Could you become an Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Structures)?
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What this job is
An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Structures) performs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspection, and repair of aircraft structural components including fuselage, wings, landing gear, and control surfaces in accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regulations and manufacturer maintenance manuals. They diagnose structural damage, corrosion, and fatigue issues, then execute repairs using specialised welding, riveting, bonding, and composite repair techniques. This role operates within heavily regulated aerospace environments where work must be certified and documented to maintain aircraft airworthiness.
Pay
A$1,980 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Attention to Detailcore
- Chemical technologies in metal manufacturecore
- Clip sheet metal objects togethercore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Documentationcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Active Listening
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Cast metal
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Digital Literacy
- Process Improvement Identification
- Report Writing
- Workload Self-Management