- Full-time
- Melbourne
LAME/AME Opportunities - Melbourne Airport
- Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd
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- Melbourne, Australia Location
- Express interest to join Jetstar’s Engineering team and work on world class new aircraft
- Immediate access to world class Qantas Group staff travel benefits
Do you want to express your interest in potential career opportunities at Jetstar, Melbourne Airport? Now is the perfect time to takeoff with Jetstar as we celebrate our 20 year anniversary and continue our journey as Best Low Cost airline, Australia-Pacific.
Your next opportunity to takeoff
We rely on our engineers to deliver our superior safety standards, up to the second. They’re the trouble-shooters, glitch-fixers and tech-experts who make sure we take to the sky safely. Helping our teammates soar is what we’re all about, and with a new fleet of state-of-the-art aircraft, plus new routes being added, the sky’s the limit. We are now seeking expressions of interest for qualified AME and LAMEs with endorsements/experience on the Airbus A320/1, or B787 to join our high performing team in Melbourne.
Employees in our Aircraft Maintenance Team are a critical part of our business and they:
- Carry out maintenance on company aircraft
- Ensure timely and correct completion of all work carried out
- Quality Control for aircraft presentation - upon completion of maintenance and prior to release
- Delivering quality and reliable maintenance and rectification services to a high standard Ensuring all WHS and Quality policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Comply with Jetstar’s Safety Management System
- Required to work at other ports (including international locations) as required
- Comply with all Jetstar training and compliance requirements
- Build and maintain a good working relationship with contractors and outside service providers
Subject to terms and candidate suitability, full sponsorship and generous relocation support may be available for international candidates plus dependents interested in relocating to Melbourne.
Remuneration on offer: All Jetstar Engineers in Australia are paid under the Jetstar Airways Engineering & Maintenance Enterprise Agreement 2023 which can be referenced HERE.
Base salary for a qualified AME with under 2 years experience post apprenticeship is $83,236 (excluding superannuation, overtime, allowances and potential bonuses plus heavily discounted staff travel fares for employees and limited beneficiaries). Salary increases subject to qualifications per our Enterprise Agreement.
Ready for your next adventure?
If you bring the following qualifications and experience and wish to relocate to Melbourne, Australia, we want to hear from you:
- A CASA or EASA Part 66 B1 or B2 license (ideally minimum 3 years’ certification experience) OR
- Trade qualified in Mechanical, Avionics or Structures, experienced on A320, A321 or B787 (essential requirement)
- Willingness and ability to work nightshift in an ongoing capacity
- Willingness and ability to relocate for a permanent opportunity in Melbourne
- Excellent time management skills and a proven ability to effectively manage self and others
- A proven commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement initiatives
- Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to handle competing demands, particularly when under pressure and/or managing multiple stakeholders; and
- A valid driving licence and ability to obtain an Airside Drivers licence
Your life at Jetstar is unlike any other
Live the travel dream: You and your nominated travel companions can takeoff more with our famous Qantas Group Staff Travel discount.
Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.
There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We believe that teams with a diversity of ideas and experiences are more creative, innovative and solve problems quickly. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.
We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together
Applications close strictly Sunday 16 February.
We're Jetstar
We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.
Our people are the real jet stars.
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We're Jetstar
We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.
Our people are the real jet stars.
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