Aircraft Maintenance Planner required for a 12 months contract in North-East England
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed maintenance schedules aligned to aircraft delivery targets and operational priorities
- Translate approved aircraft maintenance work scopes into work packs and task sequences
- Ensure availability of labour, skills, tooling, and materials to execute planned work scopes
- Coordinate closely with procurement and stores to ensure parts are available at point of use
- Monitor progress against plan, identifying risks, constraints, and critical path impacts
- Drive recovery actions for delays, shortages, and emerging issues
- Liaise with CAMO Maintenance Planning to ensure work scope alignment and compliance with the AMP
- Support aircraft throughput to ensure base maintenance output enables line operations availability
- Maintain accurate planning records and configuration control data
- Support safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement activities
- Ensure all planning activities comply with CAA Part 145, MAA (where applicable), and company MOE requirements
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in aviation production planning, aircraft maintenance planning, or aerospace MRO operations
- Strong understanding of CAA Part 145 environment and aircraft maintenance flow
- Experience managing resource planning, materials coordination, and schedule delivery
- Familiarity with aircraft maintenance planning systems / MRO software
Desirable
- Knowledge of CAMO functions and AMP control
- Experience supporting military or mixed-regulation environments (MAA / FAA / EASA)
- Understanding of SMS and quality systems
- Familiarity with ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001, 27001)
Must be able to obtain SC clearance