Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Structures
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Structures
Looking for Career development and training opportunities? This role offers the support to become a LAME!
Classifications
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Permanent / Full Time
Key points
- RFDS will cover costs to become a LAME
- Permanent Full time role base in Brisbane!
- Opportunity to be a part of the iconic RFDS team!
Description
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) is offering the exciting opportunity to those seeking to take the next step in their engineering career. The RFDS will cover costs associated with training and licensing while working as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME).
The LEAP pathway is a perfect evolution for current AME’s and for ex-military personnel looking to transition into the civil aviation industry. They will be supported throughout the process of becoming a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer (LAME) under the LEAP program. Development for those LAMEs just starting out is provided to gain respected industry experience.
The AME portion of this role is essential to RFDS Queensland meeting expected on time performance with minimal impact to aircraft shift availability due to technical defects. This will help minimise Direct Maintenance Costs and ensure safe, compliant operational performance of the RFDS Fleet in service of the people of Queensland.
The Role
- Brisbane Base
- Permanent Full Time
- Development opportunity to become a B1 LAME
Your key responsibilities in this role will include:
- Conduct weekly scheduled aircraft Base maintenance checks of aircraft without impact to aircraft network availability
- Conduct troubleshooting and rectification of any line defects arising daily during flight operations for all aircraft
- Availability for AOG call out after hours and weekends for fleet defect rectification Queensland wide.
- Supporting aircraft maintenance across entire aircraft
- Ensure compliant management, storage and usage of tooling and GSE
- Compliance with all Occupational, Health, Safety & Welfare policies and procedures
- Participate in ongoing training associated with LEAP
- Complete statutory and company documentation associated with Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer training
To be successful in this role you will need to possess the following:
- Trade Certificate Cert 4 or equivalent specialising in Sheetmetal
- Minimum 4 years aircraft maintenance experience
- Proven attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
- Sound knowledge of the regulatory environment in relation to aircraft maintenance
- Experience on RFDS Queensland Section aircraft types
We value our people, and we are passionate about making a difference for people who live, work and travel in remote, rural, and regional Australia. By joining the RFDS, you will have access to the following:
- Development opportunity – RFDS will cover costs associated with training and licensing
- Attractive Salary + Super + Salary Packaging
- Access generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits of up to $18,550
- Comprehensive training provided
- Additional company superannuation contribution program
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program including counselling, nutrition sessions, financial sessions, and legal advice
- Private health insurance discounts
- Novated leasing available
- Access to a full allocation of a newly launched uniform range at no cost
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?
If this role sounds like it could be the right fit for you, we would love for you to join us! Please apply to be considered or feel free to contact Lachlan Otto on 0408 520 532 for more information.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) is passionate about fostering equality within the workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds.
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.
