Line Maintenance Manager
Line Maintenance Manager
The Line Maintenance Manager effectively manages and leads line engineering maintenance teams for the Royal Flying Doctor Service across Queensland!
Classifications
- Engineering
- Management
- Permanent / Full Time
Key points
- Generous Salary of $125k + Super + Access to tax-free benefits of $18,550
- Opportunity to be a part of the iconic RFDS team!
- Permanent Full Time role based in Cairns!
Description
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is looking for an experienced, skilled, and committed Line Maintenance Manager to lead line engineering maintenance teams across Queensland.
This leadership role will ensure all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance is carried out within organisational timelines and with operational safety assured. They will provide expert advice on the planning, programming, and management of all aircraft maintenance to maximise operator aircraft availability, minimise Direct Maintenance Costs (DMCs) and ensure safe, compliant operational performance of the RFDS Fleet.
The Line Maintenance Manager is a Permanent Full-Time role based in Cairns with travel to the other bases across QLD.
Key responsibilities
Key Line Maintenance Manger responsibilities include:
- Ensure all required Scheduled, AOG and Component maintenance work is carried out and completed in accordance with CASR regulations
- Provide leadership to the team, promoting multidisciplinary teamwork and supporting a commitment to continuous improvement and compliance
- Ensure all required line maintenance including line defect rectification is carried out in accordance with Maintenance Organisation Exposition and Operators requirements
- Drive operational best practice while adopting systems that increase safety and operational availability, and decrease operational costs
- Be active part of management team and future MRO opportunities
- Effective communicator across multiple disciplines organisation wide
- Be an effective team player
To be successful in this role you will need to possess the following:
- Experience on aircraft types or similar operated by RFDS QLD
- Understanding of aviation regulatory compliance
- 10 years aircraft maintenance experience
- Aviation Leadership experience
- Proven attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Proven ability to work autonomously and within a team to establish priorities and meet deadlines
- Availability for call out after hours/ weekends for fleet defect rectification QLD wide
- Requirement for travel to support RFDS operations QLD wide
- Either B1 or B2 Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) Licence
- Ability to Hold and retain CASA Form 4 approval
- QLD Drivers Licence
- Competitive Salary base of $125k + Super
- Salary packaging of $18, 550; increasing your take home pay
- Opportunity to be a part of the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service team
- Be an integral team member by supporting Queenslanders and making a real impact to healthcare in Queensland
- Work with people who are passionate about our purpose and proud of their contribution
- Comprehensive and supportive orientation program
- Employee Assistance Program Advice for staff and their families (support, nutrition & financial)
- Private health insurance discounts
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS) is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. Using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, RFDS delivers extensive primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency service, from nine strategic bases, to those who live, work and travel throughout Australia.
As a member of the team driving RFDS from behind the scenes, you’ll come to work knowing that your efforts are enabling our work in helping people in Queensland communities.
Interested?
This role will close on the 2nd September 2022 however; shortlisting may commence before the end date so don’t delay in applying!
For further information regarding this role please contact RFDS Talent Acquisition, Lachlan Otto on 0408 520 532.
RFDS (Queensland Section) works with vulnerable patients in remote parts of Queensland and provides an essential service to many regional and remote communities. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, our patients, and these communities and manage the risks involved in service delivery and COVID-19 transmission in these communities and our workplaces, our staff are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19, including maintaining any recommended booster requirements, will be a term of your employment, as will the requirement to provide proof of vaccination.
Please note: This role may be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, will be subject to criminal history and may be required to undergo a preemployment medical assessment. There may be a requirement to travel in QLD for this role and work out of hours maybe required to respond to unscheduled outages and major incidents affecting critical systems.
The RFDS is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
