What Georgia does
Georgia works as a Quality Assurance and Defence Security Officer, at Axiom Precision Manufacturing, a business that designs and provides precision manufacturing services for the defence, aerospace, space and medical device industries.
In her role, Georgia is responsible for day-to-day quality assurance and security measures in Axiom’s advanced manufacturing plant. The plant produces precision machined components, tooling and injection-moulded components to exact standards.
What Georgia loves about her job
Georgia loves working on some of the biggest defence projects in Australian history, including the F35 Fighter Jet program, one of numerous exciting career opportunities, presented early-on in her career.
"I think the defence industry is very unique - it's so diverse and so interesting and if there's anything that you think you want to do, you can probably do it."
How Georgia got there
Georgia started her skilled career while in high school, completing vocational education and training in fabrication before starting a four-year mechanical fitting and turning apprenticeship, where she was paid to complete her qualification, as part of on-site training.
She started working for Axiom Precision Manufacturing in her third year of the apprenticeship, learning the fundamentals of defence industry manufacturing.