This is a role with so much variety, as you’ll work on an array of exciting equipment, ensuring each day is different to the last. As an Air Force Motor Mechanic, you’ll be responsible for the maintenance of motor vehicles, and you’ll interact directly with Defence aircraft systems. One day you could be on a runway servicing an aircraft arrestor system, the next day you could be servicing fire vehicles in a workshop, refuelling fuel trucks or keeping track of thousands of litres of aviation fuel.
What you'll do
Your day-to-day tasks could include the diagnosis, service, and repair of:
1. Defence plant
2. Aircraft Arrestor Systems
3. Electrical Systems and Components
4. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems
5. Heavy Vehicles
6. Aviation Ground Support Equipment.
As a Motor Mechanic, you are responsible for:
7. Modification of selected Ground and Aviation support systems
8. Safe operation of the ground and aviation fuel installations
9. Aviation fuel quality on Defence sites
10. Safe operation of the aircraft Arrestor System on Defence airfields and sites.
The duties of a Motor Mechanic are critical to Air Force operational effectiveness and directly support capability outcomes. You will be required to exercise critical thinking and judgement whilst conducting the roles, tasks and responsibilities that support maintenance to ensure the continued integrity of Defence Ground and Aviation Systems.
In the Air Force, this role is known as Ground Support Equipment Fitter (GSEFITT).