Aircraft Maintenance Planner: Fleet Utilization & MRO

Finnair Oyj; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Finnair is seeking a Maintenance Planning Engineer to join the Planning & Base Maintenance team. You will optimize aircraft fleet utilization by aligning maintenance workload, resources, and ground time, coordinating with internal departments and external MROs.

The role involves producing feasible work packages, managing projects, and potentially on-site planning at MROs abroad, with a focus on continuous improvement and safe, cost-efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Understanding of airline business, aircraft maintenance and planning principles.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Good coordination and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and learn quickly.
• Teamwork and strong communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and basic project management skills.
• Willingness to travel for on-site planning duties.
• Proficient written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Line and base maintenance planning of assigned fleet.
• Maintenance demand and workload forecasting.
• Scenario creation and risk identification.
• Work package creation for internal and external MROs.
• Change management of planned works with stakeholders.
• Ground time optimization to support cost-efficient maintenance.
• Support stakeholders to secure on-time performance.
• Create process descriptions, documentation and training materials.
• Manage assigned projects.
• Possibility of on-site planning duties and representation at MROs abroad.
• Continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Coordination

Planning

Teamwork and communication

Problem solving

Willingness to travel

Job description

Finnair is seeking a Maintenance Planning Engineer to join the Planning & Base Maintenance team. You will optimize aircraft fleet utilization by aligning maintenance workload, resources, and ground time, coordinating with internal departments and external MROs.

The role involves producing feasible work packages, managing projects, and potentially on-site planning at MROs abroad, with a focus on continuous improvement and safe, cost-efficient operations.