• Earn a competitive salary up to circa $100,000 + super, overtime opportunities, bonuses and a host of further benefits!
• Relocation assistance is available to help you make Brisbane your new home!
• Secure a future with a pathway for advancement in a leading aerospace firm, increasing your expertise and potential earnings!

Your Next Opportunity

APA is the most advanced gas turbine engine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) companies in the Asia Pacific region providing services to Australian & international Aviation both Civil and Defence.  APA has over three decades of unmatched expertise across the Asia-Pacific & beyond. As an Authorized Service Centre for world-renowned manufacturers like GE and Rolls Royce, APA ensures superior airworthiness and safety in every procedure. Our dedicated team of specialists provides reliable, customer-focused services, including scheduled maintenance for various engine types, ensuring operational efficiency and global support.

We now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Thermal Spray Technician to join our team in Brisbane, QLD! 

In this role, you will be primarily responsible for providing essential support in the Repair and Maintenance of aircraft components. 

As a Thermal Spray technician, you’ll be responsible for interpreting technical original engineering manufacture drawings & repair schemes and applying specialised coatings that improve and restore components to their original specifications. You’ll be operating industry leading technology to ensure high quality results across your tasks. You can anticipate some of your day-to-day tasks to include:

• Preparation, painting and quality checking of GE, Rolls Royce and many more components following all relevant standards, work instructions and drawings;
• Prepare parent components & substrates for Thermal Spray and quality checking of GE, Rolls Royce and many more components following all relevant standards, work instructions and drawings;
• Operate Metco Plasma Core & industry leading ABB robotics systems to apply molten metallic or ceramic feedstock to parent components
• Undertake a wide range of industrial coating preparation duties including grit blasting, Shot Peening, sanding and masking;
• Maintain the thermal spray workshops, tools, and its equipment in accordance with health and safety requirements;
• Complete work documents and systems during and upon completion of work including in the Pentagon ERP; As and
• Fulfil other duties and responsibilities that may be required as determined with your team leader from time to time.

We are looking for a dedicated professional who is ready to take on challenges and drive success.

Please Note: The successful candidate must have the ability to obtain baseline security clearance and pass a police check. 

About your new team

Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor, you will be part of a team full shop work team. The team forms part of the greater production team across various disciplines include includes the Welding, mechanical & CNC machine, thermal spray and Assembly teams. APA is seeking an enthusiastic fulltime day worker at our Chapman Place facility to join our team with excellent work life balance shifts of 6am – 4pm Monday – Thursday  which may change to Tuesday – Friday once aviation training & authority approvals are issued.   

Find Your Why at Asia pacific Aerospace

Our key values in People, Customer, Growth & Finance ensures above expectation support to our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Appropriate technical education, for example; Certificate III or above in Surface Preparation and Coating Application, Automotive Refinishing Technology (or equivalent); mechanical engineering qualification
• Demonstratable experience in programming & operation of ABB robotic systems
• Demonstratable experience in programming & operation Metco &/or FST Plasma Spray system
• Experience in an Aerospace, Defence, or other heavy industry coating role;
• Working knowledge of industrial coating technologies and standards relating to aviation/vehicle painting;
• Additional workshop disciplines will be advantageous (welder/boilermaker/machinist
• High Risk Work Licences including crane operation, forklift, elevated work platforms (desirable); and
• The ability to gain and hold the appropriate Australian Security Clearance (must be an Australian citizen)

What we offer you:

• Uniforms, tools and training provided;
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities;
• Generous internal incentive program;
• Work as part of a team with real purpose in what we do;
• 3 day weekends every week;
• Opportunity to work on major OEM product;

Furthermore, the site that you’ll be based in is located a stone’s throw from Brisbane’s iconic river, with plenty of amenities nearby.  

Ready to Apply?

Are you ready to propel your career in aviation maintenance to new heights with a leading MRO provider? Join Asia Pacific Aerospace, where your expertise will be valued and your professional development guaranteed. Apply now!