MOC Duty Manager

Qantas Airways; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Flexible leave options

Well-being programs

Job summary

Qantas Airways is seeking a MOC Duty Manager for a 6-month fixed-term role within our Maintenance Operations Centre in Sydney. You will lead engineering specialists, act as the primary escalation point, and align airworthiness with operational and commercial outcomes.

The role requires extensive leadership experience, strong decision-making, and a proven ability to balance competing priorities across Engineering, IOC Operations and Flight Operations.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership and management experience.
• Strong decision-maker capable of prioritising conflicting demands.
• Articulate two-way communicator and negotiator.
• Committed to industrial relations, staff development and coaching.
• Sound understanding of Civil aviation regulations and related OH&S/IR environments.
• Experience/Line maintenance on company or customer aircraft or airline engineering/ planning.
• Willing to work a flexible roster for possible 7-day coverage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a non-shift team of engineering specialists to ensure ongoing airworthiness.
• Balance airworthiness, operational performance and commercial outcomes.
• Act as the primary escalation point, decision-maker and operational focal for Engineering.
• Coordinate with IOC Operations, Engineering and Flight Operations.
• Drive aircraft availability, on-time performance and AOG recovery.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Industrial relations

Coaching & mentoring

Aviation regulations

People skills

Engineering management

Flexible roster

Line maintenance

Education

Engineering/Business management training

Job description

• Step into a6monthfixedterm opportunity to broaden your leadership capability within Engineering
• Challenge yourself torepresentEngineering and be a leader within the Maintenance Operations Centre
• Togetherwe’lldrive positive business outcomes

This6monthfixed termrolepresents a unique internal career development opportunity for an experienced leader to step into a highly visible operational role within the Maintenance Operations Centre (MOC).

As theMOC Duty Manager, you will be accountable for Qantas Engineering Operations while working closely with the Manager IOC Operations. You will act as the primary escalation point, decisionmaker and operational focal for Engineering, playing a critical role in balancing airworthiness, operationalperformanceand commercial outcomes.

You will lead and manage anon-shiftteam of engineering specialists with the primaryobjectiveof ensuring the ongoing airworthiness of the Qantas fleet, while optimizingaircraftavailability,on timeperformance and AOG recovery. As the key operational interface between Engineering,IOCand Flight Operations, you will be empowered to influence decisions with significant operational and commercial impact.

This opportunity is ideal for someone looking toexpand their leadership exposure, strengthen enterprisedecision makingcapability, and contribute at a strategic operational level.

• Extensive leadership and management experience.
• Strong decision maker with ability to priories and mediate between conflicting demands / customers.
• Highly motivated, lateral thinker and planner capable of operating under pressure in a changing environment’
• Articulate two-way communicator and negotiator, able to function successfully with all target audiences.
• Committed to effective industrial relations, staffdevelopmentand coaching.
• Ability to coach and mentor to support critical business decisions and cement succession plans.
• Sound understanding of Civil aviation regulations and familiar with other regulations governing industrial workforce management (OH&S) industrial relations, EEO etc.)
• Excellent communication skills both written and aural and proven people skills.
• Experience / Line Maintenance experience on company and customeraircraftor significant airline engineering commercial / planning experience.
• Tertiary training in Engineering / Business Management or Aircraft trained to LAME level.
• Willing to work flexible roster for possible 7-day operational coverage.

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and well-being, leisure and entertainment.You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your well-being: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive well-being app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

The Qantas Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Applications close: Sunday, 27th of September 2026