Airline Maintenance Planner (Forward Planner)

Job Overview

Play a crucial role in maintaining one of New Zealand's key aircraft fleets by planning long-term maintenance activities that ensure safe, efficient, and timely flight operations. As a Forward Planner, you will support fleet availability, operational excellence, commercial goals, and a positive customer experience.

Your Role

Joining the Engineering Planning Chapter and Maintenance Planning Squads, you'll collaborate with highly skilled aviation professionals. This role provides a platform to enhance your planning skills while contributing significantly to the Technical Operations division.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute long-range maintenance plans considering entire maintenance cycles, balancing operational needs with availability and commercial objectives.
• Create integrated maintenance schedules that coordinate Light and Heavy Maintenance efforts to meet maintenance requirements efficiently.
• Prepare detailed maintenance work packages for Maintenance Repair Organisations, covering heavy maintenance visits, retrofit projects, structural inspections, and other major maintenance events.
• Anticipate and organize significant out-of-phase maintenance activities such as modification programs, deferred maintenance, and component staggering to boost aircraft availability and optimize maintenance demand.
• Collaborate with Chapter and Squad members to seek continuous improvement by streamlining planning processes and enhancing operational and commercial results.
• Establish and nurture strong relationships across Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Network Planning, and other Technical Operations stakeholders to deliver integrated, compliant maintenance plans that uphold safety and efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience in aircraft maintenance planning, engineering, or maintenance roles within aviation or related sectors.
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance programs and compliance with Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAANZ) regulations.
• Familiarity with SAP or comparable enterprise planning software is beneficial.
• Strong organizational capabilities to manage multiple priorities and planning timelines effectively.
• Excellent communication skills paired with meticulous attention to detail and an ability to collaborate across diverse teams.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for continuous process improvement and delivering high-quality operational outcomes.

What We Offer

• Generous travel privileges extended to you, your friends, and family.
• FlexiLeave program enabling purchase of up to four extra weeks of leave annually.
• An encouraging learning environment supporting professional growth through development opportunities and practical experience.
• Access to extensive employee discounts, wellbeing initiatives, and healthcare services.
• Employer contributions towards KiwiSaver and FlexiSaver retirement plans, plus recognition for long service.

Additional Details

Air New Zealand embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone can be authentic and flourish. We value our people as our distinctive asset and celebrate their varied perspectives and contributions.

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Applications close on Tuesday, 13th October.