Branch: Assets & Infrastructure
Section: Mechanical
Executive Level 1 (EL 1) – Ongoing
Salary: $129,106 – $138,861 per annum
Duties:
The Mechanical Workshop Manager provides senior leadership, technical oversight and operational coordination for Mechanical Workshop Services (MWS), ensuring safe, reliable and fit-for-purpose mechanical assets that support the Australian Antarctic Program.
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary trades workforce, fostering a positive, collaborative, cohesive and safety-focused team culture.
- Manage recruitment, onboarding and capability development for workshop staff.
- Oversee maintenance, modification and lifecycle management of Hägglunds, LARC-V, refuelling systems and other specialised Antarctic assets.
- Modify commercial off-the-shelf machinery for Antarctic use, including designing, documenting and risk-assessing mechanical modifications to ensure compliance, safety and operational suitability.
- Manage maintenance planning, scheduling and reporting for all Mechanical Workshop activities.
- Develop long-term strategies for workshop capability, asset lifecycle planning and specialised vehicle fleet support. Procurement, Inventory & Resource Management.
- Lead procurement of specialist mechanical components, including hard-to-source rebuild items.
- Manage inventory and resourcing to ensure availability of critical mechanical parts for domestic and Antarctic operations.
- Lead disciplined financial management of labour, materials and project costs, ensuring expenditure remains within budget and supports long term asset planning priorities. Project & Contract Coordination.
- Plan and deliver Mechanical Workshop projects, ensuring effective prioritisation, risk management and completion.
- Manage subcontractors such as auto-electrical and mechanical services during peak periods.
- Provide responsive, customer-focused support to AAD sections, ensuring timely coordination of mechanical services and requests. Safety, Compliance & Risk Management.
- Promote safe systems of work and lead risk identification and mitigation across workshop activities.
- Conduct incident and equipment failure investigations and ensure corrective actions are completed.
- Ensure strict WHS compliance through effective risk management, safe work practices, and adherence to WHS regulations and relevant codes of practice.
How to apply: Please refer to the Mechanical Workshop Manager job listing.
Closing date: 12 July 2026. 11:30 pm AEST
Contact officer: Cameron Frost – +61 419 819 657 or email [email protected]
