forkandknife

Hello folks,

Does anybody know anybody who know's anybody who may work at the Boeing plant in Queensland? Or does anybody know anybody who know's anybody who works in Aerspace Assembly/Manufacturing/ part manufacture in Queensland?

I ask firstly, because, is there much work about in Manufacturing, assembly, etc in Queensland. But also do you have to be a citizen to work in this area, or can you work in this area on a PR Visa?

Security clearance would be an issue i suppose, but is there work about for Engineers with manufacturing experience or is it all low level small to medium companies in Queensland making food type processing equipment?

Cheers!

bcworld

I wasn't aware Boeing manufactured anything in Qld??

http://www.boeing.com.au/BAL/Maps/Si...ueensland.html

I know whenever you see jobs advertised for the in the Brisbane HQ they are only open to Australian citizens....I'm sure the same would be true in the defence support roles.

KLF

Certain jobs do crop up with Boeing that are open to PR visa holders and they most certainly aren't low level, but they are very few and far between.

There is nil aircraft manufacturing here. There is assembly. What area of manufacturing are you in?

If you haven't citizenship and a company are prepared to take you on then the company may get you to apply for a citizenship waiver which is a whole new ball game.

Boeing have offices in the city (Brisbane) and out at RAAF Amberley.

craigwills

hello there,
i worked for airbus for 10 years and seem to have a similar background to you. i came to oz 18 month ago and there is not too much aircraft manufacturing plants about in queensland i m afraid. i ve had a lot of calls for jobs but if you are not a PR they wont take you on which is a bugger. i ended up goin to the GA area of the airport handing my cv out and i finally found a place to take me on as a sheety which there is a LOT of demand for and the pay is pretty good, so if your a good sheety you ll always get work,hope it all works out, let me know if i can help cos it is a bit dis-heartening!

Grayling

Boeing have a base at RAAF Amberley near to Ipswich. My son worked for them for a few years. There are also other manufacturers there.

He now works for Raytheon and is based in Brisbane although is supervising a project which is mainly in Adelaide.

Adelaide has much more work than Brisbane.....this is all defence related work which needs security clearance which can be a problem for newly arrived migrants.
One or two other posters on this site have had difficulty getting a start in this field.

G

KLF

Hello mate, how's things?

Grayling

Okey dokey thanks

G

Mrs Jackaroo

Cant help you with QLD sorry but just to give you the heads up RE visas. We came out here sponsored on a 457 Temp Visa by QDS (Qantas Defence Services). Hubby is a Rigger / Sheety. We've now got PR and will be looking at work options QLD way - probably Coolangatta. Friends of ours have already made the move to QLD (same trade) and only on PR and hes got a job at Brisbane Airport. Some do require citizenship I know (Williamtown Newcastle being one example) but many others dont.

Good luck!

Rach

Grayling

Williamstown is also a defence related base.

I do not think security clearance is needed for civilian/commercial work.

G

Mrs Jackaroo

Hubby needs security clearance.........but not citizenship where he works now (Qantas Defence Services) - but if he wanted to work at Williamtown he'd need to be a citizen.

Grayling

I think it depends on the project.

PR's can get security clearance but it is much easier as a citizen.

G

forkandknife

Hey, Ladies, Gents,

Cheers for the replies.

The Boeing site of Australia is below;

http://www.boeing.com.au/

http://www.boeing.com.au/BAL/


I understand it goes without saying that i guess you would need to be on a PR visa even to be considered for a role in the aerospace/defence manufacturing industry in Australia, that is if you have not been sponsored/bought into do the job etc? But my question was really concerning the difference between PR status, .i.e. 136 visa, and actually being an Australian citizen? I did hear second hand you need to be an Australian citizen to be considered for aerospace roles? But i do not know. I would be a PR, so not a citizen, well not for at least five years.

My industry is commercial/aircraft structures, manufacturing, assembly of the piece parts, and then assembling the things together etc. I understand probably the majority of the work would be in the highly industrialised regions, maybe Adelaide; but Queensland is the work region of my choice.

So it does seem there are quite a few small to medium size factories fabricating anything and everyting and food processing equipment. A low to medium quality level of sheet metal and fabrication in comparison to aircraft manufacture. My guess is there exist no automotive plants out there, so i was wondering how many of you actually work in the commercial/aircraft structures field, is there much work either hands on, or in engineering, citing process work such as assembly, also repair work of structures. I notice there are a few air fields, so do they manufacture or maintain aircraft, is there much work around, or is it very few and far between?

Cheers.

KLF

Not necessarily.

Boeing have a heavy maintenance unit in Brisbane. I'll try and find the details of the main recruitment agents that they use and PM them to you.

Mrs Jackaroo

If you could clue me in on this too please I'd really appreciate it

cheers

Rach

forkandknife

Yep, cheers mate.

I hear that maybe structural/airframe fitting maybe a requirement, but i am also open to offers on the engineering aspect of it (Process/Assembly/FEA), but cheers.

Be nice if i can get fixed up before i arrive, or at least gather up a few leads on whether the work is available, my mate works in Adelaide, but i am keen on Queensland.

Cheers.