Maintenance Technician - GSE (Casual)

About the role

Sigma Aerospace Workforce is recruiting two Maintenance Technicians to support a client's airfield operation in Adelaide. The work covers a varied fleet of ground support equipment such as loaders, pushback tugs, belt loaders, light vehicles and vans, utility equipment, tow bars, trailers, GPUs, compressors and small diesel engines. The preferred combination is one Auto Electrician and one Heavy Diesel or Light Vehicle Mechanic; clients are open to technicians from any of these three trade backgrounds. The engagement is casual labour hire, approximately 12 months initially.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical and/or electrical maintenance within your trade discipline.
• Maintain and troubleshoot ground support equipment and associated systems.
• Work across a varied fleet of vehicles and mobile equipment.
• Support safe and reliable equipment availability for airfield operations.
• Apply practical fault-finding and maintenance skills to mechanical, electrical, diesel and associated systems where applicable.

Required profile

• Relevant hands-on experience in Auto Electrical, Heavy Diesel or Light Vehicle Mechanical work.
• Relevant trade qualification or background appropriate to the position; Auto Electrician certificate level is to be confirmed and candidates are assessed on the qualification actually held.
• Australian work rights; visa sponsorship is not available.
• Adelaide-based, with ASAP availability preferred and Monday-Friday day shifts required.
• Reliable, safety-focused and professional, able to work within a maintenance team.

Required skills

• Practical mechanical and/or electrical maintenance skills relevant to the trade.
• Experience with mobile equipment, vehicles, diesel systems or hydraulics is beneficial.
• No formal on-call arrangement, though occasional attendance outside normal hours may be requested during emergencies.

What we offer

• Monday-Friday day shift.
• Approximately 12-month initial engagement.
• Broad and varied equipment exposure.
• Potential future pathway to direct company employment, subject to performance and business requirements.