Aircraft Base Maintenance Planner: Drive Turnaround

Dubai Aviation Corporation; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Aviation Corporation is seeking a seasoned Base Maintenance Planner to develop, coordinate, and control aircraft maintenance events in Dubai. You will optimize manpower, materials, and hangar resources to support efficient operations and industry-leading turnaround times.

You will manage detailed plans, schedules and resource allocation for heavy checks and modifications while ensuring regulatory compliance and collaboration across engineering, production, supply chain, and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years) required.
• Degree in Aviation or maintenance related discipline preferred.
• Fluent in English required.
• 5-7 years of experience in base maintenance planning and related areas.
• Knowledge of AMOS and Microsoft Office tools required.

Responsibilities

• Develops detailed project plans and maintenance schedules for heavy checks and modifications.
• Coordinates task sequencing and resource allocation to minimize downtime and meet TAT targets.
• Monitors task progress and adjusts plans based on progress and requirements.
• Ensures regulatory compliance, OEM instructions, and SMS standards.
• Analyzes production costs and identifies opportunities to reduce waste and overtime.
• Plans workload distribution based on technician skills and availability.
• Identifies bottlenecks and gaps in maintenance workflows and implements improvements.
• Champions digital tools, dashboards, and planning software for better decision-making.
• Acts as central coordinator between engineering, production, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams.
• Leads production meetings and communicates progress, delays and completion dates to stakeholders.

Skills

Fluent in English

Base maintenance planning experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)

Degree in Aviation or maintenance related discipline

Tools

AMOS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dubai Aviation Corporation is seeking a seasoned Base Maintenance Planner to develop, coordinate, and control aircraft maintenance events in Dubai. You will optimize manpower, materials, and hangar resources to support efficient operations and industry-leading turnaround times.

You will manage detailed plans, schedules and resource allocation for heavy checks and modifications while ensuring regulatory compliance and collaboration across engineering, production, supply chain, and quality teams.