Aircraft Maintenance Assistant

1 month ago


Richmond, Australia Airbus Australia Pacific Full time

About this role

Aircraft Maintenance Assistant

Richmond, NSW

About the role

As a member of the Aircraft Maintenance team at RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, your primary responsibility will be to carry out work as tasked by the Aircraft Maintenance Team Leads and/or AMEs on either the aircraft or aircraft components. You will work within your competency and authorisation to contribute to the achievement of aircraft maintenance targets. You may at times be assigned to a number of varying maintenance projects undertaken by Airbus within the facility.

Some of your day-to-day duties in this role will include:

  • Manual handling
  • Working at heights
  • Aircraft washing and cleaning
  • Specific aircraft painting tasks
  • Hazardous waste management
  • Chemical storage management, and
  • Other facility support functions as required

About you

The knowledge, skills and experience best suited to this role would include:

  • Certificate II Aeroskills
  • Hand skills for working with tools in a maintenance environment
  • Exposure to or have worked in the Aviation industry or similar
  • Technical experience and/or background from an allied industry
  • Experience working within a regulated maintenance environment
  • Experience working to and complying with work, health and safety policies and procedures
  • Ability to learn and quickly apply new skills and training
  • Work effectively within a team environment

What's on offer

Here at Airbus, we offer a holistic, competitive framework that recognises performance and rewards outcomes. This includes offering you meaningful benefits that support your health and wellbeing, your work life balance and your bank balance

Some of our benefits include:

  • Flexible working arrangements including a 4-day week work routine – enjoy a long weekend every weekend
  • Shopping discounts across hundreds of retailers via an online employee portal
  • Generous parental leave entitlements
  • Travel discounts for flights, rental cars and accommodation
  • Novated leasing options with two providers
  • Free onsite physiotherapist
  • Free onsite confidential counsellor
  • Free onsite secure parking
  • A commitment to your professional development through classroom and online learning
  • Values driven leadership focussed on employee and customer experience
  • Employee health plans and corporate discounts (via Bupa), and access to Defence Health as a DISP member company

About Airbus

With employees at sites across Australia and New Zealand, Airbus in Australia Pacific has access to the financial strength and expertise of Airbus Helicopters and Airbus. Airbus in Australia Pacific maintains the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) AP-3C Orion reconnaissance aircraft and C-130J Hercules transports and the Royal New Zealand Air Force's C-130s and P3s

The company also supports 22 ARH Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters for the Army.

Airbus in Australia Pacific delivers new Airbus Helicopters machines and supports more than 600 aircraft through a network of local facilities. The company is recognised as a leader in propeller and engine maintenance.

Airbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.

If it sounds like a role for you apply now

Application Closing Date: Sunday 09 June 2024

Applicants must be eligible for an Australian Government Security Clearance and have the capacity to satisfy pre-employment medical screening which may include drug and alcohol testing.



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