Technician

The Role

As part of our Sustainment Department, the Technician is responsible for Corrective and Preventative Maintenance on a range of Safran Products deployed across the Oceanic region.

The successful applicant will join a team of dedicated technicians who conduct this maintenance at our Botany, NSW facility and various Defence bases across Australia and New Zealand.

Benefits

• Financial reward program for off-site work

• 5 weeks annual leave

• Paid private health insurance extras (after 6 months) + additional hospital cover (after 5 years)

• Novated car leasing

• Health & wellbeing initiatives

• Fully funded training and development opportunities

• Occasional domestic and international travel

Additional Information about the Role:

The Technician will carry out Corrective and Preventative Maintenance on industry-leading Optronic Systems and other Safran products within a structured Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) process, ensuring compliance with quality standards.

Responsibilities include:

On-site at our facility:

• Inbound diagnoses of customer reported defects

• Testing and disassembling the products according to the reason for removal

• Repair / rectification of identified faults 

• Re-assembly and validation of sub-assemblies

• Integration of sub-assemblies

• Final acceptance testing

Desired Skills and Qualifications: 

The Support Technician requires a variety of Mechanical and Electrical skills to conduct maintenance activities for Safran Products.

• Basic hand tools (Wrenches, ratchets, sockets etc.)

• Knowledge/experience to apply specified torque (Torque wrench setting and use)

• Electrical test equipment (digital multi-meter, oscilloscope, signal generator etc.)

• Soldering / Harness assembly (Limited to specific, infrequent tasks)

• Understanding of Mechanical documentation and technical drawings

• Understanding of electrical wiring and components documentation and technical drawings

• High attention to detail will be required for traceability and quality standards.
  Advanced use of MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Access)

• Knowledge in continuous improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean, 5S etc)

• Tertiary qualification in the field of Aviation, Electronics, Optronics, Mechanics or equivalent.

• Proven experience in system support and maintenance.

Personal Requirements:

• Australian Citizen 

• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence Security clearance to Negative Vetting Level 1

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent customer service skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong work ethic

• Proactive, rigorous and well organised

If you have any questions about the role or our company, feel free to reach out to Human Resources at ••••@safrangroup.com.

Otherwise, we encourage you to submit your application directly.