Maintenance Asset Controller

Maintenance Asset Controller / Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Fitter

Edinburgh, SA

About the opportunity

Airbus in Australia Pacific has an opportunity for a Maintenance Asset Controller to join our team in Edinburgh, SA.

The Maintenance Asset Controller, also referred to as Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Fitter, is responsible for the performance of all GSE and related maintenance activities reported in company and customer recording systems. They are also responsible for maintaining GSE and S&TE to support customer operations and ground based activities to achieve capability outcomes.

About the role

Reporting to the Team Lead Maintenance Support, you will be responsible for the on-going maintenance, repair, modification and testing of aviation GSE and Support and Test Equipment (S&TE) at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

You can anticipate some of your day-to-day activities to include:

• Ensuring a technical inspection of all S&TE items is performed on procurement, prior to induction to Vendors and on return from Vendors
• Repair and/or replacement of all non-aircraft S&TE
• Inspect OM GSE and provide repair advice and/or capability for unscheduled maintenance arising's
• Maintain tooling including controls within an aviation environment to regulator standards
• Utilise and maintain specialist and common S&TE in use within an aviation environment to regulator standards
• Perform identification and disposal of obsolete S&TE
• Identify breakdown spares, carrying out weekly stock checks on customers GSE and Equipment.
• Assist the customer in repair of unserviceable assets.

About you

To be successful in this role, it is a requirement to be able to build long-lasting, collaborative relationships with internal senior stakeholders, senior customer managers, and external support agencies.

As an ideal candidate you will:

• Extensive experience within Industry
• Sound understanding of interdependencies between maintenance, support engineering, and supply chain
• Sound knowledge/understanding of S&TE maintenance policy and work in a Defence environment
• Experience in building relationships at Senior Levels
• Previous work experience with hydraulic and electrical systems
• Knowledge of Defence logistic system
• GSE Certificate 3 and/or AME Certificate 4

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.

About Us

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services with a workforce of around 130,000 globally. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, and is one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Airbus in Australia Pacific is the region's largest helicopter manufacturer, employing people across multiple sites in Australia and New Zealand. With the largest market share in civilian and military helicopters, the company supports more than 500 Airbus Helicopters and is well recognised as a leading Through-Life-Support provider in military fixed wing and helicopter platforms.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

What's on offer?

The Airbus Group is a global platform for excellence, with network expertise providing our people with the opportunity to be a part of rapidly advancing innovations in engineering and technology to accomplish the extraordinary; making the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. We have dedicated resources to deliver: 

• Clear operational and strategic objectives with significant future commercial opportunities
• Supportive structures, systems and processes with a commitment to your development
• Strong links to the broader Airbus Group global community
• Values driven leadership focussed on employee and customer experience
• Shopping discounts across hundreds of retailers
• Generous parental leave entitlements
• Travel discounts for flights, rental cars and accommodation
• Novated leasing options with two providers
• Free onsite parking
• A commitment to your professional development through classroom and online learning
• Values driven leadership focussed on employee and customer experience
• Employee health plans & Employee Assistance Program
• BUPA healthcare provider corporate rates & access to Defence Health as a Defence Industry company
• Free onsite Physiotherapist available
• Free onsite confidential counsellor

Application Closing Date: Sunday 24 March 2024