 Lightning II.

Your duties include:

• Maintain Regulatory Compliance across Asset Management, ensuring compliance with all approved procedures and/or instructions.
• Management of Support & Test Equipment (S&TE) for the F135 Program with support across other programs as directed, including but not limited to:
• Supporting the scheduling of S&TE Planned Maintenance (PM) actions.
• Work Order generation, tracking and closure.
• Freight coordination to outside vendors.
• Location of assets for conduct of PM actions.
• Co-ordination of S&TE tooling repairs, including material sourcing and invoicing.
• Liaise with TAE and Customer Engineering, in support of tooling repairs.
• Develop & maintain asset management policies & procedures through interrogation of customer supplied technical data.
• Support the F135 inventory controller as directed to include:
• Ensuring material inventory holdings are sufficient to meet production schedule outcomes.
• Purchasing of consumables required at short notice to meet production schedule outcomes.
• Tracking of inbound deliveries and notification to operations team upon arrival.
• Support to the F135 Multi Use Warehouse

Desirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Supply Chain/Logistics/Warehousing experience.
• Asset Management and Maintenance experience.
• Strong ERP experience in IFS and SAP.
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to effectively build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• ISO 55001 Awareness.
• IFS Asset Management Experience.
• Chain of Responsibility Awareness.
• Dangerous Goods Accreditation.
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Licenses

If this is you, then please submit your application today

Additional Requirements:

Due to the nature of our work and the requirements of our customers, all applicants may be required to hold Australian citizenship and need to meet ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and/or EAR (Export Administration Regulations) compliance as part of employment eligibility.

Successful applicants may also be required to undergo a current police check, obtain a Commonwealth defence security clearance, and participate in random drug and alcohol screening as part of our commitment to safety and security.

We make employment decisions based on merit, and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

For more information on TAE Aerospace, visit our website

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