Senior Production Planner

Virgin Australia Airlines; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted flights

Travel credits

Lounge discounts

Wellbeing support

Dress for Your Day

Job summary

Virgin Australia Airlines is seeking a Senior Production Planner to support the Technical Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Strategy. You will lead a small team of Production Planners, liaise across airline planning, fleet technical and supply chains to ensure a seamless transition to MRO teams for maintenance delivery.

You will coordinate resources, manage workloads, and ensure safety and regulatory standards while delivering high service levels.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in aviation or a similar field in Production Planning and/or Maintenance Planning.
• Understanding of aviation regulations, particularly CASA rule parts 42 & 145.
• Demonstrated ability in high service delivery and understanding of SLA and service principles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Supervision of staff and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage short notice changes to planned workloads.
• Good problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and implement change
• Demonstrated safety and quality management skills.
• Experience using the Microsoft office suite (intermediate)
• Experience using TRAX and My Boeing Fleet
• Demonstrated capability in the design of maintenance processes to support efficient and safe operations
• The understanding and ability to create job instruction cards based on OEM and industry standards
• Desired but not essential: Certification in Aeroskills or relevant tertiary qualification
• General knowledge of aviation tooling and GSE requirements to acquit maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the planning and development of hangar and gate maintenance to ensure optimal efficiency within Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Providing supervision of Production Planners to ensure that maintenance tasks are carried out to standards and timelines
• Coordinating resources and facilities to ensure work packages are achievable, protecting OTP.
• Reviewing quotation packs from stakeholders as required
• Leading the team through effective communication and leading by example. Creating feedback and coaching plans to support development.
• Identify and implement improvement strategies within the planning and delivery of maintenance.

Skills

Aviation experience

Maintenance Planning

Team supervision

Regulatory knowledge

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Aeroskills certification

Tools

TRAX

My Boeing Fleet

MS Office

Job description

We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety – in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

What you’ll be doing…

As a Senior Production Planner, reporting to the Maintenance Leader, you will be supporting the delivery of the Technical Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Strategy, relating to:

Managing a small team of Production Planners specialising in the planning of all line maintenance scheduled work requirements. The Senior Production Planner has direct liaison with the airline planning, fleet technical and supply departments to provide a seamless transition from the airline to the MRO production teams for maintenance delivery.

You will liaise with maintenance teams, operators, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure the smooth execution of maintenance activities while adhering to safety and regulatory standards.

This will include:

• Overseeing the planning and development of hangar and gate maintenance to ensure optimal efficiency within Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Providing supervision of Production Planners to ensure that maintenance tasks are carried out to standards and timelines
• Coordinating resources and facilities to ensure work packages are achievable, protecting OTP.
• Reviewing quotation packs from stakeholders as required
• Leading the team through effective communication and leading by example. Creating feedback and coaching plans to support development.
• Identify and implement improvement strategies within the planning and delivery of maintenance.

You’ll be great in this role if you have…

• Extensive experience in aviation or a similar field in Production Planning and/or Maintenance Planning
• Understanding of aviation regulations, particularly CASA rule parts 42 & 145.
• Demonstrated ability in high service delivery and understanding of SLA and service principles
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Supervision of staff and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage short notice changes to planned workloads.
• Good problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and implement change
• Demonstrated safety and quality management skills.
• Experience using the Microsoft office suite (intermediate)
• Experience using TRAX and My Boeing Fleet
• Demonstrated capability in the design of maintenance processes to support efficient and safe operations
• The understanding and ability to create job instruction cards based on OEM and industry standards

Desired but not essential

• Certification in Aeroskills or relevant tertiary qualification
• General knowledge of aviation tooling and GSE requirements to acquit maintenance.

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry – including (but not limited to):

• Discounted flights for you and your loved ones (including $1000 worth of travel credits per year)
• Discounts on travel insurance, lounge membership, car hire, accommodation, and experiences worldwide
• Cheaper hospitality, retail, technology, beauty, and wellness services
• Free counselling and access to a wellbeing app to support your physical, mental, social and financial health
• Dress for Your Day’ – enjoy the freedom to wear whatever makes you feel great for the type of work you do and the day you have ahead of you.

When everyone is included, everyone wins

We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.