AME Avionics Tooling Technician

Qantas Airways; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in aviation is seeking an AME Avionics Tooling Technician to manage aircraft tooling maintenance and repairs. This role requires a trade certificate and relevant experience, with responsibilities focused on safety and compliance within a dynamic work environment. Join a team that values personal development and offers extensive benefits, including discounted travel and flexible leave options.

Benefits

Discounted air travel

Flexible leave options

Access to rewards and discounts

Wellbeing support initiatives

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Trade certificate in Avionics or Electrical.
• Relevant aircraft tooling maintenance experience.
• Previous asset maintenance experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Perform service and repair of aircraft tooling safely and timely.
• Coordinate repairs to minimize impact on operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety management system.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement skills

Technical problem-solving ability

Education

Avionics / Electrical trade certificate or equivalent

Current electrical contractors or supervisors license

Current driver License

Job description

Job Description

• Utilise your trade skills in a dynamic and developing role
• Mon-Fri (Day shift)
• Located at Sydney Jet Base M147

Safety is our first priority. Our organisation wide commitment means every individual takes responsibility for creating a safe and healthy workplace for our customers, suppliers, assets, operations and the wider community.

Taking ownership is critical. Whether we’re working individually or as a group, we challenge ourselves to deliver results. Located in our Sydney Tooling Maintenance Group, the AME Avionics Tooling Technician is responsible for performing tooling and equipment service, maintenance and rectification tasks within an asset management system framework, and in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and relevant asset management information systems (MXI).

Your main duties will include:

• Asset service, inspection, modification and repair of aircraft tooling in a safe, compliant and timely manner
• Coordinate service and repairs to aircraft tooling and equipment while ensuring that appropriately prioritised processes support to minimise the impact on customer operations
• Make recommendations for greater efficiency and more effective pending maintenance problems and trends
• Ensuring that all work is completed to company and industry standards
• Required to demonstrate leadership and organisational skills necessary to efficiently meet performance requirements in a changing work environment
• Ensuring that all workflows are recorded to the appropriate asset management information systems
• Working in accordance with Qantas S.A.F.E safety management system
• Supporting & promulgating any local safety issues/initiatives and be proactive in identifying safety hazards/controls.

You’ll need:

• Trade certificate (Avionics / Electrical trade certificate or equivalent)
• Relevant Aircraft Tooling or plant and equipment maintenance trade experience
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of tooling or plant and equipment maintenance procedures
• A current electrical contractors or supervisors license
• A current driver Licence
• Excellent communication skills; interpersonal skills and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to being customer focused with flexibility and willingness to undertake other reasonable duties as required. Excellent organisation skills and sound computer literacy
• Previous asset maintenance experience would be highly regarded.
• Proven ability in technical problem-solving ability and asset maintenance experience
• Commitment to be a highly customer-focused team worker with flexibility and willingness to undertake other reasonable duties as required.

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 14 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 wellbeing, 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 wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.
• We’re constantly evolving, and this means the opportunities for our people are endless. In every role there’s the opportunity to embrace personal development and career growth, ownership of projects, and the ability to make an impact.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

If you’re ready to step into a culture that will challenge and excite you, submit an application and let’s explore how we go places together.

To apply please upload your resume only, no cover letter required

Applications close: Wednesday, 9th July 2025