Maintenance Planner

Strategically oversee and coordinate all maintenance activities for the company’s helicopter fleet, ensuring timely completion of scheduled tasks while optimizing resource allocation

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Fleet Specialists and Component Shop: Ensure all required parts and inspections for upcoming jobs are organised in collaboration with the Fleet Specialists.
• Create Standard Parts Lists: Develop and maintain standard parts lists for routine tasks and maintenance procedures.
• Order Parts from Stores: Place orders for necessary parts from the stores in relation to fleet planning, ensuring timely availability. Maintain consistent communication with the Stores section to address any potential supply delays.
• Provide Fleet Reports and Maintenance Schedules: Regularly supply the Maintenance Controller with fleet reports and updates on upcoming maintenance activities, including potential supply delays and current in work maintenance activities.
• Track AC Components: Monitor the tracking of Aircraft Components to ensure availability and compliance.
• Prioritisation and scheduling: Assessing the urgency of maintenance needs and effectively scheduling work orders to minimise disruptions to production while maximising equipment uptime.
• Resource management: Coordinating available personnel with the Engineering Business Support Officers, tools, and spare parts with the Fleet Specialists, to ensure maintenance tasks can be completed efficiently
• Data analysis: Monitoring maintenance trends and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and optimise maintenance strategies.
• Budgeting: Contributing to the maintenance budget by estimating costs associated with planned maintenance activities.
• Other duties as directed by the Head of Aircraft Airworthiness and Maintenance Control.

Qualifications:

• Current drivers licence valid for use in the work location.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an aviation security clearance.

About You:

• Aviation Maintenance Knowledge
• Solid understanding of helicopter maintenance practices, procedures and regulatory requirements (e.g., FAA or CASA.
• Experience with scheduled maintenance programs, inspections and airworthiness directives.
• Technical Background
• Preferred previous experience as an aircraft or helicopter technician or engineer
• Familiarity with helicopter systems, components, and their maintenance cycles.
• Planning and Scheduling
• Proven experience in maintenance planning and scheduling in an aviation or similar technical environment.
• Ability to develop short-term and long-term maintenance schedules.
• Knowledge or maintenance resource management, including tools, materials, and manpower.
• Software Proficiency
• Experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems or Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul software, such as:
• Aeronet, Trax, Aerotrack, MaintenX
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, SharePoint, Outlook and Project
• Regulatory Compliance
• Familiarity with aviation maintenance regulations and documentation standards.
• Experience managing compliance with airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and technical publications.