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Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

Trade · Cairns, Cairns & Far North QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $80,000/yr

Do you keep aircraft safe and flying? A growing aviation maintenance business in Queensland looks after many different aircraft and airline customers in Australia and the Pacific. It needs experienced engineers.

The company wants experienced LAMEs with B1.1/B2 licences and qualified AMEs with strong hands-on maintenance experience. You will use your technical skills in a professional Australian aviation workplace, work on a wider range of aircraft and build your career with ongoing training and approvals.

Tip: keep your licences, logbooks and an English-language CV ready, and get English translations of any Indonesian-language documents where they are needed.

Key Responsibilities

  • Take part in aircraft type training and extra approval programs
  • Do line and heavy maintenance on aircraft, and support turnarounds and line maintenance work
  • Carry out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance inspections, plus servicing and component replacement
  • Find and fix aircraft defects, and troubleshoot systems and components
  • Work on regional turboprop and jet aircraft
  • Fill in technical records and maintenance paperwork correctly
  • Make sure all maintenance follows approved procedures, CASA requirements and the relevant aviation standards
  • Spot technical problems and report them
  • Work together with other engineers and maintenance staff

Requirements & Eligibility

  • For LAME – B1.1 / B2 applicants: a current CASA B1.1 or B2 Aircraft Maintenance Licence
  • LAME applicants: Q400 experience is essential
  • LAME applicants: Dash 8 Classic 100/200/300 experience is highly regarded, and B737 NG or MAX experience is advantageous
  • LAME applicants: experience on narrow-body or wide-body aircraft is beneficial
  • LAME applicants: a strong, practical background in aircraft maintenance and sound knowledge of aviation safety and maintenance procedures
  • For AME applicants: minimum 5 years' experience in the aviation industry
  • AME applicants: relevant aircraft maintenance qualifications
  • AME applicants: practical line maintenance experience preferred
  • AME applicants: heavy maintenance experience considered
  • AME applicants: turboprop experience advantageous
  • AME applicants: strong skills in troubleshooting and rectifying defects
  • AME applicants: able to work safely and efficiently in a demanding maintenance environment

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