- Trades & Services
- Technician
- Cairns
- Permanent / Full Time
14/10/2026
- Hands-on mechanical maintenance, repairs & fault finding
- Work on baggage conveyors, automated equipment & airport systems
- Rotating shifts keeping Cairns Airport moving 24/7
Join Daifuku at Cairns Airport and become part of the team keeping one of the airport’s most important systems moving.
You will work hands-on with the Baggage Handling Systems, Guidance Systems & Passenger Boarding Bridges. Maintaining and troubleshooting the automated equipmentthat helps keep bags, passengers and airport operations flowing every day.
Why you will love working here:
- Work at Cairns Airport in a unique, fast-moving environment
- Plenty of variety across maintenance, fault finding and automated equipment
- Work with a supportive leader and a team that has your back
- Build your career with training and genuine opportunities to grow
- Join a global leader in airport automation
What you will be doing
You Will:
- Carry out preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance
- Diagnose and repair mechanical faults and breakdowns
- Respond to baggage system faults and jams
- Work with conveyors, automated equipment and computer-based systems
- Complete maintenance and fault records
- Work closely with the wider airport team
- Help keep the operation running safely and reliably
What we are looking for
You don’t need airport experience. Bring your trade skills, mechanical know-how,willingness to learn and your positive attitude!
You will need:
- Mechanical Trade Qualification
- Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills
- Ability to work rotating shifts – this is nonnegotiable as we run 24-hour operations
- Confidence working with automated equipment and computer-based systems
- A strong safety-first mindset
- Good communication, good banter and teamwork skills
- Ability to obtain an ASIC and Airside Driver’s License
Experience with conveyors, hydraulics, PLCs, baggage handling systems or automated equipment would be a bonus, it’s not essential.
Why work for Daifuku?
As a global leader in automation, we combine industry-leading technology with an exceptional team culture. The people you work alongside are what truly set us apart,creating a positive, collaborative, and rewarding work environment.
You will join a supportive environment where safety comes first, good work is recognised and people are given the prospect to learn, develop and develop their careers.
Ready to take your mechanical career somewhere more exciting?
Apply today and bring your trade skills to us at Cairns Airport and help keep things moving behind the scenes!