Aircraft Maintenance Planner

Purpose:

The Maintenance Planner reviews customer requirements, constructs bid estimates and develops workflow plans and production schedules in coordination with Operations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Quality and Operations to plan and schedule maintenance and modification/completions work packages based on customer requirements coupled with market competitive timelines with available resources to ensure minimal project span times.
• Independently compile data, including estimates of labor and materials to create accurate, aggressive, and executable project bids.
• Adept at determining a project’s critical path down to the task level and preparing task-by-task and day-by-day workflow packages.
• Adept at navigating through AMMs, Drawing Packages, AD/SB/SL, IPCs and MPDs. Experience with Boeing and Airbus technical data/refence web portals is desired.
• Plan and coordinate materials required for projects with Engineering, Purchasing and Logistics to ensure materials can/will be available as planned in a project timeline flow.
• Plan project workloads and required skills, conduct pre-dock, post-dock, and planning meetings.
• Research MPDs/customer RFP/Q packages and other OEM/FAA requirements for relevant maintenance task requirements and their inclusion based on Work scope.
• Assist with completing bid estimates, coordinating with Operations personnel, as well as procurement, potential suppliers and vendors.
• Enter and manage data within the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning system, including libraries of canned tasks and materials to be used in current and future bid packages.
• Support senior management staff with other tasks as required.

Minimum Qualifications or Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in aircraft maintenance, completions modification, repair and/or overhaul, including experience in Planning, Scheduling, Documentation and/or Project Management.
• Highly proficient at researching and deciphering AD, SB, maintenance manuals, task card requirements with correct effectivity codes and accurately estimating labor hours for job tasks.
• Familiarity with FAR Part 145 repair station, Part 121/135 airline and/or aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications or Experience:

• Undergraduate degree or commensurate experience in a related field.
• Project Management certification

Experience on large body Boeing and Airbus aircraft is a plus.

• FAA mechanic certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Attributes:

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Project, PowerPoint and Word.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff from various departments.
• Highly Desired: Prior experience with Corridor aviation maintenance software.