Job Description
- Join our Maintenance Watch Team and play a critical role in the success of Jetstar Engineering
- Enjoy the flexibility of a shift roster – currently 4 on, 4 off 12-hours shifts
- Collingwood location, Jetstar Head Office
Love travel and passionate about all thing’s aviation. You’re in the right place. At Jetstar, you get to takeoff at work, and in life.
As a team, we’re lucky we get to do both for a living – and we want you to be part of where we go next. 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.
Jetstar Engineering: A team that takes off together
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.
The Opportunity
We now have an opportunity available for a Maintenance Control Engineer (MCE) to join the Maintenance Watch team. The Maintenance Watch team play a critical part in the success of the Jetstar Engineering business and seek an energetic person who is self-motivated and enjoys working in a dynamic environment.
Your primary focus will be the management of the technical and engineering aspects of daily operations. This includes disruption recovery, technical, MRO and Flight Crew support, defect monitoring and compliance control.
We are looking for an experienced Engineer with strong, proven leadership experience.
You will have broad, technical knowledge in all facets of aircraft maintenance coupled with the experience to support the requirements of the role. As a great communicator, you will be highly influential with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships, frequently in high pressure situations.
Reporting to the Manager Engineering Operations key responsibilities of this role include:
- Provide leadership and guidance to all MOC staff
- Manage the day to day support roles within the MOC to align with daily operational priorities
- Provide daily compliance control of both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activity
- Provide management & support of the Jetstar narrow body and wide body fleet with regards to daily technical aspects
- Engage and educate non-technical stakeholders throughout the business
- Fleet technical support
To be considered for this role, you will bring:
- An Australian Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence in the Mechanical or Avionics category
- Hold a B1 and/or B2 A320/321 or another Airbus type rating on your CASA licence (essential)
- Hold a B1 and/or B2 B787 or another Boeing type rating on your CASA licence (desirable)
- Previous experience in a Maintenance Watch, Heavy or Line Maintenance environments as an MCE or LAME
- The ability to communicate effectively across all levels of airline operations
- Demonstrate knowledge of PART 42 / 145 regulatory framework
- Solid capabilities in the use of the Microsoft suite of products
- An understanding of TRAX, Skywise, SHM, ROCADE, AHM and MyBoeingFleet would be beneficial
- Unrestricted working rights in Australia
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
We can’t wait to hear from you. Apply by Wednesday 10 September 2025.
