Maintenance Technician - Ground Support Equipment (GSE)

About the role

Sigma Aerospace Workforce is recruiting two Maintenance Technicians to support a client's operation in Adelaide. The work covers a varied fleet of ground support equipment used in airfield operations, including loaders, pushback tugs, standard and electric 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.

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 to 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 candidate's 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 a significant operational emergency.

What we offer

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