Australian Maintenance Lead: Airworthiness & Operations

Telemetry Today LLC; Central Coast; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zipline is seeking a Head of Maintenance for Australia to drive all aircraft and ground systems maintenance at launch sites in the Central Coast and NSW regions. You will lead a team of supervisors and technicians, perform airworthiness decisions within approved procedures, and act as the CASA Maintenance Controller for Zipline Australia.

The role starts in the Central Coast/Lake Macquarie area with expansion planned as operations grow.

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance leadership experience in a safety-sensitive or regulated environment.
• Proven ability to establish and lead operational teams.
• Experience in maintenance planning, inspections, and return-to-service workflows.
• Ability to earn Zipline Repairman certification for safety-sensitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance execution and airworthiness determinations for local systems and fleet assets.
• Own asset intake, conformity checks, inspection, repair, documentation, and return-to-service coordination.
• Set maintenance schedules, shift coverage, backlog priorities, and WIP targets.
• Conduct maintenance planning to support airworthiness and fleet health programs.
• Hire, coach, and lead technicians and supervisors to high performance levels.
• Track asset downtime, uptime, turnaround, first-time-fix quality, and productivity.
• Enforce SOPs and safety protocols; ensure audit-ready records.
• Collaborate with engineering and compliance to address recurring issues.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure safe, efficient maintenance operations.
• Act as Maintenance Controller under Zipline Australia’s ReOC with CASA.
• Operate as part of a global maintenance team and liaise with HQ.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Fleet management

Regulated maintenance

Airworthiness

Team building

Job description

Zipline is seeking a Head of Maintenance for Australia to drive all aircraft and ground systems maintenance at launch sites in the Central Coast and NSW regions. You will lead a team of supervisors and technicians, perform airworthiness decisions within approved procedures, and act as the CASA Maintenance Controller for Zipline Australia.

The role starts in the Central Coast/Lake Macquarie area with expansion planned as operations grow.