We're Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we've flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state‑of‑the‑art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787‑8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight. Our people are the real jet stars
Job Description
* Shape the future of Jetstar's 787 fleet by driving safety, compliance, and operational excellence
* Full‑time, permanent leadership opportunity based at our Jetstar Headquarters in Melbourne
* Enjoy exclusive employee perks, including our world‑class staff travel program
Our Engineering Team
We rely on our Jetstar Engineering Team to deliver our superior safety standards, up to the second. They're the trouble‑shooters, glitch‑fixers and tech‑experts who make sure we take to the sky safely. Solving problems. Trying new things. Getting hands‑on. Fixing and double checking. It's all part of the day job as a Jetstar Engineer – whether you're on the frontline as a Maintenance Engineer or in our Engineering Corporate & Support Team ensuring that we land deadlines, keep projects on track and work as a team to help us transform our fleet for the better.
Your opportunity
We are excited to advise that we are now hiring a new Boeing Fleet Manager in our Engineering team. Reporting to our Senior Fleet Engineering Manager and acting as a critical member of the Fleet Technical Management Leadership Team this role will see you leading the fleet technical management of the Boeing 787 fleet, ensuring its safe, compliant and effective operation. It is an exciting time to lead the Jetstar 787 fleet with the preparation for the recently announced mid‑life cabin refresh program underway as well as other high‑profile operational performance initiatives taking shape.
Key responsibilities
* Ensure airworthiness and compliance for Jetstar's 787 fleet in line with CASR Part 42 and Jetstar's Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition
* Manage fleet health and reliability programs, including configuration control, defect reporting, airworthiness directives and modification programs
* Drive operational performance and AOG recovery by partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders, including Boeing and component suppliers
* Maintain strong governance of maintenance costs and budgets, ensuring cost‑effective contract management and technical issue resolution
* Provide transparent communication and updates across all levels of the Qantas Group, including Flight Operations, Safety, Finance and Executive Leadership
* Champion innovation and process improvements to enhance fleet metrics and operational efficiency
* Deliver strong people leadership to the B787 Engineering Fleet Team, fostering collaboration and high performance
About You
We are searching for an analytic, process‑minded leader who will take the initiative to proactively identify improvement opportunities and have the confidence and stakeholder management capability to effectively engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will bring deep technical expertise and have rounded out your engineering experience with exposure to project management and process improvement methodologies.
You'll Have
* A LAME or Professional Engineering qualification, ideally coupled with tertiary qualifications in Engineering Management, Aviation or a related field (highly regarded)
* Sound knowledge and experience with B787 – desirable
* Demonstrated understanding of process improvement and problem‑solving methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
* A superior customer focus – capable of identifying customer needs and resolving customer issues
* Strong negotiation skills, with ability to effectively analyse and utilise insights to support decision making and improvements
* Confidence in communicating and presenting to a range of senior stakeholders
* A strong track record of successfully delivering projects through applying your deep understanding of project management methodologies and techniques
* A genuine interest in leading others and creating a high‑performance, innovative team culture
Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other
Put the craft in aircraft: There's a new fleet of A321LR NEO's waiting for your arrival. Beyond Jetstar, our Engineering Team get to exposure to projects related to the Qantas Group's A320/1, B787 and A321 Freighters, plus Jetstar Branded Airlines (JBA's) in Singapore and Japan.
Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. Our people take every opportunity to takeoff together and find ways to help their teammates soar.
There's a place for everyone at Jetstar: For us, travel and meeting new people go hand in hand. We invite our people to get involved in various Employee Network Groups that play an important role in creating our inclusive and supportive culture that we are fiercely proud of. We welcome applications from anyone who wants to takeoff with us. If you have support or access requirements, just reach out and let us know what you need.
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Apply by
Wednesday 7th January 2026.
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