Who We Are?
Since 1967, Jet Aviation has been crafting flight in its smoothest form. From one hangar in Basel, Switzerland, to some 4,000 employees, and some 50 locations worldwide. Aircraft Management, Aircraft Sales, Charter, Completions, Defence, FBO, Fixed and Rotary Wing Maintenance, and Staffing. Behind every seamless Jet Aviation experience, is a team of dedicated professionals perfecting the art of flight. The artisans of aviation.
The craft that brings our customers’ journey to life. In the hangar, on the ground, and behind the scenes. Enabling global flight, with passion
Your Opportunity
A Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) is responsible for performing a broad range of aircraft maintenance and certifying within their licensing. LAME’s are required to ensure maintenance performed on assigned aircraft is carried out in compliance with company policies and procedures and Civil Aviation Regulations.
A LAME is able to certify work undertaken by allocated individuals. At times, LAMEs may also take on the role of coordinating projects and are required to guide teams to successful operational outcomes
*Annual Salary AUD$115,000 - $140,000 plus Super plus OT
Your Responsibilities
Compliance and Regulatory:
- Promote and drive Jet Aviation Values and Compliance Policy and Procedures to support the desired company and facility culture.
- Accountable for general housekeeping.
- Accountable for the creation and updating of work orders in a timely manner.
- Accountable for the write-up and sign-off of work completed each day.
- Accountable for ensuring that work completed and requiring sign-off by a licenced engineer is done in accordance with CASA regulations.
- Contribute to the request and management of tooling during projects within the hangar.
- Contribute to hangar facility and general project housekeeping.
- Contribute towards the creation and updating of work orders in a timely manner.
- Monitor the detail and sign-off on all work completed each day by allocated individuals
- Contribute towards the identification and reporting of all WHS issues through Jet Aviation’ Safety Management System (JetSafe).
- Ensure all paperwork is completed and issue RTS.
Maintenance:
- Supervise maintenance c/o by other individuals and certify for completion of that maintenance.
- Monitoring and mentoring maintenance employee technical capabilities.
- Contribute to the monitoring of maintenance employee regulatory compliance.
- Monitor the allocation of manpower to tasks within the coordinated project.
- Monitor maintenance employee regulatory compliance in relation to housekeeping within the hangar.
- Monitor maintenance of team member hours to job.
- For projects LAMEs are allocated, ensure engineers and maintenance employees are actively inputting time registration and notifying HOC when time is not being booked to projects.
- Communication with Maintenance Supervisor is thorough, professional and on time to assist with progress updates with customers.
- Monitoring and mentoring allocated individuals technical capabilities.
- Other duties as may be required from time-to-time in order to support team and operational success.
Providing assistance to Aircraft Coordination:
- Hands on administrative role covering production planning and document control, ensuring all paperwork is signed off progressively against the master checklist as it is completed.
- Communicate daily with tech records to review the master checklist and ensure both parties are up to date
- Deliver daily tool box meetings.
- Critical project milestone tracking to ensure if milestones are at risk, HOC is notified early to allow for rectification action planning.
- Support, mentoring and coordination of zonal coordinators, with ability to assist if required including approval of defects.
- Provide support of complex parts interpretation.
- Ensure the handover process is implemented.
Work with HOC to ensure appropriate manpower allocation and ensure efficiency of work by:
(i) monitoring booking of time(ii) evaluate and approve hour estimates
(iii) monitor actual hours against ASR estimates - Supervision, support, mentoring and coaching of staff supporting project/aircraft.
- Sound communication including both written and verbal with all levels both internally, and externally with customers/stakeholders.
What will Help you too Succeed
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum Diploma in Aeroskills, accompanied by CASA Licence on particular aircraft within particular stream.
- Experience in maintenance, system and modifications within an aircraft facility of one or more of the following aircraft types: ATR, DASH 8 and Fokker preferred, with lower group experience within a Commercial Hangar Environment.
- Demonstrated understanding of aviation regulatory and safety requirements performing aircraft maintenance.
- Computer literate in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and maintenance systems and Microsoft Outlook and Excel.
- Proven ability to work in a team environment and within limited supervision.
- Effective time management, and ability to be flexible within a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to work well in fast-paced environments.
- Basic English language skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Common courtesy and customer orientation.
- Ability to work flexible schedules and in various weather conditions as well as meeting minimum physical requirements of the job
Desired Characteristics:
- Customer and safety focused
- Excellent communications, customer service and people skills
- Results driven – able to execute with high personal accountability
- Strong initiative and self-direction
- Technical skills focus
- Results focused
- Strong personal values corresponding with Jet Aviation values (Trust, Honesty, Alignment, Transparency)
How to Apply?
Your application must be submitted via email and must consist of the following:
- Acknowledgement that you have a current legal right to work in Australia;
- A cover letter (1-2 pages max) outlining your previous skills and experience; and
- A copy of your most updated resume.
- Proof of applicable certificates and qualifications.