Aviation Production Planning Engineer: Capacity & Dispatch

Etihad Airways; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Airways is recruiting a Production Planning Engineer to optimize capacity planning for Line and Light Maintenance in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on monitoring resources, ensuring on-time aircraft serviceability, and aligning with the AMP and Maintenance Policy to improve efficiency.

You will work under the Lead Production Planning Engineer, use capacity planning tools, and collaborate across Technical Operations to deliver safe, reliable operations and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in aviation engineering or related field with relevant maintenance planning experience.
• Experience with maintenance forecasting tools; AMOS is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of aviation maintenance regulations and safety standards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops project plans to deliver the business requirements as requested by Lead Production Planning Engineer.
• Monitor the processes within Technical Operations to provide a seamless and efficient workflow, managing the program to ensure all milestones and objectives are achieved.
• Manage the capacity planning tools to ensure a consistent approach is adopted to maintain the serviceability of aircrafts and the best Technical Dispatch Reliability.
• Establish efficient and effective internal procedures including interfaces to support the department objectives as well as provide assistance to other departments for capacity planning in addition to forecasting of requirements.
• Review the capacity trend for Line & Light maintenance on a monthly basis to evaluate the resource requirements and draft budget plans for additional resource as and when required.
• Monitor and Review the 14-day WLC to ensure all proposed plans are within Capacity. Participate in event meetings, production meetings and involve in decision making process to cater to AOG or Planned casualty input requirements over and above the 14-day WLC plan.
• Coordinate with Stake holders to arrange additional infrastructure and facilities like Hangar, Cranes, Dockings, Special Tools, Parking bays etc in a timely manner to meet all maintenance demands from CAMO.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by Lead Production Planning Engineer.
• Ensures that all work performed at Etihad is completed in accordance with the processes and procedures recorded on the approved manuals and is done in a safe manner.
• Familiar with, enforces and follows the procedures stipulated in the Safety & Quality Management Manual (SQMM) and becomes an active participant in the workplace safety program.
• Encourages colleagues and is actively involved in the promotion of a positive reporting culture, by reporting any unsafe acts, unsafe conditions or safety risk.

Job description

Etihad Airways is recruiting a Production Planning Engineer to optimize capacity planning for Line and Light Maintenance in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on monitoring resources, ensuring on-time aircraft serviceability, and aligning with the AMP and Maintenance Policy to improve efficiency.

You will work under the Lead Production Planning Engineer, use capacity planning tools, and collaborate across Technical Operations to deliver safe, reliable operations and strategic objectives.