Jetstar

aviation

MaintenanceOperationsCentre(MOC)DutyManager

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FULL TIME
The Brief

“Maintenance Operations Centre (MOC) Duty Manager at Jetstar. Skills: technical control of the airline fleet, defect management, fleet health monitoring, disruption recovery, regulatory and procedural compliance, timely rectification of both scheduled and unscheduled defects, troubleshooting, fault isolation. Provide real-time technical control of the A320/A321 and B787 fleets, ensuring compliant execution of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.. Monitor, triage and drive timely rectification o”

What You'll Achieve.

protecting safety, schedule integrity, and aircraft availability; minimise technical delays, cancellations and AOG exposure; protect aircraft availability

Industry & Context.

aviation
Problems you'll solve

trouble-shooters; glitch-fixers; Solving problems; systems troubleshooting; fault isolation; Data-driven able to interpret fleet health data and drive corrective actions

Eligibility Requirements

Unrestricted working rights in Australia

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Currently hold or previously held an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence (B1 and/or B2), Demonstrated knowledge of CASA Part 42 / 145 regulatory framework, systems troubleshooting and fault isolation across avionics/mechanical domains, Sound operational able to balance safety, compliance and on-time performance, Influential effective under pressure with cross-functional stakeholders, Data-driven able to interpret fleet health data and drive corrective actions, Builds capability and fosters continuous improvement, Unrestricted working rights in Australia

Nice to Have

A320/A321 type rating, B787 type rating, Previous experience in Maintenance Watch / MOC, Heavy or Line proven leadership on shift in high-tempo operations is desirable, Minimum of 2+ years on relevant aircraft types in an AME/LAME or control-centre support role is desirable

What You'll Do.

Provide real-time technical control of the A320/A321 and B787 fleets

ensuring compliant execution of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.

triage and drive timely rectification of defects and deferrals to minimise technical delays

cancellations and AOG exposure.

Lead disruption recovery and coordinate closely with AMO

Line and Heavy Maintenance

Flight Operations and OCC.

Deliver advanced troubleshooting support

data and maintenance inputs to enable efficient aircraft recovery.

Proactively monitor fleet health using analytics and health monitoring tools to identify trends

recurring defects and emerging risks.

Plan and optimise unscheduled maintenance activity in collaboration with Planning

CMP and AMO to protect aircraft availability.

Allocate and oversee workload within the MOC

coaching team members and uplifting decision quality on shift.

direct real-time maintenance actions and recovery plans

including defect deferral strategies within MEL and approved documentation

prioritise fleet maintenance activities to protect safety and schedule

initiating AOG recovery and vendor engagement as required

airworthiness and commercial risks to accountable certification remains with appropriately authorised LAMEs/AMOs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

coordinate closely with AMO, Line and Heavy Maintenance, Flight Operations and OCC; Allocate and oversee workload within the MOC, coaching team members; collaborate with Planning, CMP and AMO; cross-functional stakeholders

Communication Scope

Influential effective under pressure

Process & Methodology

keep projects on track

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