Maintenance fitter

At Thales, we know technology has the ability to make our world more secure, sustainable, and inclusive – and that it's all driven by human intelligence.

Come join our growing Industry team as a Maintenance Fitter. In this role, you will carry out a range of preventative maintenance tasks and repairs as required.

• Examine detailed drawings or specifications to find out job, material and equipment requirements.
• Set up and adjust metalworking machines and equipment.
• Operate machines to produce parts or tools by turning, boring, milling, planning, shaping, slotting, grinding or drilling metal stock or components.
• Fit and assemble metal parts, tools or sub‐assemblies, including welding or brazing parts.
• Cut, thread, bend and install hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines.
• Dismantle faulty tools and assemblies and repair or replace defective parts.
• Set up and/or operate hand and machine tools, welding equipment or computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines.
• Check accuracy and quality of finished parts, tools or sub‐assemblies.

• Relevant trade qualification in Mechanical Trades (Cert III in Engineering Mechanical).
• Sound literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Strong communication skills.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate defence security clearance. A police check and, depending on the role type, medical checks will be required prior to acceptance.

Family Friendly Workplace Certified company with Competitive Remuneration.

Be a part of a world‐class workshop with all tooling and PPE provided.

Fitness Passport Discount – Employee discounts with a number of affiliates (Travel, Car hire, Tech, Medical Insurance).

Modernised Paid Parental Leave.

Veterans Leave.

Personal & professional training, development and internal growth opportunities.

We're proud to be endorsed by WORK180 as an Employer for All Women and continue to foster industry partnerships, employee resource groups (ERGs) and development opportunities to make Thales a genuinely equitable employer for everyone.