Senior Aircraft Production Planner

The Emirates Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emirates Group is seeking a senior Planning Lead to guide the Production Planning Department, oversee task reviews, and optimize resource allocation across maintenance inputs. You will coordinate with Maintenance Planning, Workshops, and support teams to ensure timely, safe, and compliant execution of maintenance plans.

Responsibilities include leading planning staff, managing materials and tooling, and validating work packages to meet SLAs and quality standards within a dynamic airline

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or GCAA/EASA Engineering Licence with Emirates fleet type rating.
• Strong knowledge of aircraft systems, power plants and components.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of ULTRAMAIN is an advantage.
• Excellent people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning officers and supervisors in ongoing projects to improve the Production Planning Department.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Planning, Workshops, and other PPC areas to optimize resource usage.
• Ensure all inputs are thoroughly reviewed, with dependencies, materials, tooling and task cards identified.
• Manage daily allocation of work and monitor tools, materials, and resources within budget.
• Review and audit work packages, ensuring compliance with SLAs and quality standards.

Skills

Aircraft systems knowledge

Power plant knowledge

MS Office

ULTRAMAIN knowledge

People management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

GCAA/EASA Engineering Licence

Job description

The Emirates Group is seeking a senior Planning Lead to guide the Production Planning Department, oversee task reviews, and optimize resource allocation across maintenance inputs. You will coordinate with Maintenance Planning, Workshops, and support teams to ensure timely, safe, and compliant execution of maintenance plans.

Responsibilities include leading planning staff, managing materials and tooling, and validating work packages to meet SLAs and quality standards within a dynamic airline