Fleet Powerplant Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Qantas Airways Limited

Qantas Airways Limited

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Join the Jetstar team at a pivotal moment in our history as we embark on a new era of low fares travel.

2023 promises to be a big year for Jetstar as we grow our Engineering workforce, welcome more state-of-the-art A321LR Neo's and continue on our mission to offer all day, every day low fares.

About our Engineering Team

The Jetstar Engineering Team are at the forefront of delivering our superior safety standards.

They are responsible for ensuring the airworthiness of our fleet of aircraft, including completing all required maintenance that must be carried out on time and to approved standards to ensure they take to the skies safely.

At every stage, all maintenance needs to be documented, detailed records maintained, with aircraft parts ordered and available at all times.

As part of our investment in our future, we have launched the Melbourne Engineering Precinct, which is the main maintenance hub of our network.

Our team has the opportunity to work not only on Jetstar fleet, but customer aircraft - A320/21, B717 and A321 Freighter.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an individual to fill our vacancy as Fleet Powerplant Manager.

This position is a critical leadership opportunity within our Engineering team responsible for Jetstar's asset cost along with an ongoing critical focus on complex safety components combined with providing innovative leadership to our team of Technical experts.

Reporting to our Engineering Fleet Manager and acting as a critical member of the Fleet Technical Management Leadership Team, your key responsibilities will include:

Management of Jetstar's engine fleet (circa total $2b in assets)
Providing innovative and creative people leadership to our Powerplant team.
Customer Fleet Management
Ensure all Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness are assessed, and compliance is effectively managed across the fleet
Ensure world fleet experience is monitored for safety threats and mitigations are put in place to eliminate exposure to Jetstar fleet
Review and approve modification programs associated to safety, reliability, and performance
Key technical focal for powerplant commercial issues including Engine & APU Overhaul Programmes
Effective management of BAU Projects related engines on the Jetstar and customer fleet
Key focal for Line Maintenance Engine/APU complex defect rectification to minimize operational disrupts and ensure asset availability.
Generic Warranty Recoveries
Development, control, and oversight of engine and APU Removal Plans and Shop Visit Work Scopes to ensure appropriate management of highly sensitive and financially critical programmes to minimise commercial exposure
Oversight and decision making for Qantas Group Spare Engine Management
Key point of contact at Jetstar for OEM's

Key to achieving success in this role will be your ability to balance the operational, daily reactive requirements of the role whilst maintaining your focus on strategic improvement opportunities and creating a performance, safety and customer focused team culture.

About you

We are seeking a Technical leader with a history of expertise in aviation, combined with strong demonstrated leadership experience

Skills and attributes include:

A LAME or Professional Engineering qualification, ideally coupled with Tertiary qualifications in Engineering Management, Aviation or a related field (highly regarded)
Demonstrated understanding of process improvement and problem solving methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
A superior customer focus capable of identifying customer needs and resolving customer issues
Strong negotiations skills, with ability to effectively analysis and utilise insights to support decision making and improvements
Confidence in communicated and presenting to a range of senior stakeholders
A genuine interest in leading others and creating a high performance, innovative team

What's in it for you

Our team members enjoy access to unlimited heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines
Access to a range of salary packaging and leave benefits
As a member of the Qantas Group, you will have the opportunity to build a career across multiple functions, locations and airlines
Structured programs and resources to support your health and wellbeing and development
Talk to us about how we can make this role work flexibly for you such that you can achieve your potential

About Jetstar

A subsidiary of Qantas Airways, the Jetstar Group is one of the largest low-cost airline groups