GSE Workshop Supervsior

Swissport; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Swissport is seeking a hands‑on Workshop Manager to lead the GSE workshop in Brisbane, overseeing maintenance, PMI completion and parts management. You will drive safety, efficiency and compliance while coordinating with operations and contractors to maximise fleet readiness.

You will manage a technically skilled team, schedule preventative and corrective work, track performance in Maximo, and ensure timely reporting of maintenance history and costs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in workshop management or maintenance supervision.
• Strong mechanical experience within automotive, heavy vehicle, plant, material handling or GSE.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of preventative and corrective maintenance practices.
• Excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Sound understanding of WHS and workshop compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience using computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS), including the accurate management and completion of maintenance work orders. Experience with Maximo is highly regarded.
• Experience managing contractor performance and spare parts or inventory within a maintenance environment.
• Aviation or Ground Support Equipment experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and develop the GSE workshop team, ensuring resources are effectively allocated to meet operational and maintenance requirements.
• Plan and prioritise preventative maintenance, servicing, repairs and breakdown maintenance to maximise fleet availability and minimise equipment downtime.
• Take accountability for the on-time completion of all Planned Maintenance Inspections (PMIs), ensuring scheduled maintenance is completed within required timeframes and in accordance with company, manufacturer and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all maintenance activities and work orders are accurately recorded and maintained in Maximo, including timely updates to job status, labour, parts usage, maintenance history and work-order completion.
• Monitor fleet availability, equipment reliability and workshop performance, proactively addressing maintenance risks, recurring faults and equipment downtime.
• Manage contractor performance, ensuring external service providers meet agreed safety, quality, cost and delivery expectations, and address performance issues where required.
• Maintain effective control of workshop spare parts and inventory, ensuring appropriate stock availability, accurate usage and timely replenishment while managing costs and minimising unnecessary or obsolete stock.
• Coordinate tooling, parts and external service requirements to support planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Ensure all workshop activities comply with WHS, company, manufacturer and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Monitor workshop productivity, maintenance expenditure and key performance indicators, identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support a culture of safety, accountability, operational discipline and continuous improvement across workshop operations.

Skills

Workshop leadership

Mechanical background

CMMS / Maximo experience

Team development

Planning & problem solving

Safety compliance

Stakeholder management

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Inventory management

Job description

Are you ready to take flight in a dynamic and fast-paced aviation industry? As a global leader in aviation services, Swissport provides Ground Handling, Cargo Handling, and Passenger Services to over 300 million passengers annually. Our mission is simple - “To provide the aviation industry with consistent and tailor‑made solutions around the globe, for a better customer experience.”

We believe that our people are what differentiates us from our competition. At Swissport, we are driven by our core values of Show You Care, Do the Right Things and Win as a Team, and we are currently seeking dedicated individuals, who align with these values, to join our team at various locations across the globe.

Job Summary

The Workshop Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and operation of the GSE workshop, ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with company, manufacturer and regulatory requirements.

The role provides leadership to the workshop team and holds accountability for preventative and corrective maintenance delivery, the on-time completion of Planned Maintenance Inspections (PMIs), Maximo work-order accuracy, contractor performance and effective spare parts management. Working closely with operational and maintenance stakeholders, the Workshop Manager manages workshop priorities, resources and performance to maximise the reliability, availability and operational readiness of the Ground Support Equipment fleet.

Your activities

• Lead, supervise and develop the GSE workshop team, ensuring resources are effectively allocated to meet operational and maintenance requirements.
• Plan and prioritise preventative maintenance, servicing, repairs and breakdown maintenance to maximise fleet availability and minimise equipment downtime.
• Take accountability for the on-time completion of all Planned Maintenance Inspections (PMIs), ensuring scheduled maintenance is completed within required timeframes and in accordance with company, manufacturer and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all maintenance activities and work orders are accurately recorded and maintained in Maximo, including timely updates to job status, labour, parts usage, maintenance history and work-order completion.
• Monitor fleet availability, equipment reliability and workshop performance, proactively addressing maintenance risks, recurring faults and equipment downtime.
• Manage contractor performance, ensuring external service providers meet agreed safety, quality, cost and delivery expectations, and address performance issues where required.
• Maintain effective control of workshop spare parts and inventory, ensuring appropriate stock availability, accurate usage and timely replenishment while managing costs and minimising unnecessary or obsolete stock.
• Coordinate tooling, parts and external service requirements to support planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Ensure all workshop activities comply with WHS, company, manufacturer and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Monitor workshop productivity, maintenance expenditure and key performance indicators, identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support a culture of safety, accountability, operational discipline and continuous improvement across workshop operations.

About You

You will be a hands-on and experienced workshop leader with a strong mechanical background and the ability to lead teams in a fast-paced operational environment.

You will be organised, safety-focused and confident managing competing priorities while maintaining high standards of equipment reliability and workshop performance.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in workshop management or maintenance supervision.
• Strong mechanical experience within automotive, heavy vehicle, plant, material handling or GSE.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of preventative and corrective maintenance practices.
• Excellent planning, prioritisation and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Sound understanding of WHS and workshop compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience using computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS), including the accurate management and completion of maintenance work orders. Experience with Maximo is highly regarded.
• Experience managing contractor performance and spare parts or inventory within a maintenance environment.
• Aviation or Ground Support Equipment experience is highly regarded.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Swissport is an equal opportunity employer. We base our hiring decisions on business needs and the best-qualified candidates available, without discrimination based on any protected category. Candidates offered employment may be subject to criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law.

Only permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand, or those who have the right to work in Australia or New Zealand, may apply.