Maintenance Control Planning Manager

easyJet Airline Company PLC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading low-cost airline is seeking a Maintenance Control Planning Manager in London to optimize aircraft maintenance operations. The role involves strategic oversight, managing a team, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in airline planning and leadership skills, with a commitment to driving process improvements. Benefits include competitive salary, bonuses, and travel perks.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Up to 30% bonus

25 days holiday

7% pension

Private medical cover

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Robust background in airline planning functions, particularly within Maintenance Control.
• Proactive in driving change and enhancing systems.
• Experience leading a shift-based team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver the planning functions within Maintenance Control.
• Manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvements in planning processes.

Skills

Airline planning functions

Leadership skills

Interdepartmental communication

IT adaptability

Education

Understanding of Air Operator Certificates (AOCs)

Tools

AMOS functions

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description - Maintenance Control Planning Manager (16180)

Job Description

Maintenance Control Planning Manager ( 16180 )

Description

Maintenance Control Planning Manager

We are easyJet – a FTSE-100 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

easyJet are on the hunt for a Maintenance Control Planning Manager to join us on a permanent basis. Our Operations Control Centre runs 24/7, 365 days a year. With this team, you’ll help to provide network oversight to maintain aircraft airworthiness and control all maintenance related activities. Scheduled planning, material logistics, defect management, troubleshooting and AOG recovery, are all covered here.

Your Mission

As the Maintenance Control Planning Manager at easyJet, you will play a pivotal role in coordinating and delivering the planning functions within our Maintenance Control (MC), directly reporting to the Head of Maintenance Operations. Your mission is to work closely with the MC management team to uphold high standards in a dynamic environment, ensuring that all planning activities align with our strategic objectives. This includes managing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to comply with regulatory standards, optimising manpower efficiencies, and enhancing the capabilities of our light base maintenance facilities. You will also drive continuous improvements in our processes to maintain low defect levels and ensure the highest standards of aircraft readiness and safety for our passengers.

In this strategic and operational role, you will be responsible for the consistency of processes and procedures within MC planning, integrating these with easyJet's overall Maintenance Planning processes. Your focus will be on maximising productivity and reducing downtime through effective manpower planning and resource allocation across our fleet. This role requires a proactive approach to team development, including training, succession planning, and productivity initiatives. With a forward-looking perspective, you will anticipate and navigate the continuous capacity challenges within the network, playing a crucial role in our operational strategy and the commercial objectives of easyJet.

What Your Day Will Look Like

- Strategic Oversight and Reporting: Start the day with a report to the Head of Maintenance Operations, followed by strategic planning and coordination meetings with the MC management team to ensure alignment with overall planning functions.

- Maintenance Coordination: Manage Maintenance Operations Parameters to balance scheduled and unscheduled maintenance needs, ensuring optimal ground times and maintenance capacity with the Line Maintenance and easyJet 145 leadership teams.

- Process and Defect Management: Implement improvements in planning and materials processes to reduce MEL defect closure times and continuously drive process enhancements to maintain low defect levels across the fleet.

- Technical and Network Efficiency: Collaborate with the Technical Event Reduction and Reliability team to optimise task planning and work with the network team to maintain high productivity and reduce deassignments.

- Customer Focus and Quality Assurance: Ensure high aircraft standards for passenger satisfaction by managing defect levels and maintaining consistent procedures in line with easyJet’s Maintenance Planning processes.

- Team Development and Productivity: Lead a team of 20 with their development through detailed training, succession planning, and productivity initiatives, ensuring high competence and integration within MC.

Requirements of the Role

What you need to do the role

To excel in the role of Maintenance Control Planning Manager at easyJet, you must have a robust background in airline planning functions, particularly within dynamic environments like Maintenance Control (MC). A deep understanding of regulations across various Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) is essential.
The role demands a proactive approach to driving change and enhancing systems and processes, coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of AMOS functions related to planning and logistics. Leadership skills are crucial, as the position involves leading and motivating a shift-based team.
You should be self-motivated, consistently meeting or surpassing targets, and adept at managing process changes and improvements. Strong interdepartmental communication skills are necessary to unify team efforts towards a common goal.
Additionally, the ability to quickly adapt to new IT skills is important, with a solid foundation in the core Microsoft Office suite.

What's in it for you

As a Maintenance Control Planning Manager, you'll coordinate and deliver crucial planning functions, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining high standards in a high-pressure environment. You'll work closely with various teams to optimise maintenance operations and enhance the capabilities of our light base maintenance facilities. This role offers the opportunity to lead and inspire a dedicated team, drive process improvements, and contribute significantly to our strategic goals. Embrace the chance to work in a role where innovation, leadership, and a focus on results are valued, ensuring a rewarding career path while maintaining the highest standards for our fleet and passengers.

BENEFITS

- Competitive base salary
- Up to 30% bonus
- 25 days holiday
- BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
- 7% pension
- Life Assurance
- Private medical cover
- Flexible benefits package
- Excellent staff travel benefits

About easyJet
At easyJet our aim is to make low cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

It takes a real team effort to carry over 100 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [e-mail] . We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.

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