Lead Line Planner

Jetstar Airways; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited discounted fares

Salary packaging and leave benefits

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing support programs

Flexible work options

Job summary

Join a leading airline as a Lead Line Planner in Melbourne. This role involves overseeing planning activities, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with maintenance standards. Enjoy benefits like discounted travel and career growth opportunities while working in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in aircraft maintenance planning or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning tools and port capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to the planning staff.
• Monitor compliance with works processes and systems.
• Prepare reports on planning performance and maintenance tasks.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Compliance Knowledge

Time Management

Education

Aircraft Maintenance Planning Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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About Jetstar

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. And we're not just an Australian airline either - the Jetstar Group also includes Jetstar Asia and Jetstar Japan, and is one of the largest low-cost airline groups in Asia Pacific by revenue. As a group, we operate a fleet of more than 115 aircraft, including the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.

Job Description

• Permanent opportunity, Melbourne Head Office location
• Enjoy a 4 day on, 4 day off shift roster
• Access to a range of employee benefits, including our world-class staff travel program

Do you want to takeoff in a new career opportunity and put your career on your bucket list? Now is the perfect time to take off with Jetstar! Join us as we celebrate our 20 year anniversary and continue our journey as the Best Low Cost airline, Australia-Pacific.

This year we will also continue to welcome more state-of-the-art aircraft, launch new international routes, and continue our mission to help more people take off through low fares.

About The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and compliance-focused Lead Line Planner to join our Engineering team in a pivotal leadership role. Based on a 4-on, 4-off day shift pattern, the Lead Line Planner is responsible for providing 7-day oversight of all planning activities and acting as the primary escalation point for planning-related matters. The role leads and mentors a rotating team of Planners, guiding maintenance planning outcomes through clear communication, intent-setting, and strong follow-up practices.

Reporting to the Manager Maintenance Planning, responsibilities for this role will include:

• Identify the critical business resources (labour, material, equipment, etc.) required to deliver compliance consistently and efficiently with scheduled maintenance requirements
• Provide leadership, guidance and consistently demonstrate Jetstar values to all Planning staff
• Demonstrate commitment to CASA and other industry regulatory authorities that continued airworthiness management and company standards can be sustained by sound process and procedures
• Drive compliance of departmental procedures
• Support the continual improvement of the operation
• Build and manage relationships with stakeholders within Jetstar Engineering, AMO and external MROs
• Manage the training & daily competencies of the Line Planning Team
• Act in higher duties where required to backfill the Manager as required to support operational requirements
• Analyse maintenance performance and initiate improvement to proactive maintenance tasks to maximise equipment performance
• Monitor and guide Planners to prepare maintenance plans, analyse backlogs, schedule compliance and recommend solutions for delays, balance workload, and optimise resources utilization
• Prepare reports and feedback on planning performance, monitor compliance to works processes and systems for maximum plant availability
• Oversee induction, training & integration of new starts into their roles

To be successful in this role, you will possess the following skills & experience:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in aircraft maintenance planning or similar maintenance/airworthiness roles
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning tools and port capabilities
• Excellent communication, influencing, people management and leadership skills
• Strong compliance knowledge and exceptional attention to detail
• Understanding of MIS, OEM data, and Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge of PART 145 / 42 regulatory framework
• Willingness to work on a rotating 12-hour day shift, 4 days on, 4 days off roster
• Strong prioritising and time management skills

Applications close: Strictly 2359, Sunday 18 May 2025

What’s In It For You

• Unlimited heavily discounted fares to destinations worldwide, including for travel companions. Benefits include discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire, and travel insurance within Jetstar, Qantas, and partner airlines.
• Access to salary packaging and leave benefits
• Opportunities to build a career across multiple functions, locations, and airlines within the Qantas Group
• Support programs for health, wellbeing, and development
• Flexible work options to help you achieve your potential

Your Life At Jetstar Is Unlike Any Other

Put the craft in aircraft: Our new fleet of A321LR NEOs is waiting for you. Beyond Jetstar, you'll get exposure to projects involving the Qantas Group’s A320/1, B717, and A321 Freighters, as well as Jetstar-branded airlines in Singapore and Japan.

Live the travel dream: Enjoy the Qantas Group Staff Travel discount with your nominated travel companions.

Make work feel like a holiday: Join a fun, driven team where work feels like a holiday. We celebrate taking off together and supporting each other’s success.

There’s a place for everyone at Jetstar: We promote diversity and inclusion through Employee Network Groups that foster an innovative, supportive culture. We welcome applications from all candidates, including those with support or access requirements.

We’re Jetstar. Let’s takeoff together